24-pin PSU

[The Pentium Guy]

Hey.

I'm looking for a 24-pin psu. But I'm sort of on a budget. Anything less than $70 would fit my budget. I don't need a really high-wattage PSU, becuase I'm only running an X300, Athlon64 3000+, and 1 GB of RAM.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[Silversierra]

I think this
is 24 pin, based on this. Check some more to be sure, but it should have enough power and tagan psu's are pretty good.

 

[RalphTheCow]

I got this at Circuit CIty for $30 after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-913&depa=0

It's 20 pin but has great +12V amps so Ijust used a 20-24 converter.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

The tagan looks pretty nice. Looks good for my budget too, I just hope its a reliable manufacturer - "E-Power".

-TPG

 

[ts3433]

Do you already have a sufficient 20-pin PSU? You usually don't need the 24-pin connector to run a 24-pin board--just use the 20-pin and leave the 4 new pins blank.

If not, try an XClio (Channel Well; makes Antec and Enermax PSUs), Seasonic (is an OEM for PCP&C Silencers), or Fortron (is an OEM for many). Tagan's good too.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

I couldn't find xclio's with atx 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-189-003&depa=0 <-- normal atx.

so I'm down to SeaSonic vs Tagan. Same price, and seasonic is supposed to be quiet according to the reviews.... I think I'll take that.

-TPG

 

[batmanuel]

I'm running a 3.4GHz P4 model 550 on an Intel 915PBL board with only a 20-pin Antec 380S with an X300. My board is also a 24-pin that is backward compatible. If I can run a power hungry P4, I don't think you'll have problems with your A64.

 

[ts3433]

For most circumstances (and this is "most circumstances") the whole 24-pin PSU thing's been blown a bit out of proportion. You're fine with a 20-pin and no adapter; just make sure you line up Pin 1 so you don't have the wrong wires matched up.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Eh.. this is my first build, I don't want to mess anything up :s. I've read reports about people frying their boards and burning smells.

Besides, the case I've chosen has no power supply, so I might as well go with an atx 2.0

 

[tallman45]

I have a Seasonic Super Tornado 350W on a 8KNF-9 MB which has a 24pin connector but also has a 4 pin plastic plug allowing use of a 20pin connector and it works perfectly fine.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Thanks a lot.