Older Enermax

[riversend3]

I have an older Enermax PSU (EG465P-VE FCA), about 3 years old. It is rated at 431W, and has the older 20pin ATX connector and a six-pin aux along with a +12v connector and the other peripheral 4-pin connectors.

Here are the components I am planning on using when I buy (some I already have):
P35 board (Gigabyte DS3R looks good)
E6750 or Q6600, have not decided yet
BFG 7900GS OC
2GB DDR2 800 RAM
500-750GB HD
200GB HD (already have)
DVD RW drive
Creative Xfi soundcard (maybe)
various standard USB devices (mouse, keyboard)
2 x 120mm case fans

I know I can get the cable to adapt 20 to 24 in.

Rails are rated at: +5:44A / +12:20A / +3.3:38A
The +12 seems to be a little low to me, might be the weak link. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Also, I don't plan on doing any overclocking.


RE3

 

[JAG87]

yes, that psu will do the job no problem, provided you keep that video card.

I would get a new PSU though. You lack 24 pin ATX power and 6 pin PCI-e. A new 500 watt psu is not that expensive.

 

[riversend3]

Thanks for the reply.

As far as the connectors are concerned, it seems I can get a 20-to-24 pin adapter as well as a 4-pin molex to 6-pin PCIe adapter (although it uses two 4-pin connections to draw from). Are there any serious issues with doing that?

I will have to make sure I have enough 4-pin connectors for my hardware, but I am not running that many components, so hopefully that is not a problem.

 

[riversend3]

Sorry about the bump , but I would still like to know if there are any major issues with just getting adapters to allow the above mentioned PSU to work with a P35 board. Thanks for any help on that.