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Clydeman
02-27-2008, 10:35 AM
I just have a few quick question about using a P4 connector on the 780i MB. I have a HIPER HPU-4R580-MS ATX12V v2.2 580W which only has a P4 MB power connector. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817128004

1. Is this an approved connector on this board?
2. Am I going to run into problems if attempting to overclock my CPU beyond the 3.6 GHz range and if so will a 4 to 8 pin adapter work instead of having to replace the PSU?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Here's my setup since I am new and can't setup a sig...

CPU - E8400
MB - XFX 780i
Cooler - ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball
RAM - CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
GPU - MSI NX8800GT 512M OC GeForce 8800GT
PSU - HIPER HPU-4R580-MS ATX12V v2.2 580W Power Supply
funkyman23
02-27-2008, 12:28 PM
that is a problem where u buy that psu and can u change it for some other, never buy any computer stuff without investigating it ,but if it works then u are good and u wont be able to get 4ghz out of e8400
bigfoot
02-27-2008, 03:26 PM
Hi I use Hiper psu's all the time and they are a good make they also make a 8 pin adaptor for the 580w , I am running a asus 650i sli setup on 580w one my self and had no issue's at all and I am running my 780i setup with the Hiper 880w the watt's they quote is the true power not the max unlike some psu makers

Rig 1
HIPER 880w
XFX 780i mobo
C2D E6850
Thermalright ultra extreme 120
corsair dominator pc2 8500 2x1g
2 x xfx 8800gt alphadog's
VISTA ULTIMATE 32

Rig 2
Hiper m 580w
asus p5ne-sli mobo
C2D E6700
corsair pc2 6400 800mhz 2 x 1g
2 X nvidia 8600gt sli
VISTA ULTIMATE 32 BIT
Clydeman
02-27-2008, 09:05 PM
that is a problem where u buy that psu and can u change it for some other, never buy any computer stuff without investigating it ,but if it works then u are good and u wont be able to get 4ghz out of e8400

Funky, what do you mean I won't be able to get 4 GHz out of it? Do you mean with the current P4 connector or at all because I have seen several of the E8400's with 4.5 GHz running stable? As for the purchase of the PSU, I've had it for a year and a half and just recently did an upgrade from a board with a P4 connector.