I just bought a new motherboard, its the P5P43TD/USB3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131639&Tpk=P5P43TD/USB3 When I tried installing it, I realized my PSU doesn't have the 4 pin connector by the CPU! It has the 6 pin and even an 8 pin, but no 4 pin. Is there any converter I can get or am I screwed? This is the power supply. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...016&cm_re=corsair_750w-_-17-139-016-_-Product
the 8 pin will split into a 4 pin. and it is not the pci-express connector there is another one called a 4+4
It says in the description of the psu that it has 2 x 4+4-Pin ATX/EPS 12V connectors so there must be something your not doing right, just need to separate them really.
The 2 x 4 pin CPU plugs slide apart from each other, pull one side up and the other down, Dont try to just pull them apart
I knew it had them but looked anyway and there is even a pic of the cable on the newegg pic of the corsair
I ended up doing this. I cant say it looks unsafe in any way, it fit pretty snugly, I was worried that the gap in the middle would've been obtrusive but it actually fit quite well. Thanks guys!
It's not unsafe. Some of the 8 pin connectors don't seperate into 4+4 and in those cases, you're meant to do exactly like you did: connect 4 pins and let the others overhang.
If the mobo is reported to be compatible with that cpu yet only offers a 4 pin connection, the assumption is that those 4 pins are enough. There is a reason that most PSUs have a split 4+4 pin connector: For such cases. More demanding (quad core) cpus are "better" with an 8 pin connection and that's why higher end mobos have them. In this case, the full 4+4 pin connector is used.
My case is the exact opposite. I have an 8 pin mobo but my PSU only has a 4 pin connector. How about that? It runs fine but am I missing out on anything?
As I understand it, 8 pins gives you better ground --> better ~stability. However the same amount, 12v, is provided by either 8 or 4 pins. Some boards come with a cover for the 4 unused pins. If you use a 4 to 8 adaptor I think you'll get better ground. But you are basically fine as is, IMO.
I have no idea what you're talking about.. The reason for eps12v is to provide more wattage to the cpu for multi-rail power supplies. A single rail power supply does not need the extra 4 pins because the cpu is getting all the watts it needs. Unfortunately many motherboards when the switch came out for multicore cpu's in the consumer market, the manufacturers were putting in measures like disabling overclocking or multi-core cpu support when the extra 4 pins weren't populated on the board. There is a lot more I left out and was vague on for the sake of space so here is more info http://www.enermax.cn/enermax_pdf/EPS12V Spec2_92.pdf
Yeah, I read up on it (not the enermax link but other sources) and I guess you are right. I stand corrected. In a case where the board only has 4 pins, there's not really any risk. But the other way around can be downright risky. If the cpu power draw is too high for the psu rail, it can cause problems and should be avoided.
Maybe that's the reason my mobo only reports a small OC for turbo mode and not the full value announced by Intel.