Help!? Power, Mobo, CPU

[jadamselectroncis]

Okay, I've got a 4-pin power connector, my mobo is recommending an 8-pin power connector, however the motherboard has 4 of pins covered on the motherboard like I can use 4 and be ok.

I'm going to be using a 600W power supply and running an AMD Phenom II Quad Core processor.

What should I do?

 

[AdamDBurns]

The 4 pin ATX power connector will work in an 8-pin socket My frends PC Runs like that

 

[GhislainG]

If you have a quality PSU, it should work fine. Let us know what PSU you have as 600W PSU means nothing at all. Knowing about other components in your system would also help.

 

[jadamselectroncis]

I'm going to be using 2x nVidia Geforce 7800 GT's for now, quad core amd phenom II processor, ASUS M4A79 Deluxe mobo, and 4gb (2gb x 2)OCZ Ram 240-pin 1066/800 cas latency 5-5-5

 

[jadamselectroncis]

oh and by the way, the PSU has supported an AMD 64 3500+, 2gb (1gb x 2) DDR SDRAM PC3200 400MHz FSB, asus a78nx-e deluxe mobo, and my 2 video cards listed above without problem for over a year now

really the only upgrade i can afford right now is from an ide hard drive and dvd burner to a sata one, the new mobo, the new RAM, and the new quad core processor. i know graphics cards need more power, but i'm not upgrading those until i have enough money for a new PSU & 4 Video Cards all together.

 

[misry]

What should I do?

RTFM

 

[GhislainG]

oh and by the way, the PSU has supported an AMD 64 3500+, 2gb (1gb x 2) DDR SDRAM PC3200 400MHz FSB, asus a78nx-e deluxe mobo, and my 2 video cards listed above without problem for over a year now

really the only upgrade i can afford right now is from an ide hard drive and dvd burner to a sata one, the new mobo, the new RAM, and the new quad core processor. i know graphics cards need more power, but i'm not upgrading those until i have enough money for a new PSU & 4 Video Cards all together.

It will most likely work fine, but can you let us know what PSU you have and then we'll be able to confirm if it will work or not. If you want to keep it secret, then go ahead and just try it. The worst that could happen is a failed PSU (and possibly other components if it's poor quality).

 

[jadamselectroncis]

it's an Okia-600, i believe it's an off-brand PSU, but it has worked for me for a long time and seems to be stable from my previous setup

 

[jadamselectroncis]

sorry, here's the link to the one i got http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817162017&Tpk=okia-600

 

[GhislainG]

Okia isn't well known, but it's fine for the price. It's the equivalent of a quality 500W PSU which is plenty for your system. On Newegg, none of the reviewers complained about component failures other than the PSU itself. That PSU was designed for P4 systems (it provides only 24A on the 12V rail), not for newer systems.

 

[jadamselectroncis]

alright, well we'll find out monday for sure. im going to see if this one can last me at least 2 weeks before i get an antec or something. now i'm thinking about going ATi Crossfire instead of nVidia SLi. Which one is more highly recommended, and if so, to get good bang for my buck video cards, what wattage power supply would i need to run dual or quad Crossfire or SLi?

 

[GhislainG]

You should create a new thread. You certainly will need a different motherboard, a much better PSU and a significant amount of money for all required components.