Psu Question

[discboy321]

So I made a mistake and really do not want to rma a psu that I have for a build. It only has a 20pin and the mobo has a 24pin. Can I still use the 20pin psu ? There is plenty of power for the build ? Both from newegg:

"Rosewill RV350 350W ATX 1.3 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006&Tpk=n82e16817182006 $27.00"
and
"
GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128469&Tpk=N82E16813128469 $50.00"

 

[RetiredChief]

20-pin omits the last four: 11, 12, 23 and 24) Color Signal Pin Pin Signal Color
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX

Very possibly, but not recommended.
You would need to verify that with an ohm meter:
On the Motherboard, no other connects plugged in Pin 11 _> 10, Pin 12 ->1 and Pin23-> 22 read a short: Then Yes it should work, if not No workee.

Reason it is not recommended is the IR drop across the connector Pins (wires should not be a problem). If this IR drop is two high it could melt the connector plastic shell. I could give an example, but I would be pulling numbers from the end of me that sits on the Pot.

 

[Guest]

Short Answer, RMA PSU and get correct one, you wont regret it!

 

[RetiredChief]

Might want to think abouta better brand than Roswell
$20 after MIR and MUCH MUCH better than Roswell and Its 430 W vs 350 W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139017

Bare in mind - The PSU is very important as a failure can wipe out your entire system.

 

[discboy321]

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