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Old May 26, 2008, 05:39 PM
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Default 8 pin ATX cable
well I have a problem, I guess I must have overlooked this when I ordered the board, but my new ASRock 4Core1600WIFI board needs an 8 pin ATX cable that my PSU dosn't have. I know that I should just get a new PSU but the PSU I have is going to be more than capable of powering the unit, it just doesn't have the right cable, and I really don't want to go out and buy a good new PSU (probably going to cost at least another $75). So what I was wondering is if anyone knows where I can get one of these.

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psucon...epsadapter.jpg

Other than that, the 6 pin PCI-E cable fits in the socket but I really don't want to try it with that because if I'm not mistaken there is something different with the PCI-E sockets. Anyways, thanks in advance for any help.
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Old May 26, 2008, 06:12 PM
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You only need a 8 pin if you plan to overclock your system as the 8 pin will provide more stable power to the board.
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Old May 26, 2008, 08:32 PM
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Do not!!!!! plug in the PCIe plug!!!!!!

I find it strange that your PSU has a 6 pin PCIe plug but not an 8 Pin ATX what brand / model is it?

Your asrock board should have shipped with a plastic plug covering 4 of the 8 ATX sockets on the board. Leave that in and use the 4 open ones.
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If you have the 4 pin you can plug it into the board in the 8 pin. Take a look in your user manual, it must say wich side you must plug the 4 pin in the 8 pin socket. (If you have the same user manual version than the one from the website, it is on page 34)

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I had an older power supply with only the 4pin plug and it worked fine, even had my system overclocked with it. I do think if you are going to overclock and up your voltage you should use 8pin, and I have heard that Quad Cores need 8pins, don't know if that's true because i don't have one.
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It was an Antec earthwatts 430 watt PSU, nice Seasonic built one, but I swapped it out for a Corsair 450VX I had in my old PC, it had an 8 pin connector. Its my kid brother's board that I just built for him. Its just about even with my E6750 system I built last year.
His has the E7200, which is a damn good CPU, it runs its full clock of 2.5ghz at 1.03 volts. Thanks for the help though.
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