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Antec True Power 2.0?

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Is it compatable with 20Pin motherboards? Specs in sig Thanks
 
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Is it compatable with 20Pin motherboards? Specs in sig Thanks
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Physically yes but I believe your processor is regulated off of the 5v rail. 5v regulated processors posses a problem with crossloading on ATX12v2.0 PSU's.
 
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Is it compatable with 20Pin motherboards? Specs in sig Thanks
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The TruePower 2.0 should have a 20+4 pin modular ATX power connector whose extra 4 pins are detachable from the main 20-pin part. (Those extra 4 pins from the modular connector are useless on a motherboard whose main ATX connector has only 20 pins, and is not compatible at all with the 4-pin "Intel" ATX+12V square connector.)
 
I wanted upgradeibility in mind if I ever went with an A64 System I already speced out one but I don't have the money for it right now :( I just need a new PSU BC the fan is dying 3yr old antec SL350 Or can I just change out the fan? the 80MM fan is dying and I have planty of fans laying around
Specs for A64 System when I get more money so that why I asked about the True Power II It does have 40Amps on the 5V line though where my old one only has 35Amps so It should work
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3200BPBOX

BUFFALO 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model DD4002-512KIT - Retail
 
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I wanted upgradeibility in mind if I ever went with an A64 System I already speced out one but I don't have the money for it right now :( I just need a new PSU BC the fan is dying 3yr old antec SL350 Or can I just change out the fan? the 80MM fan is dying and I have planty of fans laying around
Specs for A64 System when I get more money so that why I asked about the True Power II It does have 40Amps on the 5V line though where my old one only has 35Amps so It should work
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3200BPBOX

BUFFALO 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model DD4002-512KIT - Retail
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The Vantec Ion then http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103465

While the TPII has a hefty 12v rail when the 5v is loaded higher than the 12v on ATX12v2.0 PSU the 12v rail quite often goes out of spec. The Vantec will be capable of running both systems.......also would some of the ATX12v1.3 SuperFlower units would as well if you want something modular.
 
Spectre said:
Physically yes but I believe your processor is regulated off of the 5v rail. 5v regulated processors posses a problem with crossloading on ATX12v2.0 PSU's.
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Does his cpu use any power from a 12V line?
 
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That board is strictly a 5v.
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That's true with Socket A motherboards such as the A7N8X. For those platforms, it's better to buy a PSU with a single +12V rail that has relatively strong +5V and +12V rails.

Modern Intel and Socket 939 AMD motherboards rely more on the +12 rail than on the +5V rail. For those systems, if your PSU is not up to spec, you must replace it with a native 24-pin model (ATX12V 2.0 compliant for the Socket 939 platform; ATX12V 2.0 compatible - but not necessarily ATX12V 2.0 compliant - for the Intel platform).
 
E4g1e said:
Modern Intel and Socket 939 AMD motherboards rely more on the +12 rail than on the +5V rail.
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Boards with a P4 connector should be solely regulated off the 12v.
 
Spectre said:
Boards with a P4 connector should be solely regulated off the 12v.
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One of my previous Socket A motherboards - an Abit NF7-S 2.0 - has a P4 connector that does not have to be connected in order for the board to operate. In this particlar board, it uses 5V without the P4 wire connected, or 12V with the P4 wire connected.
 
Spectre said:
Well I did qualify that with should....... but........which ones?
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Actually, I meant to say "but not both at the same time". Read my Abit NF7-S V2 statement above. As I said in rewriting that post, it uses 5V without the P4 connection from the PSU, or 12V with the P4 connection. (The P4 socket does not have to be connected in order for that board to work.)

I should have written the line "I've encountered boards which use both 5V and 12V rails" as "I've encountered boards which can use either the 5V rail or the 12V rail - but not both rails at the same time".
 
E4g1e said:
Actually, I meant to say "but not both at the same time". Read my Abit NF7-S V2 statement above. As I said in rewriting that post, it uses 5V without the P4 connection from the PSU, or 12V with the P4 connection. (The P4 socket does not have to be connected in order for that board to work.)

I should have written the line "I've encountered boards which use both 5V and 12V rails" as "I've encountered boards which can use either the 5V rail or the 12V rail - but not both rails at the same time".
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That will teach you to stealth edit on me :p
 
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