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W07VH5 |
My power supply only has the 4-pin ATX12v but the motherboard has the 8-pin ATX 12v 2x4. Is It correct to connect the ATX 4-pin to the one side of the 2x4 that it fits into or should I just leave it unconnected? And, no, it's not in the manuals for the motherboard and power supply. I checked.  Thanks.  | ||
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A Grateful American |
Yes. Three possibilites. 1. It won't boot. 2. It will boot and run. 3. It will boot but run in "limp mode". Verify CPU fan speed, if equipped. Buy the 4 to 8 adapter when you can.    "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Oh, there's an adapter. Ok, then. Thanks. This place has it for $70. Hahaha. https://www.spaguts.com/produc...bf-b76a-f7defd9d73cd | |||
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| Power is nothing without control |
What CPU you using? If it is a run of the mill AMD or Intel chip that isn’t being overclocked, a single 4-pin should be fine. I doubt it will boot without the 4-pin plugged though, as most motherboards these days run the CPU off that connector, not the 24-pin. That 4-pin +12v connector is rated for At least 8A, which is 96W and fine if you are running most desktop processors stock. In reality, a 4-pin will usually handle 150w With no problems if the connectors aren’t shitty, so I wouldn’t worry about it. - Bret | |||
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| A Grateful American |
Hell, yeah. Buy that one. Not this cheap knock off version... https://www.newegg.com/p/284-0...AvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Intel Core i3 9100f. The question is can I just plug the 4-pin into the right side of the 8-pin socket (the only place it fits). There is no 4-pin socket on the motherboard. I ordered the adapter. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Looks Chinese. | |||
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| Page late and a dollar short |
WOW! I looked for a "Genuine GM Parts" label on that! Reminds me of some of the connectors and pigtails I sold a few years ago. -------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman) | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
What a bargain! Hell, if that was Best Buy, they'd take that same adapter, slap it into a Monster Cable package, and sell it for $170. And try to convince everyone buying a computer or computer parts that they simply must purchase one, if they want their computer to run correctly. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Got my answer. It won't boot without the correct 8-pin. The adapter will arrive tomorrow. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Yep.
Looks like that is the case. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
The adapter came today and it seems that applying 12v to the CPU works wonders for making the computer actually turn on. | |||
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| A Grateful American |
Wait, I thought computers were wireless.  "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Power is nothing without control |
If you thought it was fast with 12v, you should try it with 24v! It will be twice as fast, right? Disclaimer: this is a joke. I am not responsible for the escape of magic smoke that will result from hooking 24v up to your motherboard. Anyway, a 4-pin is plenty to power a 9100f, in terms of the pins and wires handling the load. - Bret | |||
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