P5B deluxe

[playboyman007]

Would I need a 4 pin power connector to power up the cpu or a 8 pin??? or it wouldn't matter? I notice that the P5B deluxe mobo uses 8 pin but one half of the side is capped off by a black covered.

 

[rwpritchett]

It will work with only a 4-pin. If you are in the market for a new PSU, however, I would get one with the 8-pin.

 

[tomdrum]

Im wondering if my old PSU would be suitable for this motherboard.. i have a 480w Hiper Type R. I think it has a 20 pin and 4 pin.

Also would you recommend this board for buying? Ideally i want to get core 2 duo E6400 and overclock it a bit to exceed more expensive ones...What sort of RAM would you recommend and waht sort of cooling?

 

[Frazwk]

Great MOBO.
Booted right up. I have an 8 pin PSU.
Here are my specs.

ASUS P5B Deluxe
Core 2 Duo E6600
*CORSAIR XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4
eVGA 8800GTS
CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX PSU
LIAN LI PC-A16 Case

*I've had read about problems with some ram. These were certified by ASUS and work great.

 

[playboyman007]

It will work with only a 4-pin. If you are in the market for a new PSU, however, I would get one with the 8-pin.

My psu have a 4 pin cpu power connector, but I just recieved an "4 pin to 8 pin cpu power converter" so Im guessing that wont work? Just dont want to waste $3 for the a converter lying around.

 

[rwpritchett]

This is what the user manual says about the CPU power plug:

• Make sure to remove the cap on the EATX12V connector before connecting an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug.
• Use only either a 4-pin ATX12V or an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug for the EATX12V connector.

The 4-pin will work according to the manual. I would be more concerned whether or not the 20-pin main connector will work in the 24-pin motherboard slot. There are 20->24 pin adapters available, but all that really does is make your connector fit properly, it doesn't fix the lack of power that the extra 4 pins are for.

I suggest you try it out. If it doesn't work, spend $50-70 on a good PSU with a 24-pin connector (and maybe an 8-pin CPU power connector).