Ivy Bridge and Corsair HX 520W?

[Bobmunkhouse]

Hi all

Im upgrading to Ivy Bridge at the end of the month and want to keep price down so i want to keep my Corsair HX 520W so just wanted to check it would be ok? I hear things about 8pin cpu power....but at the moment I use 4pin??

Thanks for any info....

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

I have a Corasir HX 620W and it comes with both a 4-pin and 8-pin CPU connector fitted. Are you sure yours doesn't have an 8-pin connector tucked away somewhere?

Thanks, I will check this....so does do ivy bridge motherboards need the 8 pin?

Edit - Looking at pictures it looks like the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H has a 4pin and the MSI Z77A-G45 has 8pin.....why is this?

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

Looking at the pictures of Z77 mobos on the Internet, they all look like they need 8-pin CPU connectors.

On the possibility of an 8-pin connector for your PSU; look for it being hardwired from the PSU where it will originate from the same place as the 4-pin connector. Let's hope that when you first installed this, you simply tucked the 8-pin connector away and have forgotten this.

Yeah maybe I just tucked it away somewhere....hope so.....

If you look at link below it looks like its has a 4pin?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/popup_image.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&imgID=1

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

Cool I will check....would using 8pin be better then 4?....

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

Hmmmm this has confused my plans as I was going to get the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H but it only has a 4pin connector and not sure if it really matters....the MSI Z77A-G45 has 8pins but less SATA3 ports and less USB 3 ports...hmmmmm

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

I have no problems running all that lot in my Sig on a Corsair HX520. I was using only the 4-pin at first cuz like someone said above.. i had actually tucked it away and forget it was there My 2700k OC'd better after using the 8-pin

Cool ok so the 8pin does seem to make a diffrece....thanks for the info guys!