Power Question

shea1980 · 8 Feb 2011 at 23:31

Hi guys,i have a question,my motherboard is a gigabite ex58-udr3,i have an i7 920,6 gig of ram and a hd 6950(2gig),i have juce noticed that my poversupply has only a 4pin molex and i need a 8pin molex for my cpu(ATX_12V_2X)i was just wondering if i buy an adaptor from 4 pin to 8 pin molex will this be ok or will i need a new PSU?thanks

stulid · 8 Feb 2011 at 23:41

you can use the 4pin ATX in the 8pin socket on the motherboard just fine.

shea1980 · 9 Feb 2011 at 00:21

Thanks m8,i was just wondering also would it be ok to use one of these cables to have the adequate power going to my cpu?thanks
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pastymuncher · 9 Feb 2011 at 09:47

What make and model is your psu?

shea1980 · 9 Feb 2011 at 13:06

Its a Hiper Type-R Modular 580W
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=257&num=1

pastymuncher · 9 Feb 2011 at 18:56

Replace it before it blows up. Terrible psu's. Have a look here.

They cannot deliver 580w and can only supply a pathetic (for a supposedly 580w psu) 360w on the 12v rail. If a rig is going to stress it to the max yours will.

shea1980 · 9 Feb 2011 at 19:57

OMFG never knew about this,gonna order a new PSU straight away,thank you

pastymuncher · 9 Feb 2011 at 20:46

Make sure it's a decent branded one.

mabbutts · 10 Feb 2011 at 00:07

Definately get that PSU replaced, I was also unaware of the potential problem with those PSU's until mine blew up last month and took most of the machine with it....

JonJ678 · 10 Feb 2011 at 01:04

Don't use two molex plugs to connect to an 8 pin atx socket. That's got bad idea written all over it.

There's a hyper-active thread too, they don't all die. Hiper are however out of business.