Chaintech nforce4 mobo

[Jeffyboy]

Anyone who owns it... have any comments? Good board? Stable?

thanks
Jeff

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

Check this thread:
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=370428

 

[Jeffyboy]

Interesting... he sure seems happy ;-) Seems like the board I would like too. Thanks for that link CDGNR ;-) You gonna get one?

Jeff

 

[RyBoy]

will all new nforce4 boards need a 24pin mobo power connector?

 

[Demo24]

oh yeah forgot. this Chaintech needs a 24 pin. Though some of the boards I believe lets you use 20 or 24

 

[Jim Bancroft]

I asked a question about this yesterday (my case has a 20 pin connector) and was wondering if anyone knows where to get a 20-->24 pin converter? I've been told that it might not be a good idea going that route, that I should get a new PS.

The one I have now is 400W and puts out 17 amps on the 12 volt line....would that work for a board like the Chaintech, or am I seriously underpowering things? I don't have any overclocking ambitions, if that helps.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Jim Bancroft
I asked a question about this yesterday (my case has a 20 pin connector) and was wondering if anyone knows where to get a 20-->24 pin converter? I've been told that it might not be a good idea going that route, that I should get a new PS.

The one I have now is 400W and puts out 17 amps on the 12 volt line....would that work for a board like the Chaintech, or am I seriously underpowering things? I don't have any overclocking ambitions, if that helps.

Newegg carries this one, but they're currently out of stock:

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=12-183-045&depa=0

Hopefully it won't be too long before they get more back in stock.

 

[Jim Bancroft]

Thanks for the Thermaltake link, Insomniak. Could be what the doctor ordered.

On a related note, does anyone know what power requirements are reccomended for this motherboard in conjunction with a decent (say, Nvidia 6600) PCIe graphics card?

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

Originally posted by: Jeffyboy
Interesting... he sure seems happy ;-) Seems like the board I would like too. Thanks for that link CDGNR ;-) You gonna get one?

Jeff

Not for a little while at least - pretty happy with the "outdated" socket 754 & AGP right now.

 

[Wyck]

My local PC parts store has the 20 --> 24pin adapter for $2. You may want to check locally before you go and spend over $10 online and have to wait for shipping.

 

[gobucks]

with regards to the 24-pin PSU, i'm not sure how stable it will be if you use a 20->24 adaptor. I think that the main reason for the ATX 2.0 standard was A) added stability for server platforms and B) added stability for the increased demands brought by PCIe. With Asus's SLI board, they said you could use a 20-pin PSU for anything up to an SLI 6600GT setup, as long as you used the 4pin EZ-Plug located next to the PCIe slots, as this would help with stabiltiy. Chaintech seems to have the 24-pin connector located next to the PCIe slots for the exact same reason, although i'm not sure if the solution is sufficient for higher end cards. I'd say if you are going with a 6600GT, and already have a PSU, a 20-pin should be fine. Oh, and as for the adaptor, it's not necessary - just leave the top 4 pins open, since that's all the adaptor does anyway. However, if you have yet to buy a PSU, or are buying a $400-500 graphics card, or are planning a graphics/dual core CPU upgrade, just shell out for a nice new 24-pin PSU to ensure stability now and in the future. I recommend the Vantec Stealth VAN-520A. It rocks - 520W, 3 fans for good, quiet cooling, more connectors than you'll ever need, SATA adaptors, very stable, and 24-pins. Oh, it also has a 24->20 adaptor so you can use it in older board. Anyways, if you want a new PSU to keep with you, you should be looking at 24-pin ones, cause with PCIe taking over, expect them to become pretty much standard.