is the 4 pin psu plug need?

[skanky]

upgrading my old P4 system to an A64, and wanted to reuse some of the old bits into a spare system.

what it will have is a TH7II-RAID mobo, P4 1.7, gf 5700LE etc etc, now the thing is my PSU is a 300w sparkle jobbie that doesnt have the 4 pin plug that my current enermax has.

will i be able to run the board without that 4 pin connector and not fry anything?


thanks.

 

[bob4432]

i know the current p4 motherboards want it.. i have a 1.7 in a i865pe based board and it wants it, but not sure if it needs it

 

[skanky]

ah poo, looks like a psu upgrade as well then.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: skanky
ah poo, looks like a psu upgrade as well then.

you might want to wait for some other responses...

 

[stevty2889]

Which board do you want to run without the 4-pin plug?? A64's use the 4 pin connector as well, but if you are gonna try and run the P4 without it, it might work fine, I've seen 2.2ghz northwoods run fine without it.

 

[John]

This is what you need.

 

[skanky]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Which board do you want to run without the 4-pin plug?? A64's use the 4 pin connector as well, but if you are gonna try and run the P4 without it, it might work fine, I've seen 2.2ghz northwoods run fine without it.

it'll be the P4 system i want to try and run without the 4 pin plug..

 

[skanky]

assuming there arent any downsides to that, it looks ideal. just have to find a UK supplier of such things.