Modstream 520w and 450w Motherboard Power Cabling Explanation

TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
edited February 2005 in Hardware
We have had some questions about the cabling on the Modstream line of PSU's.

The Picture below shows the 4 pin and 20+ 4 pin (24 pin) cabling form powering your ATX 20 pin or ATX 2.0 24 pin spec motherboard.

If you have any questions please email me.

Thanks

Comments

  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    This raises a question. And, I'm sorry to kind of hijack the thread. I didn't want to start a new one, as this isn't life threatening to me. I just got a DFI LanParty Ultra-D and it has the 24-pin connection on it. My PSU only has the 20 pin connector, and it obviously boots fine. Is there an advantage to those extra 4 pins? I believe they're 12V lines, aren't they?
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    It provides more stability to the NF4 boards. Especially if you use Dual 6800 cards and a load of other hardware. I'm setting up the same board as we speak and i'm in the same boat as you as i only have a 20-pin atx.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Ah. There's so many powr sonnectors on that board, it's insane. I'm actually out of molex connectors on my PSU. I've got a couple Y-Adapters if I need them, but sheesh! :) It seems to be an awesome board though.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited February 2005
    Cyclonite wrote:
    This raises a question. And, I'm sorry to kind of hijack the thread. I didn't want to start a new one, as this isn't life threatening to me. I just got a DFI LanParty Ultra-D and it has the 24-pin connection on it. My PSU only has the 20 pin connector, and it obviously boots fine. Is there an advantage to those extra 4 pins? I believe they're 12V lines, aren't they?

    The extra 4 pins give an additional 3.3v, 5v and 12v connection. The NF4 mobos should run fine with a standard 20 pin PSU but may (or may not) show some instability when OCing

    PC Power & Cooling 510w SLI PSU
    2 - 6pin SLI connections
    1 - 24pin PSU connection
    1- 4pin mobo conection
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