ULTRA X3 1000w connector for CPU?

bratboy

I just ordered one of these for my new build but kind of confused. My new MB is a gigabyte x58 board with a I7 965EE cpu. Anyway the MB says it wants 2x4 12v connectors for the CPU but I only see one 4 pin 12v listed. Does the PSU also come with a single 8 pin 12v connector or am I going to have a problem getting everything hooked up right?

I did notice in the list of connectors there is one listed right below the "1 x 4-pin P4" that say "1 x 8-Pin P8". Is that the cable I will want to use? If it is how do I tell it apart from the 8-pin PCI Express cables?

cyclonite

8 Pin PWR for MB



8 Pin PWR for PCI-e



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bratboy

cool so it comes with what I need and I'll want to use the white connector. Thx alot for the pic as it helps

cyclonite

If you look at the shape of the connectors you will see that they made their best effort to dummy proof the 2 connectors.

bratboy

LOL, thats me. I've putter upgraded/built a system or 2 but this is my first major build

• CoolerMaster Stacker Case ST101

• Ultra X3 1000w Modular PSU

• Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Processor

• Cooler Master V8 CPU Heat sink and fan

• GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P 1366 X58 MB

• 12 gigs of CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

• 2 WD10EADS SATA 1T Green Drives ( the new 3 platter drives)

• Seagate 7200.11 SATA 1T Drive

• 1 CD/DVD Burner with Lightscribe SATA

• 1 BluRay Burnewr SATA

• Sapphire 4870x2 2 gig vid card

• Hauppauge 1800 DVR TV card PCI-ex1

cyclonite

glad to see that some people don't mind spending money frivolously

did you buy stock in your local power company as well?


I have a single x2 and cant stand how loud the fan is....I could not imagine 2 of them singing in harmony

furball zen

The X2 only has one fan, 2 proc's :)

bratboy

The 4870x2 is a single card, hehe

In all honesty I'm planning on this being my computer for the rest of my life actually. I've been slowly buying all the parts over a long time. The machine will mainly be used for school since I take most of my courses online. Being someone with AIDS & disabled I just didn't have the energy to put it all together till now.

I figure I'll use it at default setting for a while and then when it starts to feel slow I'll be able to OC and get that "Fresh Again" feeling LOL

cyclonite

my mistake I thought that he typed in 4870x2 X2.......

And like I said I have a 4870x2 and its loud as crap...cant stand it...as soon as $$$ permits I am probably going back to a single GPU card with an aftermarket cooling solution...either fanless or at the very least a one of these

I have one of these on my 120 ultra and I am completely sold as it is damn near unnoticeable.

furball zen

Why not WC the card then?

cyclonite

off topic...but why not..


For a computer that is only on for about 12 hours out of a 7 day week that is way too much trouble.

for just simple web browsing I just use my laptop

furball zen

Well ok then, why build such a computer only to run it that little?

cyclonite

I built it as a game system and well life kinda got in the way gaming lately.

Looking to push my career to the next level so I have been working on expanding my brain with a CISSP cert

furball zen

Ah i see, tis a noble cause nonetheless :)