Date: 12/08/06 (Computer Geeks) Keywords: html An article noting how one power supply it's reviewing is not ATX 2.0 compliant "The ATX12V 2.0 specification has introduced the 24-pin mainboard connector mainly because of the arrival of the PCI Express x16 slot that can provide up to 75W of power to the graphics card across the +12V rail. The older 20-pin connector had only one +12V pin for which such a high load could be dangerous. The pin could burn away, provoking failures in operation of the computer or even damaging the mainboard (the pins could get as hot as to melt the plastic of the connector). The new 24-pin connector has two +12V pins that provide a combined current up to 8-10A without any risk of burning (one pin provides a current up to 6A whereas each additional pin adds up about 50% to that value, i.e. about 3A in this case)." You might be able to get away with a low end PCIe card, but if you have a high end card that sucks quite a bit of power check to see if the power supply you're using has a 24pin connection for fire safety... This is for system builders. If you have a ready-made machine I don't think you'd have this problem. At least I hope not. original link found from http://www.jonnyguru.com/ Also, a free 500w supply after rebate for those who need an ATX 12V supply on the cheap (I got a 400w supply for free last time the same way- got my rebate on that one just recently): http://shop3.outpost.com/product/458797 Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1008469.html
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