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Why do some motherboards have the power connection on the left side of the socket?

HeroOfPellinor

HeroOfPellinor

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Seems to me like you'd have to bend the cable sharply to the left and cross over the CPU hsf which means with shifting there could be some contact there and airflow would be impeded (granted not much, but maybe enough to up your temps 1-2 degrees).
 
It's a more central location for power distribution. If they only used a P4 Aux connector to power the CPU then it wouldn't matter as much where you put the ATX power connector. The P4 can fit wherever, only four wires and small form factor, can't block much cooling.
.bh.
 
That's the only reason? If that was such a good reason, why do manufacturers like Asus and DFI and Gigabyte put them over by the IDE connectors in the upper right?
 
I don't know why, but I agree that it sucks. Most of Anands Mobo reviews contain ditties on Power Socket placement(which I usually skip over), so you might want to read one of the reviews to see if it answers your particular question.
 
Well you can get good power distribution if you put the ATX connector elsewhere than right between CPU and the card slots, but it takes more effort in the design.
.bh.
 
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