Question about PSUs

[Cr0ss]

Ok I'm just a little confused what is the difference between a 24 and a 20+4 connector?

 

[Redbeard]

Ok I'm just a little confused what is the difference between a 24 and a 20+4 connector?

Older motherboards required a 20-pin ATX connector. When the newer boards came out with a 24-pin connector, it was up to manufacturers to figure out the best way to accommodate both designs.

Turns out you can do it fairly easily by making the last 4 pins on the 24-pin connector "break off" and detach, allowing you to use all 24-pins at once or just 20-pins depending on your board.

 

[Cr0ss]

Older motherboards required a 20-pin ATX connector. When the newer boards came out with a 24-pin connector, it was up to manufacturers to figure out the best way to accommodate both designs.

Turns out you can do it fairly easily by making the last 4 pins on the 24-pin connector "break off" and detach, allowing you to use all 24-pins at once or just 20-pins depending on your board.

I knew something was wrong thanx, bought a power supply for my bro's comp mobo's 20pin ordered a psu that says 20+4 but its fixed cant break off 4 guess i gotta rma thanx

 

[[Spectre]]

I knew something was wrong thanx, bought a power supply for my bro's comp mobo's 20pin ordered a psu that says 20+4 but its fixed cant break off 4 guess i gotta rma thanx

Is there anything obstructing letting the other 4 pins hang off?

 

[Cr0ss]

Is there anything obstructing letting the other 4 pins hang off?

nopes its just plain on whole 24 even though it said 20+4 at newegg
SILVERSTONE SST-ST60F

It shows 20+4 and the photo shows it can be detached but when I got it its just one whole thing 24

 

[Gorankar]

He means, can you still plug it in leaving the 4 extra pins hanging off the side? That works sometimes.. If not, then there is also this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200065 ,which should do the trick just fine...

 

[[Spectre]]

He means, can you still plug it in leaving the 4 extra pins hanging off the side? That works sometimes.. If not, then there is also this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200065 ,which should do the trick just fine...

Bingo. Some mobo's are clear around the ATX connector others aren't. The unit is fully compatible if you can let them just hang free and will only key in in one direction.

 

[Cr0ss]

I tried, it won't go won't fit

 

[[Spectre]]

I tried, it won't go won't fit

Ah well, then you can grab one of the adapters GORANKAR linked.