X7DAE PSU with 20+4, and 2 more 4s - works?

davision

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I have the X7DAE which requires 24, 8 and 4.

I purchased a Fortron Source -- Epsilon FX700 PSU which has 20, 4 and two other 4 pins labeled CPU1 & 2.

Partial specs from their website are here...
*AC Full Range Input is applicable throughout the world.
*High efficiency and power saving design >85%
*Independent 4 Channel 12V Input design. Provides stable power.
*0.99 Active PFC. Improves the rate of power utilization.
*20+4Pin Connector designing compatible to all motherboards in the
market.
*4+4Pin Connector design, complying with the requirement of CPU for
ATX or EPS system
*S-ATA Connector design which supplies high transfer S-ATA interface
products with stable power
*2 Channel PCI-E Connector
8 Pin 12V which supports double CPUs and supplies stable voltage.
*MTBF:100,000 hours



The two 4 pins labeled CPU can connect side by side (there are little clips which make this nearly automatic). I assume I can use this to plug into the 8 pin on the mobo, right?

And just get a 20 to 24 converter and it's all good?


This PSU business is frustrating. Supermicro says get an ATX supply and nothing about EPS yet most people here are saying EPS. I don't get it.
 
Okay, I misunderstood this PSU. There is NO manual supplied, and I'm not familiar with all the bells & whistles on this thing. It turns out that the 20 has a companion 4 pin that can be used together to make 24. Which means I only have two 4 pins left (which can be combined together to be 8).

So, now I think I just need to convert one of these 4 pins into a 8, so then I'll have the 24, 8 and 4 covered. Either that, or I use the 4 pins together to make 8, and convert a 4 pin Molex to a 4 pin power plug. Which makes more sense?
 
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