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[qbackin]

 

[Baked]

ATX 2.0 PSUs.

 

[anarchyreigns]

Any ATX 12V 2.01 compliant psu will be 24 pin.

 

[ShmooDude]

Originally posted by: anarchyreigns
Any ATX 12V 2.01 compliant psu will be 24 pin.

That's nice, now show us how to do it on newegg please (or any other online site) Because it sure as hell isn't obvious

 

[imported_Kensai]

There's so many, it isn't the easiest thing to name every PSU. It'd be easier to tell us what you're thinking of and we tell you. I'm sure that everyone on the forums will be happy to help you out. (Us geeks who have memorized which PSUs are 24 pin and which aren't)

I just checked Newegg, there isn't a search feature for ATX 2.0 specs or 24 pin.

Some PSUs will advertise that they follow the ATX 2.0 spec and some say that they have a 24 pin connector.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Unless I'm mistaken, just look to see if it has two 12V rails listed.

Anyway, you're best off sticking to a brand name PSU anyway. Like Kensai said, if you want some suggestions, give us a pricerange and system info and we'll give you some ones to look at.

 

[Boztech]

Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Boztech
Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

He asked for 24-pin... are those 20-pin?

Can you have dual 12V rails on a 20-pin psu?

 

[KoolDrew]

The OCZ POwerstreams do and are highly recommended.

 

[Boztech]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Boztech
Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

He asked for 24-pin... are those 20-pin?

Can you have dual 12V rails on a 20-pin psu?

Some are 20-pin, some are 24. Yes, you can have a 20-pin dual rail PSU. Almost the entire Enermax line of PSUs (up until now) were made this way.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Boztech

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Boztech
Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

He asked for 24-pin... are those 20-pin?

Can you have dual 12V rails on a 20-pin psu?

Some are 20-pin, some are 24. Yes, you can have a 20-pin dual rail PSU. Almost the entire Enermax line of PSUs (up until now) were made this way.

Cool. I haven't looked at Enermax since my I got my 350watt about 4 years ago.

 

[anarchyreigns]

Originally posted by: Boztech
Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

All dual rail psu's are ATX 12v 2.01 and all ATX 12v 2.01 compliant psu's have dual rails, as well as 24 pin, SATA and PCI-E connectors.

All dual rail psu's also fall under the ATX 2.0 spec too. Some of the psu's listed above are ATX 2.0, but not ATX 12v 2.01. Some such as the Modsteams are technically ATX 12V 1.3 psu's, but with 24 pin, SATA and PCI-E, connectors, but w/o dual 12V rails.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Actually no, ATX 2.0 specifies a 24 pin ATX connector, which they don't have. They only rank as an ATX 1.3 PSU.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I'm confused now

I didn't keep up with anything powersupply related for a few years.

What does 1.3 get you?

 

[anarchyreigns]

Originally posted by: Kensai
Actually no, ATX 2.0 specifies a 24 pin ATX connector, which they don't have. They only rank as an ATX 1.3 PSU.

You're confusing ATX 2.0 with the ATX 12V 2.x spec.

 

[Boztech]

Originally posted by: anarchyreigns

Originally posted by: Boztech
Negative - not all dual-12v units are ATX2.0.

Example, the OCZ Modstream, all previous Enermax Noisetaker units, the Coolermaster Realpower, and the Vantec Ion II.

All dual rail psu's are ATX 12v 2.01 and all ATX 12v 2.01 compliant psu's have dual rails, as well as 24 pin, SATA and PCI-E connectors.

All dual rail psu's also fall under the ATX 2.0 spec too. Some of the psu's listed above are ATX 2.0, but not ATX 12v 2.01. Some such as the Modsteams are technically ATX 12V 1.3 psu's, but with 24 pin, SATA and PCI-E, connectors, but w/o dual 12V rails.

You just contradicted yourself.

Example of a non-ATX 2.0/non ATX 12v 2.0 unit with dual rails and a 20-pin connector..
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270331

 

[anarchyreigns]

No I didn't. That is an ATX 2.0 psu, it's just not an ATX 12V 2.01, but is instead an ATX 12V 1.3. There is a difference between ATX 2.0 and ATX 12V 2.01.

 

[Boztech]

Yes you did, you said all dual-rail units are ATX 12v 2.0.1. Those are not, they are ATX 12v 1.3.

Why don't you tell us what that difference is.

 

[ShadowBlade]

http://xoxide.com/24pincoposu.html
edit: these are all 24 pin psu's
you can get the info and buy them off newegg if you prefer

 

[qbackin]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Unless I'm mistaken, just look to see if it has two 12V rails listed.

Anyway, you're best off sticking to a brand name PSU anyway. Like Kensai said, if you want some suggestions, give us a pricerange and system info and we'll give you some ones to look at.

Well I need a 24pin psu for the Dfi Sli board.
This upgrade hasnt been very cheap (moving from Intel) So Id like to stay around $75
Have 3 20pin psu's laying here :|

3000+ Venice
Dfi Nf4 Sli
Geil Pc4000
2x6600gt Asus (please no flames about how 2x6600gt sucks!)

 

[Boztech]

For the record, ATX 2.0 is a form-factor specification.

ATX12v 1.3 2.0 and 2.0.1 are power supply specifications.

Point is, the guy asked if you could just look for dual rails to find an ATX 12v 2.0 power supply, the answer is no. There are some ATX 12v 1.3 power supplies that employed dual rails before they were spec'd along with other things for ATX 12v 2.0 and 2.0.1.

Read this --
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/ATX12V%20PSDG2.01.pdf

 

[knothead34]

fortron blue storm is what you need i believe a guy at dfi-street.com is using two 6600gts and not having problems and last time i checked it was about in the price range you were looking for. its 500 watts native 24 pin cables are braided been told its relatively quiet.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: knothead34
fortron blue storm is what you need i believe a guy at dfi-street.com is using two 6600gts and not having problems and last time i checked it was about in the price range you were looking for. its 500 watts native 24 pin cables are braided been told its relatively quiet.

I think that's more like a $100 psu (at least at newegg). I don't know if you're going to get a good SLI powersupply for much less than $100. Are you planning on overclocking that 3000+? Judging my the ram, it looks like you are. Overclocking adds extra stress to the PSU too as you increase voltages.

 

[qbackin]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: knothead34
fortron blue storm is what you need i believe a guy at dfi-street.com is using two 6600gts and not having problems and last time i checked it was about in the price range you were looking for. its 500 watts native 24 pin cables are braided been told its relatively quiet.

I think that's more like a $100 psu (at least at newegg). I don't know if you're going to get a good SLI powersupply for much less than $100. Are you planning on overclocking that 3000+? Judging my the ram, it looks like you are. Overclocking adds extra stress to the PSU too as you increase voltages.

Oc will def be in order for the Venice
Thinking about the modstream, modular too:thumbsup:
http://xoxide.com/ocz-modstream-450w-modular-psu.html

Dont need a ton of power w/6600gt, but would be nice for future 6800u

 

[imported_Kensai]

I like the Xoxide page. Very good.