Need Advice on a 8 pin power connector

[norfolk]

Hi guy"s I recently picked up a Biostar with the 890FX chipset and I noticed I don"t have a 8 pin power connector just a 4 pin I added some pics as well.Is this going to be a problem?
My Power Supply is the
Enermax EG701AX-VE (W) 24P. It says 600 Watts Max.

System Specs:
AMD 965 (No OC)
4X2gig DDR3
1 Samsung dvd drive
2X640 gig drives
1X320 gig drive
1X 560 Ti

[SKYMTL]

The 965 is a 140W processor I believe. As such, I would highly suggest upgrading your PSU as that kind of wattage could put significant strain on the 4-pin connector.

However, if you have been using the 965 in another board previously without an 8-pin, there should be no issues. Be prepared though; some motherboards will limit a high wattage processor's speed if they detect a 4-pin connected instead of an 8-pin.

[norfolk]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

The 965 is a 140W processor I believe. As such, I would highly suggest upgrading your PSU as that kind of wattage could put significant strain on the 4-pin connector.

However, if you have been using the 965 in another board previously without an 8-pin, there should be no issues. Be prepared though; some motherboards will limit a high wattage processor's speed if they detect a 4-pin connected instead of an 8-pin.

I want to make sure that this is a stable build So I will change my PS...... Thx Sky

[SKYMTL]

You don't need anything huge. A well priced 650W Corsair, Seasonic or Enermax unit should do well and be ready for future upgrades (even PCI-E 3.0).

[_dangtx_]

youll probalye be looking at 350-400 at the wall so even a 500 watter will be cool.

[norfolk]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

You don't need anything huge. A well priced 650W Corsair, Seasonic or Enermax unit should do well and be ready for future upgrades (even PCI-E 3.0).

Alrighty then I"ll go that route

[norfolk]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

youll probalye be looking at 350-400 at the wall so even a 500 watter will be cool.

When you say 350 to 400 what does that its drawing that wattage out of the wall socket.

[KaptCrunch]

Note if MB has 2x4 eps, use the 1-2-5-6 pin connection when psu only has 1x4 esp (CPU POWER not PCI-e for polarity is reversed)

[KaptCrunch]

Originally Posted by norfolk

When you say 350 to 400 what does that its drawing that wattage out of the wall socket.

depends on your set-up but 350-400 is fine for 1 good GPU if using cross-fire/sli set-up then 650-750

[norfolk]

Originally Posted by KaptCrunch

Note if MB has 2x4 eps, use the 1-2-5-6 pin connection when psu only has 1x4 esp (CPU POWER not PCI-e for polarity is reversed)

So are you saying to plug the 4 pin connector nearest the top edge of the motherboard?