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| Thread ID: 71548 | 2006-08-08 22:46:00 | Power Supply Question | Ferg (2559) | Press F1 |
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| 477204 | 2006-08-08 22:46:00 | A motherboard I am looking at requires a 24 pin ATX power connector. The PSU with a case I am interested in has a "420W ATX V2.0 Power Supply (20+4pin Design)...". Am I correct in thinking this is a 20 pin plug with the breakaway 4 pins, so that it can be used in a 20 or 24 pin motherboard? Any other pearls of wisdom re power supplies welcome. Thanks |
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| 477205 | 2006-08-09 01:47:00 | [Shameless bump, because I see Pctek arrive and now doubt she knows the answer] | Ferg (2559) | ||
| 477206 | 2006-08-09 01:48:00 | The PSU with a case I am interested in has a "420W ATX V2.0 Power Supply (20+4pin Design)...". Am I correct in thinking this is a 20 pin plug with the breakaway 4 pins, so that it can be used in a 20 or 24 pin motherboard? Yes, you are correct. Make sure it is a quality PSU though, some bundled with cases aren't. You need to look at how may amps on the 12v as well as watts. Enermax is a good PSU brand. Reliable. This is extremely important as you are connecting all your other hardware to it, if it fails cheap ones have a nasty habit of taking out your components with it. |
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