New PSU. Which connectors should I be using?

McGraw · 04-06-2005, 18:44

I've just bought a 480w Tagan PSU.

See my sig for mobo.

With my old PSU, I used a 20 pin connection and a separate 4 pin 12v connection.
Now I have taked the 4 pin blanking plate off the mobo and ended up wih 24 pin connection. I am not using the separate 4 pin.

Everything seems fine but I am left with 2 connectors. One says P4, the other P4+. They have different pin arrangements so only oe could be used.

Am I using it correctly? Should I add the 4 pin that fits?

Cheers.

nffc · 04-06-2005, 18:56

Well you can't use the one that doesn't fit can you?

McGraw · 04-06-2005, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by McGraw

Should I add the 4 pin that fits?

04-06-2005, 19:07

as far as I know if you have a 24 pin connector you do not need to add the 4 pin connector its all taken care of in the new atx format

McGraw · 04-06-2005, 19:40

Cheers.

greencreeper · 04-06-2005, 20:46

It's interesting is this. I read "24 pin" and thought "huh". Did a bit of reading and things are changing - again. Like it isn't a complicated mess as it is. So now there's BTX, which has compatibility with ATX components but AGP has gone out the window

I would guess that the 4 pin is there for older (ATX) PSUs that have the 20 pin and 4 pin connectors. Newer PSUs will have just the 24 pin connector, which is (again, guessing) the merging of the 20 and 4 pin connectors. Question is "why". Geeks always have to fiddle