Thank You to all for such a great source of info.
I just bought all the parts to build a new computer based on the
D975XBX board. (Newegg 6 months same as cash makes it very tempting)
I have only built two systems before, one in 1998 and one in 2005.
So I know just enough to be dangerous.
This is my first Intel board I have bought but as soon as I opened the box I knew then I would never buy any other board besides Intel.
The documentation with this board is amazing.
And IMHO everything seems to be very high quality.
But as I said I am not familar with other boards.
My question is:
The "AUX PWR (HDR 1X4)" power input connector on the board.
This is unfamilar to me.
I use Antex power supplys (Just for the simple reason; I try to stay with one brand for each componet on all my computers, just to keep everything as simple as possible for my limited abilty.)
I was planning on using a SMARTPOWER 2.0 500 watt.
But it does not seem to have this output.
I assume that this 1X4 connector on motherboard is for graphics card?
I have a XFX 7800GT video card for this board.
Can I get by with this power supply until I can get one with the 1x4 output?
I did search this forum before I posted but I did not find HDR 1X4
Thank You Again
jwalk2c
I just bought all the parts to build a new computer based on the
D975XBX board. (Newegg 6 months same as cash makes it very tempting)
I have only built two systems before, one in 1998 and one in 2005.
So I know just enough to be dangerous.
This is my first Intel board I have bought but as soon as I opened the box I knew then I would never buy any other board besides Intel.
The documentation with this board is amazing.
And IMHO everything seems to be very high quality.
But as I said I am not familar with other boards.
My question is:
The "AUX PWR (HDR 1X4)" power input connector on the board.
This is unfamilar to me.
I use Antex power supplys (Just for the simple reason; I try to stay with one brand for each componet on all my computers, just to keep everything as simple as possible for my limited abilty.)
I was planning on using a SMARTPOWER 2.0 500 watt.
But it does not seem to have this output.
I assume that this 1X4 connector on motherboard is for graphics card?
I have a XFX 7800GT video card for this board.
Can I get by with this power supply until I can get one with the 1x4 output?
I did search this forum before I posted but I did not find HDR 1X4
Thank You Again
jwalk2c