Wtf? Motherboard power connector...

penguinrusty · 11-20-2005, 02:44 AM

Can anybody tell me why my Ultra X-Connect psu connector to the motherboard is four pins short on my DFI Lanparty nf4 SLI-DR mobo's connector?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...usty/power.jpg

34erd · 11-20-2005, 04:16 AM

Because its 4 pins short of your SLI-DR thats why

Some PSU's only have 20 pin conectors, so you need to buy a 20 to 24 pin convertor. Its not as good as native 24 pin but it will work.

**Cromewell** · 11-20-2005, 08:31 AM

Ultras use 20pin as standard, you can get a 24pin ultra connector though

penguinrusty · 11-20-2005, 08:13 PM

If I get the 20 to 24 pin conveter, will I notice a decrease in performance?

Fedcer · 11-21-2005, 01:02 AM

Hi,

with most boards a 20 to 24 pin adapter is enough. However, with DFIs motherboards you should NOT do it or you'll probably have stability issues. Buy a native 24 pin PSU. Take a look at this thread at DFI-Street, it has a list of PSUs that work well with that mobo:

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854

Bye,

Fedcer

[-0MEGA-] · 11-21-2005, 01:05 AM

penguinrusty, what psu do you have now?

34erd · 11-21-2005, 01:24 AM

Ultra X-Conect.

penguinrusty · 11-21-2005, 02:40 AM

Heh...I went to 4 computer stores today, and none carried it, and only one actually knew what it was. The guy there said that DFI's mobo's can still work with the normal 20-pin connector, and just to put it in where it fits. I tried it, and there's only one way that it can go in. Do you think this will work?

**Cromewell** · 11-21-2005, 05:30 PM

The power lines still match up so it could work. The first 24pin Intel boards (the ones now might still be, I haven't checked) were tolerant of 20pin and I think the AMD boards are as well but you might have voltage stability problems, especially if you are using a high powered graphics card (or 2)

penguinrusty · 11-22-2005, 06:04 AM

I was just looking in the DFI Mobo's manual, and it said that if you use an ATX instead of a BTX psu, it will work, but it will void the warranty.

11-20-2005, 02:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 577	Wtf? Motherboard power connector... Can anybody tell me why my Ultra X-Connect psu connector to the motherboard is four pins short on my DFI Lanparty nf4 SLI-DR mobo's connector? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...usty/power.jpg __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

11-20-2005, 04:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Because its 4 pins short of your SLI-DR thats why Some PSU's only have 20 pin conectors, so you need to buy a 20 to 24 pin convertor. Its not as good as native 24 pin but it will work. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami Last edited by 34erd; 11-20-2005 at 04:19 AM.

11-20-2005, 08:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,445	Ultras use 20pin as standard, you can get a 24pin ultra connector though __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-20-2005, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 577	If I get the 20 to 24 pin conveter, will I notice a decrease in performance? __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

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11-21-2005, 01:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fedcer Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 43	Hi, with most boards a 20 to 24 pin adapter is enough. However, with DFIs motherboards you should NOT do it or you'll probably have stability issues. Buy a native 24 pin PSU. Take a look at this thread at DFI-Street, it has a list of PSUs that work well with that mobo: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 Bye, Fedcer

11-21-2005, 01:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Ultra X-Conect. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

11-21-2005, 02:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 577	Heh...I went to 4 computer stores today, and none carried it, and only one actually knew what it was. The guy there said that DFI's mobo's can still work with the normal 20-pin connector, and just to put it in where it fits. I tried it, and there's only one way that it can go in. Do you think this will work? __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

11-21-2005, 05:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,445	The power lines still match up so it could work. The first 24pin Intel boards (the ones now might still be, I haven't checked) were tolerant of 20pin and I think the AMD boards are as well but you might have voltage stability problems, especially if you are using a high powered graphics card (or 2) __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-22-2005, 06:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
penguinrusty Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grass Valley, CA Age: 17 Posts: 577	I was just looking in the DFI Mobo's manual, and it said that if you use an ATX instead of a BTX psu, it will work, but it will void the warranty. __________________ "Weighing in at an extremely portable 42 pounds (lbs) is the Lappy 486. Finally, a computer for your lap. By Compy." -StrongBad AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR 2gb Geil Value RAM Maxtor 160gb SATA hdd Hiper Type-R 550 watt PSU Aopen DVD burner ATI X1800XT

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