ZeroMage Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 I'm either blind or just really stupid. I bought this motherboard, and have a Zalman psu. But the main board power on the board is 12 Pins instead of 10 in a line... Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 The new LGA775 systems use PCI-Express, DDR-II memory, and a technically new CPU (even if they still call it a P4) which all use more juice than their older counterparts. The new 24-pin ATX was designed to give the mainboard another 12v rail, I believe, to help provide more voltage and stability. You could buy a 20 to 24-pin converter, but if you spent the cash on all that nice hardware, I wouldn't reccommend it as you'd still be running off of a PSU that wasn't designed for it. For your system, I would go out and buy a new PSU with a 24-pin ATX line and at least 500w or more. Thermaltake has a very nice 680 Watt PSU with an active PFC HERE. Antec has a 480 Watt version HERE, but it doesn't have as many rails or extra connectors as the Thermaltake. PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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