20-pin PSU and 24-pin mobo compatibility

[overst33r]

Is the PSU that comes with this case compatible with 24pin boards? The board i will be using is a EPoX EP-9NPAJ

I checked the sticky in this forum...

"(Q) the new "xyx" motherboard has a 24pin plug - so do i need a new 24pin PSU ?

Not necessarely. All the upcoming new boards (eg. Nforce 4) SHOULD be capable of running with an "old" ATX 1.3 20pin-plug equipped PSU as well as with a new ATX 2.0 24pin PSU. "

Has this been confirmed...i dont wanna spend 60 bucks on a case and have the PSU not be compatible with the MOBO...

 

[overst33r]

anybody?!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Well, you could either get a converter just in case, or call up newegg nad ask them. Product information should know.
Tas.

 

[d2arcturus]

That case mostly likely includes a crap power supply that I wouldn't trust my components with.
Look into an Antec Sonata w/ PSU, or buy the case/PSU seperately.

 

[interchange]

Get a separate, quality power supply. I haven't heard of anyone having problems with a single-12V rail (20-pin ATX 1.3) power supply and an nForce4 board. I have this setup (ThermalTake 450W PSU) on my Chaintech board and I have had no problems whatsoever. The system is rock solid and overclocks heavily.

 

[nicks]

Yeah i've had a scour through the threads because I just made the same mistake myself.

I bought A8N-SLI Premium (24pin power connector required) , and friday I bought the PSU an Enermax Noisetaker 485w, which I thought sweet it's got dual 18amp rails plenty of power ($110 AUD). Then I got my case today and go to put it together and yeah, the PSU is 20 pin. Then I call the supplier back and he said you can exchange it if you want but you can also plug just the 20 in to the right of the connector on the mobo (it only fits on one side anyway) and my PSU will have more than enough power even with out the proper 24 pin connector(for pci-e).

So even if you have a 20 pin or a 24 pin the message seems to be to still have a good PSU with dual rails with at least 15 amp.....

still would have be nice if I read closely that the mobo that I just bought had 24 pins.. and also if I looked at the bloody PSU and noticed that it was only a 20 pin connector...... grrr...