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sli power supply and motherboard that does not support sli
Hi everyone!
I have a silly question, but here goes. Is it possible to use an sli power supply on a motherboard that does not support sli? I ask because my 200 watt psu is failing and the only psu I have is a 700 watt sli to use as a temporary replacement but need to make sure before I try it. Thanks in advance for your answers. Rue |
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sli power supply and motherboard that does not support sli
"Rue" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! I have a silly question, but here goes. Is it possible to use an sli power supply on a motherboard that does not support sli? I ask because my 200 watt psu is failing and the only psu I have is a 700 watt sli to use as a temporary replacement but need to make sure before I try it. Thanks in advance for your answers. Rue No such thing as a silly question. SLI power supply provides available power for two video cards, but you don't need to use that function. You need to first find out if the SLI power supply has the right connectors for your mainboard. The SLI power supply for example probably has a 24-pin main power connector for the mainboard (though some are 20/24 modular). If your motherboard was running off of a 200W power supply, it might need a 20-pin main power connector from the power supply. There are adapters available to allow just about any power supply to run just about any motherboard and/or other internal component. But by the time you locate the right adapter, you could have gotten a replacement power supply that's a perfect fit. In general, if your SLI power supply has the right connectors on it (check), it should work fine. -Dave |
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sli power supply and motherboard that does not support sli
On Feb 4, 11:50 am, "Dave" wrote:
"Rue" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! I have a silly question, but here goes. Is it possible to use an sli power supply on a motherboard that does not support sli? I ask because my 200 watt psu is failing and the only psu I have is a 700 watt sli to use as a temporary replacement but need to make sure before I try it. Thanks in advance for your answers. Rue No such thing as a silly question. SLI power supply provides available power for two video cards, but you don't need to use that function. You need to first find out if the SLI power supply has the right connectors for your mainboard. The SLI power supply for example probably has a 24-pin main power connector for the mainboard (though some are 20/24 modular). If your motherboard was running off of a 200W power supply, it might need a 20-pin main power connector from the power supply. There are adapters available to allow just about any power supply to run just about any motherboard and/or other internal component. But by the time you locate the right adapter, you could have gotten a replacement power supply that's a perfect fit. In general, if your SLI power supply has the right connectors on it (check), it should work fine. -Dave Dave Thanks for you quick answer. Very informative. I have an adapter for 20 pin so that will work. Also, I have the sli psu because I'm in the process of building a gaming puter and modding a case. So, I really don't want to buy another psu. I can use this one until I finish my gaming pc. Again thanks a lot! Rue |
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sli power supply and motherboard that does not support sli
No such thing as a silly question. SLI power supply provides available
power for two video cards, but you don't need to use that function. You need to first find out if the SLI power supply has the right connectors for your mainboard. The SLI power supply for example probably has a 24-pin main power connector for the mainboard (though some are 20/24 modular). If your motherboard was running off of a 200W power supply, it might need a 20-pin main power connector from the power supply. There are adapters available to allow just about any power supply to run just about any motherboard and/or other internal component. But by the time you locate the right adapter, you could have gotten a replacement power supply that's a perfect fit. In general, if your SLI power supply has the right connectors on it (check), it should work fine. -Dave Dave Thanks for you quick answer. Very informative. I have an adapter for 20 pin so that will work. Also, I have the sli psu because I'm in the process of building a gaming puter and modding a case. So, I really don't want to buy another psu. I can use this one until I finish my gaming pc. Again thanks a lot! Rue No problem. Using an SLI power supply on that older rig? That's a bit like using a Corvette to run to the store to buy a gallon of milk. But no doubt it will get the job done. -Dave |
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sli power supply and motherboard that does not support sli
Before I bought my components I googled them together to see if other people were successfully using them in combination. |
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