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Newer Power Supplies..
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:39 pm
by TOR_LordRaven
Quick question - has the \"P4\" connector on newer power supplies been replaced? I know the six-core CPU's take more power, and Motherboards that support them have a new 8-pin connector..
Has the 8-pin cable replaced the P4 Cable?
Example:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=106
Scroll down to \"Detailed Features\".
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:28 pm
by Heretic
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=5433
Cost a little more but it has p4 connections and the 8 pin connections.
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:10 pm
by AceCombat
to answer your question....
yes.....
P8 is the new connector for the Dual/Quad/Hex core motherboards
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:17 pm
by TOR_LordRaven
okay cool - working with a Dual Core MB, that has the P4 connection. I guess the Four of the Eight pins on the P8 would match the P4.
Thanks for the knowledge
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:23 pm
by AceCombat
let me see the PSU and MB your using?
id have to look up the PSU your using to see if it is compatible or not
the Zion 650 that i use, has both the 8 pin and 4 pin wired on the same branch. ill have to get a photo of it.
here we go:
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:15 pm
by Xamindar
Interesting. A PSU I bought last week came with two P4 connectors. Could they just be plugged in together on a motherboard with the 8-pin connector?
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:26 pm
by AceCombat
yes..... its called a 4x4 plug........i think
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:59 pm
by TOR_LordRaven
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:21 pm
by Heretic
Do you really want onboard video?
Re:
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:30 am
by Xamindar
Heretic wrote:Do you really want onboard video?
A lot of motherboards come with onboard video these days and it is fine if you are not a gamer. That motherboard has a PCIe x16 slot anyway that can probably take a more powerful video card if he wants or needs. Just no SLI but hardly anyone does that.
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:41 am
by TOR_LordRaven
Onboard doesnt matter, i have a PCIe card im putting in. I have everything i need except the MoBo and PSU, i was just having trouble finding a PSU that has 2 Six-Pin PCIe connections & a P4 connector. If the P8 replaces P4 then the PSU i found should work just fine.
Re:
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:44 am
by TOR_LordRaven
Xamindar wrote:Just no SLI but hardly anyone does that.
Exactly - I have all the other parts to build a Budget gaming rig. I just need to spend about $100 to get it all going
Dual-Core P4 @ 3.0ghz
4gb DDR2 PC6400 Ram
GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512mb)
Not the latest and greatest tech, but its on the cheap!
Re:
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:53 am
by AceCombat
TOR_LordRaven wrote:
Lemme know what you think.
should work, corsair is known for iso compliance.
yeah it will work....
4-Pin/8-Pin EPS Connector: 1
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:21 pm
by Krom
What you are looking for is a PSU that is compatible with ATX v2.2 / ATX12v which means it includes the 4 pin power connector. Most newer PSUs are also EPS12v compatible with means it can do the 8 pin power connection too.
So a pure EPS12v PSU is not what you are looking for, but I don't think I've ever seen a pure EPS12v PSU. They are all ATX12v + EPS12v compatible with a 4 / 8 pin connector or just pure ATX12v with only the 4 pin.
