Does it matter whether I use a 4 or 8 pin connector to power my CPU?

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    Does it matter whether I use a 4 or 8 pin connector to power my CPU? I plan to overclock.
     
    cheezy102, Aug 19, 2008
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    Its a Core 2 Duo E8200
     
    cheezy102, Aug 19, 2008
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    IF your motherboard has space for 8pins, then use 8pin.
     
    abuzar1, Aug 19, 2008
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    You're better off using 8 pins than 4, but you can use 4 and do fine. I would strongly recommend using 8-pins for a quad core CPU, but for the 8200, I don't think it really matters.
     
    sammorris, Aug 20, 2008
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    Thanks for the help
     
    cheezy102, Aug 24, 2008
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