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PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:53 pm
by skier
so i have this PSU that only has a 4pin ATX power connector, and i want to use it on a board that has an 8pin header, will this work?
Coolermaster 550W PSU
Pentium4 3.0 HT
4GB DDR2 667
SLI 9600 GSO (each req. PCIe power)
EVGA 750i FTW
Re: PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:26 pm
by Sparky
I think it would work but may not be very stable depending upon how much power your processor required.
Re: PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:31 pm
by skier
well its a Pentium4, which only requires a 4pin connector on the original board its on right now, so the header is based on the CPU not the board? (im used to plugging in everything a board has available)
Re: PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:33 am
by bubba
Re: PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:44 pm
by mx6er2587
you'll be fine with just a 4pin connector. Its based on the cpu not the motherboard. An 8pin connector is really only necessary for heavy overclocking in most situations.
Re: PSU w/out 8pin ATX power
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:19 pm
by skier
when i booted with a 4pin it had no video :\ that PSU is a crappy unit to begin with owell, since i made a VGA dummy plug i've been running 3 cards folding anyway
i'll pick up a 4-8 connector anyway as i really should have one to begin with i'll give it a go