mathsman1968 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hi All I currently own a Corsair HX520W PSU and have an E6600 CPU, 2GB RAM, 5 HDD's, X1950XT, SB Live 5.1, Pioneer DVD Writer and 5 USB devices. My PSU rocks with this setup and I have had no stability issues whatsoever. I am considering getting a new motherboard, an extra 2GB of RAM and a quad core CPU (Q6600) and wondered if the extra 30W TDP on the CPU will max out my PSU or will it be OK? Also my motherboard has a 20 pin connector, by connecting my PSU to a 20 pin motherboard do I lose any of my PSU's power, or does it give the same as a motherboard with a 24 pin connector. Any help would be much appreciated Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 18, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 18, 2007 From the specs I found on your ASrock board, I do not see anything that would indicate that it would support a Quad Core CPU. This is most likely because it has only a 20-pin and 4-pin connector on the board. The PSU would have enough power for this system, however the board would not be able to supply this power to a quad core CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathsman1968 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 I know, I am planning on getting a new motherboard as well as a quad core cpu (ASRock 4core-esata2) and that also has a 20 pin ATX connector with a 4 pin 12V connector and a 4 pin molex next to the ATX power connector. I just don't want to have to buy a new PSU as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 19, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 19, 2007 As long as the board supports a quad core CPU you should have no problems with this PSU powering your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathsman1968 Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 Thanks Ram Guy :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 26, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 26, 2007 No problem, good luck with the system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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