Power supply standards seem to have become more confusing since I was last shopping for one. I'm looking at putting together a new opteron system using a standard ATX motherboard (Asus SK8N). The chassis I purchased includes a 24 pin power connector for the motherboard instead of the usual 20 pin one so I need to know if this connector will work.
I've read about a standard called ATX24 which basically just adds 4 more lines to boost dual-proc systems. For standard ATX boards, the extra 4 pins just hang off. I've also read about Intel's SSI standard which seems popular for dual-Xeon rigs, but again, I'm not sure what makes it different from ATX/ATX24. EPS12V is another acronym I see thrown around, but as far as I can tell it's just an 8 pin connector instead of the P4-style 4 pin connector for CPUs.
The chassis is the Supermicro SC733T-450:
http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Chassis/SC733.htm
Thanks in advance for any info. I'm really looking forward to building up this system, but I don't want to fry anything...
I've read about a standard called ATX24 which basically just adds 4 more lines to boost dual-proc systems. For standard ATX boards, the extra 4 pins just hang off. I've also read about Intel's SSI standard which seems popular for dual-Xeon rigs, but again, I'm not sure what makes it different from ATX/ATX24. EPS12V is another acronym I see thrown around, but as far as I can tell it's just an 8 pin connector instead of the P4-style 4 pin connector for CPUs.
The chassis is the Supermicro SC733T-450:
http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Chassis/SC733.htm
Thanks in advance for any info. I'm really looking forward to building up this system, but I don't want to fry anything...
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