I plan to buy an MSI P6N SLI-FI motherboard. Does anybody know whether it can use a PSU with a 4-pin processor power connector, instead of an 8-pin one?
The motherboard manual, available online, is mum on the issue, but it does show what seems to be an 8-pin processor power connector on the product's layout (referenced as JPW1 in the manual).
Specifically, I would very much like to use an Antec Neo HE 430 PSU, because it is bundled with Antec's P 150 case, which is uniquely suited to my needs. This PSU has only a 4-pin connector. Only the more powerful Neo HE 500 and 550 have an 8-pin connector.
I have read numerous reviews of that case and PSU, and only one mentions a potential problem there because of that connector.
Also, MSI's manual strongly recommends at least a 450 W PSU, but this is squarely contradicted by their own list of PSUs tested and confirmed to work with their P6N SLI-FI, published on their site, which includes a fair number of less powerful units.
According to my research, 430 W is already overkill for me. I only plan to do office work, surf the net and watch a few DVDs on my future PC. It will have a Core 2 Duo E 4300, two 160 Go disks and an entry-level graphic card. There is no way I will use SLI with that motherboard, or even a reasonably powerful graphic card. The only reason I selected it was because of the apparently good RAID controller included with the nForce 650i chipset, the 3 PCI slots, and in order to avoid the compatibility issues of the Intel P 965 chipset pointed out by Anand Tech in their motherboard reviews.
I would be very grateful for any insight on this MSI-Antec compatibility issue, power requirements, and for any suggestions towards an alternative motherboard if the MSI P6N SLI-FI cannot be powered by the Antec Neo HE 430.
The motherboard manual, available online, is mum on the issue, but it does show what seems to be an 8-pin processor power connector on the product's layout (referenced as JPW1 in the manual).
Specifically, I would very much like to use an Antec Neo HE 430 PSU, because it is bundled with Antec's P 150 case, which is uniquely suited to my needs. This PSU has only a 4-pin connector. Only the more powerful Neo HE 500 and 550 have an 8-pin connector.
I have read numerous reviews of that case and PSU, and only one mentions a potential problem there because of that connector.
Also, MSI's manual strongly recommends at least a 450 W PSU, but this is squarely contradicted by their own list of PSUs tested and confirmed to work with their P6N SLI-FI, published on their site, which includes a fair number of less powerful units.
According to my research, 430 W is already overkill for me. I only plan to do office work, surf the net and watch a few DVDs on my future PC. It will have a Core 2 Duo E 4300, two 160 Go disks and an entry-level graphic card. There is no way I will use SLI with that motherboard, or even a reasonably powerful graphic card. The only reason I selected it was because of the apparently good RAID controller included with the nForce 650i chipset, the 3 PCI slots, and in order to avoid the compatibility issues of the Intel P 965 chipset pointed out by Anand Tech in their motherboard reviews.
I would be very grateful for any insight on this MSI-Antec compatibility issue, power requirements, and for any suggestions towards an alternative motherboard if the MSI P6N SLI-FI cannot be powered by the Antec Neo HE 430.
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