Corsair PSU came w/ molex and floppy drive connectors?

[frldyz]

Just opened up my Corsair hx750:
It came w/ 4 SATA connectors.
But I believe it came with 2 floppy drive and 4 molex connectors?
What the heck are floppy drive connectors used for? Old school dinosaur floppy drives?
And molex connectors used to be used a while ago before molex correct?

 

[mikeymikec]

What the heck are floppy drive connectors used for? Old school dinosaur floppy drives?

They sometimes get used for other things too. I think I've seen a fan arrangement plugged into one once. Different types of 'super floppy' drives have used that connector as well IIRC.

And molex connectors used to be used a while ago before molex correct?

This question doesn't compute, but what I think you're asking is that molex connectors aren't typically used any more, which I'd mostly agree with. Fans have used this type of connector a lot more often than the floppy connector. Apart from that, older drives like IDE drives and first-gen SATA drives had this connector. A cheap adapter can use one of these connectors to give you more SATA connectors.

 

[VirtualLarry]

They're not hurting you, and for some of us, that may have older peripherals, or special requirements, it's nice that they include ALL the possible connectors.

Edit: For example, there exists USB3.0 hubs that fit into a 3.5" external bay, and plug into an internal USB3.0 20-pin header, and are powered by a floppy-style power connector.