Phenom ii x4 965 4 or 8 pin?

[iInsane98]

Hello,

I have a asus crosshair iv formula and it has 8 pin cpu power connectors.

Now i have a power supply with only 4 pin adapter. Wil it run the cpu without any performance drain?

If it is, wil a 4 to 8 pin adapter work?

 

[vagrantsoul]

would not suggest using adapters for parts like that...

I have a fx6300 running at STOCK on a 970 board and only with a 4 pin attached... it's running fine. Not sure you would want to try and overclock it.

What PSU do you have?

 

[iInsane98]

No i am not gonna OC it. Just stock.

 

[jimmysmitty]

http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=Crosshair+IV+Formula&hashedid=kPGmtxee5RsQVsXG

Per the manual, I think you need an 8pin. You can use an adapter but I would only suggest it if it goes from molex to 4pin then you can plug both 4pins into the connector.

 

[boosted1g]

Exactly, you can get a molex to 4 pin to give you the 8 pins.

 

[vagrantsoul]

just check that the rails can handle it. neighbor blew up their mb with a crap psu trying this.