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Liquid Cooling System headers, Power connectors

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Chapter 1 5. Liquid Cooling System headers The Liquid Cooling System headers allow you to connect sensors to monitor the temperature and flow rate of your liquid cooling system. You can manually adjust the fans and water pump to optimize the thermal efficiency of your liquid cooling system. W_OUT W_IN W_FLOW 6. Power connectors These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply. The power supply plugs are designed to fit in only one orientation, find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the power supply plugs are fully inserted. ATX_PWR CPU_12V_1 CPU_12V_2 PCIE_8PIN_PWR Ensure to connect the 8-pin power plug, or connect both the 8-pin power plugs. • We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. • If you want to use two or more high-end PCI Express x16 cards, we recommend using a PSU with 900W~1200W power or above to ensure the system stability. • The PCIE_8PIN_PWR connector provides power for PD3.0 support for the USB 20Gbps Type-C® Front Panel connector. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
5.
Liquid Cooling System headers
The Liquid Cooling System headers allow you to connect sensors to monitor the
temperature and flow rate of your liquid cooling system. You can manually adjust the
fans and water pump to optimize the thermal efficiency of your liquid cooling system.
W_OUT
W_IN
W_FLOW
6.
Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply.
The power supply plugs are designed to fit in only one orientation, find the proper
orientation and push down firmly until the power supply plugs are fully inserted.
ATX_PWR
CPU_12V_1
CPU_12V_2
PCIE_8PIN_PWR
Ensure to connect the 8-pin power plug, or connect both the 8-pin power plugs.
We recommend that you use a PSU with a higher power output when configuring a
system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or
may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
If you want to use two or more high-end PCI Express x16 cards, we recommend
using a PSU with 900W~1200W power or above to ensure the system stability.
The
PCIE_8PIN_PWR
connector provides power for PD3.0 support for the USB
20Gbps Type-C
®
Front Panel connector.