OCZ Power Supply

[Serra]

Alright, I just bought an OCZ 520w Modstream power supply (not a lot of high quality PSU's avilable where I live & I'm not a fan of purchasing things on the internet... it was the best I could do), and I'm looking at it and noticing that the main power connector is a 20-pin connector with an additional 4-pin that you can slide on to it. Because my computer is a P4 that uses the 20-pin connector, I want to make sure that I can just plug in the 20-pin connector (disregarding the 4-pin connector) without using some sort of adapter.

I've been checking pinouts on the web and am getting mixed results (which I find odd). That added into the fact that I lost my voltmeter has left me wondering.

~Serra

[Dave in Daytona]

If your mobo is 20-pin ATX, just ignore the extra 4 pins. ;)

[Ugly n Grey]

You can just plug in the 20 pin connector....for sure...

[Squid_Spit]

Thats how i'm running right now.

[bullit]

By the way your power supply it´s probably the best ever made.. :stick:

[Dave in Daytona]

By the way your power supply it´s probably the best ever made.. :stick:(1) PC P&C 510
(2) OCZ PowerStream
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[Squid_Spit]

Modstream is further down, the modstreams really arn't that great.

[Dave in Daytona]

Modstream is further down, the modstreams really arn't that great.I didn't want to create a post 2-feet long! :p: :explode:

[[XC] leviathan18]

they are that bad for a normal use computer??? i dont think so

[KoolDrew]

they are that bad for a normal use computer??? i dont think so

Really there is not one modular PSU out there that is well designed. The closest one is the Neopower, but its fan choice and mounting is poor. So there are no modular supplys out that I can recommend.

Here is what I don't like about the Modstream:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/atx-psu_11.html

You can see in the second graph it has very poor regulation. This results in unstable voltages under heavy load. In the colored chart it shows the Modstream has miserable cross-load tolerance. Load on any one line severely impacts the output on others. You can look at the Powerstream for comparison:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/powerful-psu_11.html

As you can see the Powerstream even has trouble with heavy loading of the 5V line. However this isn't really a problem for systems today. The Powerstream can also get a bit too warm since the 80mm fan spins slowly enough just to be quiet.

[Squid_Spit]

I didn't want to create a post 2-feet long! :p: :explode:
Hehe, i suppose you're right