installing ma790xt udp4... stuck

[Amleto]

I'm unsure whether I need to fit a power plug in this this 8-pin slot:

The 8-pin CPU power connector is hidden behind the voltage regulators heatsink. The CPU fan header is also in this corner of the motherboard.
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http://i.neoseeker.com/neo_image/166...4p/9_thumb.jpg

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http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...xt-ud4p/2.html


I dont have any connectors to fit that from my psu.

I have a 4 pin with 12V printed on, and a 6-pin which im pretty sure is for my gpu.

 

[RJC]

Use the 4 pin power connector, 8 just helps with stability when overclocking & quad cores cpu's.

What psu are you using

 

[Amleto]

psu is an enermax eg495ax (485W, 2x 18A rails.)

got it all up and running now. put win 7 rc1 on it and running prime95 for a bit.

bought an overclocked bundled.

I checked the bios out, and cpu voltage seemed a bit high at 1.47.

Ram was a bit funny setup also - ram is corsair dominator 1600, rated at 9-9-9-24, but it was running at 1333mhz 9-9-9-27.

 

[Fahim]

It is better to use 8-pin power for higher stability, and for the PSU, what else do you have, i.e how many HDDs and which graphics card?

 

[Amleto]

new gfx hasnt arrived yet - ordered a 4770 for low power consumption. It's running at 7800gt atm.

Only using one hdd - 500gb wd cav. black.