20 pin vs 24 pin psu

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by tunered, Sep 15, 2006.

  1. tunered

    tunered MajorGeek

    What does the exta 4 pins power, is it the pci-e only?
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    You only need the 24pin if your gonna use PCI/Express & DDR2 (915 & 925 boards). So basically if you dont have a 915 or 925 chipset then you wont need 24pin and the 20pin will just plug in and work fine.
     
  3. tunered

    tunered MajorGeek

    Thanks TimW, that answered it for me. ed
     

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