20pin to 24pin psu

[shinzwei]

If i have a 500W PSU and its a 20PIN....if i bought a 20->24 pin converter would it be the same as an original 24pin? I wanna Overclock on my Ultra D and this board requires about 480 to work nicely.

 

[imhungry]

No it wouldn't. Some people say that it's safer just to plug the 20-pin in directly because using the adapter splits the 12v rail...


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[Cook1]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1478987&enterthread=y

Might answer some Q's.

 

[TrevorRC]

Originally posted by: shinzwei
If i have a 500W PSU and its a 20PIN....if i bought a 20->24 pin converter would it be the same as an original 24pin? I wanna Overclock on my Ultra D and this board requires about 480 to work nicely.

No need to buy a converter. You just insert the the PSU into the BOTTOM section (leave the top 4 pins unplugged)

Just drains your GPU of voltage a little bit.

Shouldn't be a problem with what you're running, I use it.