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Antec NSK 6580 case with Antec Earthwatts 430 power supply
GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 motherboard
Intel Pentium Dual Core Wolfdale E5200 2.5Ghz CPU
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel memory
2 x WD Caviar 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB cache HDD running in RAID1
EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB PCIe graphics card
Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bit
I had posted an earlier inquiry on this forum regarding the fact that the Antec power supply had a 4 pin 12v connector and the Gigabyte MB's 12v connection is for a 8 pin. I was assured that, given the usage of the system (internet and light office applications - no gaming or OCing) and the type of CPU I'm using that it should be fine to use the 4 pin PS connector in the 8 pin connection. One of the concerns I had was that I had seen a couple of postings elsewhere about dual channel memory not working when using the 4 pin connector but I had no problems with the G.Skill. I've seen an article on a website that I would like to get some opinions on whether it might be an issue:
"You can plug a 4 pin 12 volt power cable into an 8 pin EPS motherboard connector but there's no guarantee that it will work. If the motherboard expects only one 12 volt rail then a 4 pin 12 volt cable may work. If the motherboard expects two 12 volt rails (many dual CPU motherboards require one 12 volt rail per CPU) then it won't work. Even if the motherboard works with a 4 pin 12 volt cable, you are still only providing half of the current carrying capacity which would be provided by an 8 pin EPS cable. That can overheat both the motherboard connector and 4 pin cable. Scorched or melted connectors can be a result. A motherboard which has the 8 pin EPS connector expects a lot of current and you are taking a serious risk by plugging in a 4 pin cable. The 4 pin cable only fits at one end of the 8 pin EPS motherboard connector so you can't plug it in improperly. That is, it only fits into one end of the motherboard connector unless you force it. If the cable doesn't go into the socket easily then you're probably trying to plug it into the wrong end. But then again, it's not a good idea to try to run with a 4 pin cable in an 8 pin motherboard anyway."
The new build has been up and running for about a week now without any problems (fingers crossed!). Would appreciate anyone with any opinion about the above quote. Quote was taken from here.
Antec NSK 6580 case with Antec Earthwatts 430 power supply
GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 motherboard
Intel Pentium Dual Core Wolfdale E5200 2.5Ghz CPU
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel memory
2 x WD Caviar 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB cache HDD running in RAID1
EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB PCIe graphics card
Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bit
I had posted an earlier inquiry on this forum regarding the fact that the Antec power supply had a 4 pin 12v connector and the Gigabyte MB's 12v connection is for a 8 pin. I was assured that, given the usage of the system (internet and light office applications - no gaming or OCing) and the type of CPU I'm using that it should be fine to use the 4 pin PS connector in the 8 pin connection. One of the concerns I had was that I had seen a couple of postings elsewhere about dual channel memory not working when using the 4 pin connector but I had no problems with the G.Skill. I've seen an article on a website that I would like to get some opinions on whether it might be an issue:
"You can plug a 4 pin 12 volt power cable into an 8 pin EPS motherboard connector but there's no guarantee that it will work. If the motherboard expects only one 12 volt rail then a 4 pin 12 volt cable may work. If the motherboard expects two 12 volt rails (many dual CPU motherboards require one 12 volt rail per CPU) then it won't work. Even if the motherboard works with a 4 pin 12 volt cable, you are still only providing half of the current carrying capacity which would be provided by an 8 pin EPS cable. That can overheat both the motherboard connector and 4 pin cable. Scorched or melted connectors can be a result. A motherboard which has the 8 pin EPS connector expects a lot of current and you are taking a serious risk by plugging in a 4 pin cable. The 4 pin cable only fits at one end of the 8 pin EPS motherboard connector so you can't plug it in improperly. That is, it only fits into one end of the motherboard connector unless you force it. If the cable doesn't go into the socket easily then you're probably trying to plug it into the wrong end. But then again, it's not a good idea to try to run with a 4 pin cable in an 8 pin motherboard anyway."
The new build has been up and running for about a week now without any problems (fingers crossed!). Would appreciate anyone with any opinion about the above quote. Quote was taken from here.
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