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cyrnel · 03-14-2005, 01:02 PM

It'll work if your supply has enough +12V. The new pins are +12V, +5V and +3.3V. If your board really needs those pins supplied or you don't like the untidy look you can buy an <a href="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=12-101-121&depa=0">adapter for $4.</a>

For the A8N Sli the 20 pin supply plug should go into the motherboard at the socket end furthest from the PCI slots. The "unused pins" on the motherboard would be the 4 closest to the PCI slots. Doing this wrong woud be very bad. Check the colors for reference.

The generic question gets back to if your power supply can handle the +12V demands. For your AMD it's quite possible if your supply provides 20A or more at +12V, though you won't have much wiggle room for extras or hot days. I wouldn't bother with current P4 boards. (pun not intended)

03-14-2005, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	It'll work if your supply has enough +12V. The new pins are +12V, +5V and +3.3V. If your board really needs those pins supplied or you don't like the untidy look you can buy an <a href="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=12-101-121&depa=0">adapter for $4.</a> For the A8N Sli the 20 pin supply plug should go into the motherboard at the socket end furthest from the PCI slots. The "unused pins" on the motherboard would be the 4 closest to the PCI slots. Doing this wrong woud be very bad. Check the colors for reference. The generic question gets back to if your power supply can handle the +12V demands. For your AMD it's quite possible if your supply provides 20A or more at +12V, though you won't have much wiggle room for extras or hot days. I wouldn't bother with current P4 boards. (pun not intended)