I have a Gateway DX4300 03 that has a 300 watt PSU. I want to beef that up to a 430w or 450w Antec Earthwatts but the connectors have me confused a bit. The existing PSU has a 24pin connector for the mainboard, and an additional P4 4pin connector also, which also plugs into the motherboard.
When I went shopping, I am finding 20+4pin, 24pin, but nothing 24pin with a P4 4pin. I read in another post here that an Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D would work but the specs say nothing about a p4 4pin connector. I am assuming that the 20pin+4 is really 24pin that has a 4 pin detachable since I have seen this before.
So am I OK with the above mentioned Antec PSU, or any EarthWatts that has a 20+4pin connector? What about the p4 4pin? Just leave it vacant?
Thank you so much for your valuable time!
When I went shopping, I am finding 20+4pin, 24pin, but nothing 24pin with a P4 4pin. I read in another post here that an Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D would work but the specs say nothing about a p4 4pin connector. I am assuming that the 20pin+4 is really 24pin that has a 4 pin detachable since I have seen this before.
So am I OK with the above mentioned Antec PSU, or any EarthWatts that has a 20+4pin connector? What about the p4 4pin? Just leave it vacant?
Thank you so much for your valuable time!