so whats the deal with this 24 pin connector?

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LittleHoov

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well i was going to build an Intel system, but along the way i got converted:) so im selling what stuff i had and am now leaning toward a 64-bit system...ive seen that the nforce4 boards have a 24 pin connector on them instead of the usual 20..ive also heard that its fine to use the 20 on there and leave 4 pins open...this seems odd, so what exactly is the answer here?

one person even said that the extra 4 pins were for the PCI-E x16 slot? im confused and need help:)
 
Sounds like AGP Pro... Well, some MBs had that specifically for video as I heard, but now it's more just to provide extra power to the board. I assum it's by the ATX plug?
 
the 24pin connector is EATX power, it's on all the i9x5 based boards and on the nForce4s. The intel boards work with a 20pin but I'm not sure about the AMD ones
 
You *can* use only a 20 pin connector on the AMD boards, but that may lead to instability. I would buy an adapter, there only $5.00.
 
You *can* use only a 20 pin connector on the AMD boards, but that may lead to instability. I would buy an adapter, there only $5.00.
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or if the PSU is worth anything, it will come with one.
 
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