The biggest noobie question you've ever heard! (part 2)

[blaze739]

thanks for all your help with my PSU decision guys. i went with the FSP unit and started puttin my rig together today. now i got another question for you. the PSU came with a 2x10 pin power connector that i connected to the mobo. however, bundled with the same wires as the 2x10 pin connector is a 2x2 pin connector. it fits perfectly into the remaining 4 holes of the 12x2 port on my mobo. now im not sure if im supposed to connect it or not. its designed to fit the slot but im having trouble squeezing it in next to the 2x10 connector. if its supposed to be there, wouldnt they just have made it a 12x2 coonector instead of 10x2 with a separate 2x2. your help is appreciated. thanks guys

 

[badge]

Plug in all 24 pins. The last 4 pins provided added power for today's more powerful graphics cards and SLI systems.

 

[blaze739]

i cant get it to fit. there are 2 small plastic pegs on the 2x2 connector that are interfering with the 10x2 connector

 

[roadrunner197069]

You have a 20 pin psu, and a 24 pin mobo. You will need to buy a 20 to 24 pin adapter. The 4 pin one you are describing is for the CPU power which is located in a difffernt spot on the board and is 4 pin only. You got to look for that when buying a new psu. Some are 20 pin and some are 24. Thank God for adapters.

 

[coret]

Blaze - the two small plastic pegs are there so you can only put the connectors into the socket in a particular order ... remove the 10x2 ... then insert the 2x2 ... then put the 10x2 in beside it. This way it should all clip together without a problem.

As roadrunner mentioned, there should be a completely seperate 2x2 pin (which the rocking handle/latch thingie) which plugs into a seperate port on the motherboard. That one also needs to be plugged in, but has nothing to do with the bundled 10x2 and 2x2.

Oh, and roadrunner, 24 pin boards run fine with just a 20 pin inserted anyway - no need for a converter.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Blaze - the two small plastic pegs are there so you can only put the connectors into the socket in a particular order ... remove the 10x2 ... then insert the 2x2 ... then put the 10x2 in beside it. This way it should all clip together without a problem.

As roadrunner mentioned, there should be a completely seperate 2x2 pin (which the rocking handle/latch thingie) which plugs into a seperate port on the motherboard. That one also needs to be plugged in, but has nothing to do with the bundled 10x2 and 2x2.

Oh, and roadrunner, 24 pin boards run fine with just a 20 pin inserted anyway - no need for a converter.

They do? I would think something I mean for pins not getting what they need? I never tried it before. I got a 24 pin mobo and a 20 pin psu this week I'll have to try it I quess. Wierd thing is though they sell the 20 to 24 pin adapter so I would think it was needed or it would be a waste to make them. Im no electrition though so I guess I'll have to research it.

 

[coret]

The extra 4 pins which fill up the remaining pins in a 24 pin socket supply additional current at the same voltages as some of the standard 20 pin wires - in a way, it's a safety measure for those people who are trying to run very powerful chips + graphics on a supply which may not be up to the job ... if you have a decent power supply, then it will happily be able to provide it through the standard 20 pin connector.

For the record, i'm running on a motherboard with a 24 pin socket, with a 20pin power supply, and i'm using the AMD 6000+ ... 125W under full load for just the CPU ... no issues whatsoever.

AFAIK the 20 -> 24 pin adapters basically split the wires which the extra 4 duplicate ... it's basically there just to make money.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Sweet.

 

[blaze739]

problem solved. thanks coret

 

[coret]

No problem