P4 Psu

[raffa]

I am currently using an Intel celeron processor and i've ordered a new case that comes with P4 power supply. Can anybody tell me what the difference is and will it work with the celeron?

cheers

[Erik]

It should work just fine. It is probably just a marketing thing being used by the company to help sell the cases to people who don't really know much by saying right on the box it is compatible.

What kind of Celeron do you have? The newer chips and motherboards will take a 24pin ATX cable, and older ones only take 20 pin. Also the newer (well not really that new) chips will also have a 12v lead too. From the sounds of it your new PSU probably has all of the above. A link to the unit you purchased, and the exact make and model of motherboard and CPU would help to ensure they will work.

Just a note, even if you have the older style 20pin motherboard many power supplies have a connector that can be seperated to remove the extra 4 pins if not needed. You just leave them unconnected to the side.

[raffa]

celeron (r) 2.00ghz, motherboard is a 20 chip but does support P4 though. Can it do any damage if i try it first?

cheers for the reply.

raffa

[saphalline]

No no, it won't damage anything. That whole "P4 ready" crap was just the vernacular term for an ATX 12V PSU (ATX 2.0 spec). This PSU spec ensured at least 14A on the +12V rail and the inclusion of an extra square 4-pin connector that supplies +12V power directly to the area of the CPU.

PSU's of this type were given the street name of "P4 power supplies" because the original Pentium4 was the first CPU to require massive amounts of +12V power to maintain stability. But this by no means requires you to have a Pentium4 CPU in order to use the power supply. It's just a term to give you an idea of the PSU's capabilities. That is, if you understand that stuff. ;)