The (new) Official PC building thread!

@psczoll,
LOOK at the picture of the board and see that the pin connector is a 4 pin and says 8 pin. I'm not 100% on this but if they have an accurate picture of the mobo then you should be just fine.

hth......


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pszczoll,
Definitely 4 pin.
You will be fine!

 

ok if cpu on mobo got 4 power pin than i take cable fop psu the bable (20+4) and i connect just 4 pin yes?

i dont wanna burn something im still first timer:d

 

what does that mean ? its on product tour on that mobo site

8 Phase Power Design
The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design protects the CPU and power module from the risk of excessively high power stress to greatly extend CPU lifetime and system stability. The highly-efficient design also generates less heat to ensure low ambient temperatures, while the vigorous power pump delivers serious overclocking potential.

 

pszczoll,

 

@pszczoll

I think Newegg simply mislabeled their image of the board. In fact I've never seen a motherboard with an 8-Pin 12V port.

The 8-Phase power design thing that you ask about is power conditioning, power management to CPU, etc. You can read about it here.

Nothing for you to be concerned about.

 

omg thank you .(im soo nooobie in that stuff but now im gonna remember that) i was maaad and scared (i ordered the psu today).
that motherboard is "crossfire ready " does 8800gts 640 gonna work ok on that mobo ? or its rather for ati graphic cards ?

 

want to see second 4pin on mobo?

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=621&num=2
there are pics of that mobo . and it got 8 power pin.

 

check this out it there is 8 power pin.


i cannot put that image here :/

 

see everyone soon the flu is kicking my ass , redice sorry i didn't follow up on your questions but it looks like BigDK has takin care you. all great advice

 

its ok aabbccdd i know how it's when you have the flu but yes BigBK has been very helpful to me and has answered all my questions.

 

pszczoll,
There is a black cap on one of the 2 power connectors thats why it wasn't easy to see in the photo.Just remove the black cap and connect the 2 x 4 pin connectors.

 

that 8 pin is new to me...hmmm got to find out what the reasoning behind that is, unless someone already knows?

 

Second CPU rail...It is to provide more stable power to CPU...The PC Power & Cooling P/S have them...most your upper end P/S have them...

@sarthak14
Sorry I have not got list yet...back pain has had me down...Back Pain Sucks!!!

Have you decided on a case or do you need more options from me...So I can fit in budget...

 

You'd use the second 4 pins if you're using a quad core CPU.

As for compatibility, you have a PSU with 2x4 pins so you can always connect the second one up if you ever change to a quad core CPU.

 

@ Big DK
I was under...the understanding...that it was not exclusive to CPU...That it provided benefit to all CPU's?..I could see how it would provide most benefit to Quad cores...

Please correct me if I am wrong...I do not want to misinform...

 

LP531
Thats Ok man, u take care Dnt wrry.
Im sorrie i couldnt luk at any case because hav my exams just one left on the 26th, so will after that.

Btw jus one last question - As u said ul give me a PSU that will handle my later upgrades like SLI Grpahics Card, More ram{going uptil 8 GB}, New HDDs???rie.

1} Shud i go for a raid 0 setup for the os as u mite remember i was going for 1 * 160 gb and 5 * 750 GB

 

@sarthak14
I was looking at raid for os...(2)320GB...
I was looking at (4) 500GB...for storage...

P/S will handle SLI...and all these drives...

If you are wanting the spec's listed above...you are not going to come close to your budget...No Way...Not even close...

750GB drives are $280 a piece with out tax or ship...You are talking over $1500 for drives...

I had every thing set to go...

Tell me what your expectations are again?..

 

@LP531

TAKEN FROM AN OLD POST

I think these were it

l tell u.
THANKS Again LP531


I think this was basically it
Dnt rem it btw Il try 2 give u a build and u can temme how to omprove it.

one last question {i knw im irritatin u im sorry}
is there any pt in puttin 4 * 2 GB DDR2 800 MHZ rams at any pt.

and ya i will be adding 750GB drives in an update process.nt at one go., but ill guess go with 4 500 GB.

Really Dumb question, can u explain raid 0 to me again...cant explain it 2 my bro.And is it reall difficult to install or configure ?

BTW Sir you are GGGGGGGGGreat!!!1

 

Lp531
It will feed any CPU put on that board, but no dual core CPU will ever need it.
The 4+4 is intended for dual cpu and quad core feeds, it is true that the spec also allows for it to connect to 'some single cpus' there isn't going to be any such cpu going in that system.

I wasn't going to explain every possible situation that 4+4 could be required, I was trying to give an answer that solely related to what was being bought for that build.

But true the answer was not so black and white as I first said.