Im very close to buying myself a Sabertooth 990fx, but my PSU is an issue at the moment, so im looking for a fix.
Basically, i have a bog standard 550W PSU, and dont have the money to fork out for a new one when i get the motherboard. Its only got a 4-pin ATX connection for the processor, but the sabertooth has an 8-pin socket, AND it probably wont reach from the bottom of the new case im getting. So i looked at some straight up 4-pin to 8-pin extension cables, but ive seen some reports of them overheating and actually setting fire...
I dont really want that.
But ive found this cable here
that has a molex connection as well as a 4-pin connection. Would this be good enough to handle the motherboard with overclocking etc? It has 6 5* reviews and seems good, but what do you think of it?
Thanks!
Basically, i have a bog standard 550W PSU, and dont have the money to fork out for a new one when i get the motherboard. Its only got a 4-pin ATX connection for the processor, but the sabertooth has an 8-pin socket, AND it probably wont reach from the bottom of the new case im getting. So i looked at some straight up 4-pin to 8-pin extension cables, but ive seen some reports of them overheating and actually setting fire...
I dont really want that.
But ive found this cable here
that has a molex connection as well as a 4-pin connection. Would this be good enough to handle the motherboard with overclocking etc? It has 6 5* reviews and seems good, but what do you think of it?Thanks!
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| AMD Phenom II x4 965 | Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 | XFX HD 6870 | 4GB 1333MHz Crucial RAM |
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The S-Box
(13 items) |
Girlfriends Gaming Gizmo
(12 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II x4 965 | Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 | XFX HD 6870 | 4GB 1333MHz Crucial RAM |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Seagate 1TB SATAIII | Stock | Windows 7 - 64 bit | Ancient 4:3 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Trust Media keyboard | 550W | T-bird - blue | Gigabyte gaming mouse |
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