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    Case punch outs don't match mobo

    This is a pretty simple question, but I was just making sure I wasn't missing something. I got an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum motherboard. The on board LAN and audio jacks basically means it won't match up with the metal punch outs on my case. The solution is obviously to just cut the entire punch...
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    I got my motherboard today, and the manual says you can just plug a 20-pin PSU in right into the 24-pin spot and leave the 4-pins unconnected on the end. Problem solved.
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    Yes, that helps to ease my fears. I don't do much upgrading, I usually keep a computer for 3 or 4 years and then build a new one. I have a feeling that things will change even more by then that there is a chance if I did get a 24-pin PSU it might even be obsolete by then too. I am just glad...
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    OK, I just wanted to make sure the adapter from 20-pin to 24-pin motherboard wouldn't complicate things. If I thought/knew that it would I would probably just buy another PSU and send this one back (and eat the shipping cost).
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    OK, can somebody just say whether or not this is going to melt my computer down or not? I'm not overclocking and know jack shit about rails and voltage blah blah blah. Is this going to work and not cause some sort of electrical failure?
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    So I'm not royally screwed and this should work fine, but technically speaking this wasn't the best choice?
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    I ended up buying a Fortron 530W 20-pin model ( http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-968&depa=0 ). I figure this will have all the juice I will need in the foreseeable future, especially since people say Fortron's are conservative in their wattage estimate. So since...
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    Building computer-all pieces chose- will it work?

    Hahahaha! That is why I made this thread. Thankfully for 10 dollars more, that problem is solved. Anything else? The case is cheap, but all the reviews speak really highly of it. Also, I have another case here in case that one is total shit. I just want something fresh, and that had very...
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    Building computer-all pieces chose- will it work?

    Hey, this is the 2nd computer I've built, and just wanted to double check on here that there weren't any inconsistencies before I went ahead and ordered. Missing from that list are IDE cables, RAM, and hard drives. I already have these. I will be using 1GB of PC2100 RAM until I upgrade (I...
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    I came across this note on the power supply page review I was looking to buy: F.Y.I -- This PSU has a 20 Pin Main connector and a 4 Pin +12V connector, no PCI Express Connector. Super quite. A high quality unit for the $$. Newegg is a pioneer in sorting PSU's in versions, but wish they would...
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    Thanks for the replies. That thread seems really useful, but I'm still wondering what the range of wattage I should be looking for is? Also, it's not that I am looking exclusively at 20-pin models, it's just that the 24-pin ones I have seen are very expensive, and there isn't much selection.
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    what converted you to AMD?

    My family had a K6-2 and it was the first non-90mhz computer I had ever had, so I was really impressed with the speed. When I decided to build mine, I got an Athlon 500, and it was cheap and that computer treated me well. When I had to build again a few years ago I got an Athlon XP, and it...
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    Looking for a reliable PSU... help

    I'm building another computer, and I'm sort of out of the loop I guess. Firstly, the motherboard I'll be usng accepts 24-pin, but I think 20-pin might be cheaper and then just buy an adapter for that. The hardware I'll be running is an AMD 64 3200+, Geforce 6600GT, MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mobo...
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