EPS12V or ATX12V with EATX12V?
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EPS12V or ATX12V with EATX12V?
Brand new ASUS P8Z77-V LX motherboard with 8-pin EATX12V socket.
Antec TruePower 750w PSU with both 8-pin EPS12V and 4-pin ATX12V plugs.
Both plugs will correctly seat in the EATX12v socket (the 4-pin plug at the righthand end of the EATX socket if the latch is uppermost), but which should I use, please?
Information on the web doesn't always tally with what the ASUS and Antec user manuals imply. My guess is that "E" in EATX12V stands for "extended" or "expanded", so I should use the 4-pin ATX12V plug and ignore the redundant pins at one end of the EATX12V socket.
Correct?
TVM,
TLXV
Antec TruePower 750w PSU with both 8-pin EPS12V and 4-pin ATX12V plugs.
Both plugs will correctly seat in the EATX12v socket (the 4-pin plug at the righthand end of the EATX socket if the latch is uppermost), but which should I use, please?
Information on the web doesn't always tally with what the ASUS and Antec user manuals imply. My guess is that "E" in EATX12V stands for "extended" or "expanded", so I should use the 4-pin ATX12V plug and ignore the redundant pins at one end of the EATX12V socket.
Correct?
TVM,
TLXV
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According to the PSU's manual you should:
Connect the 8-pin or 4-pin ATX12V connector for the CPU to the appropriate connector on your motherboard. If your motherboard has an 8-pin socket with a cover on some of the openings, we recommend that you remove the cover and use the 8-pin connector.
Note: Please also refer to your motherboard user’s manual for any special instruction.
http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=1764&fid=237
Connect the 8-pin or 4-pin ATX12V connector for the CPU to the appropriate connector on your motherboard. If your motherboard has an 8-pin socket with a cover on some of the openings, we recommend that you remove the cover and use the 8-pin connector.
Note: Please also refer to your motherboard user’s manual for any special instruction.
http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=1764&fid=237
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Thanks, green granite, but I have the manual along with the words you quote, and this is part of the confusion.
The ATX plug from the PSU is 4-pin
The PSU also has an 8-pin plug but it isn't ATX, even though it fits perfectly
The ATX socket on the mobo is 8-pin with none of them covered
So, do I use the 4-pin plug because it is ATX, or do I ignore the nomenclature and use the 8-pin plug?
The mobo userguide doesn't help as it only shows pictures of connectors - both 4 and 8 pin - connected to the 8-pin socket, and makes no mention of nomenclature.
Ta.
The ATX plug from the PSU is 4-pin
The PSU also has an 8-pin plug but it isn't ATX, even though it fits perfectly
The ATX socket on the mobo is 8-pin with none of them covered
So, do I use the 4-pin plug because it is ATX, or do I ignore the nomenclature and use the 8-pin plug?
The mobo userguide doesn't help as it only shows pictures of connectors - both 4 and 8 pin - connected to the 8-pin socket, and makes no mention of nomenclature.
Ta.
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Thanks again.
A bit more creative Googling, and I found my question has already been asked - and answered.
I can use the 8-pin EPS12V in the EATX12V socket - which is how I had it before I got cold feet and tried to think logically!
A bit more creative Googling, and I found my question has already been asked - and answered.
I can use the 8-pin EPS12V in the EATX12V socket - which is how I had it before I got cold feet and tried to think logically!
