Mysterious socket on DFI 975X Infinity

[alizee]

What is this power socket on the DFI 975X? I'm thinking about purchasing this board, but my power supply doesn't have that connector, at least I don't think it does. I may purchase another power supply with this, but I don't know what it's called.

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Also, is there a reason for not purchasing this board? I can't find any reviews. I'm either going to go cheap and pair it with a Pentium D 805 or pony up the "big bucks" for an E6300. This board seems like a good price for 975X, and I'm on a pretty tight budget. Also, does anybody know about incompatibilities between Conroe and Patriot DDR2-800?

Thanks

 

[ForgetCassettes]

I'm using an E6400 with Patriot DDR2-800 and a Gigabyte DS3 board. I haven't had any issues at all. It's very stable overclocked to 3.2 GHz.

 

[Billyzeke]

The 8 pin connector is for the new atx 2.2 powersupplys. I have read that some people have just plugged the 4 pin 12v into it since it fits only one way leaving the other 4 open and had no problems. If your going to overclock though I would recommend getting a new atx 2.2 powersupply or at least one of these 4 pin to 8 pin adapter

 

[augiem]

I'm also trying to decide if I should buy this board. Looking good, but they're taking forever to get a new bios out to help with overclocking.

Check this link out for a long thread on the board.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111725&page=1