Help needed selecting a new power supply

[Omnomnick]

I'm considering buying a new power supply but I don't quite understand what 'Pins' are on a motherboard. Are these mostly the same or are they different.

And. Would this Power Supply be sufficent for a computer with a E8400 CPU, a X1950GT GPU, 2-4GB of RAM and I dunno about a new Motherboard . http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=691095

But I don't know what my motherboard's pins are. It requires 24 Pins to run this particular Power Supply. My motherboard is currently a MS-7187 with a i945P Chipset. I will be upgrading soon but I need a new power supply now.

 

[No Limit]

The main power connector changed from a 20 pin connector to a 24 pin connector in the official atx specs. This means that older mother boards will have 20 pins while the newer ones will have 24.

If you have a 24 pin mother board and a power supply that only has 20 pins your mother board will still work, you can plug this connector in and 4 pins will be left blanks.

If you have a mother board that has 20 pins you will need a power supply that has a 20+4 pin configuration. It has the standard 20 pin connector and in addition to that has a split off 4 pin connector that can be combined to make 24. I can not find much info on the power supply you posted but the page you linked to only specifies a 24 pin connector, not a 20 + 4 pin connector so you would have to email or call them to confirm the power supply works with a 20 pin mother board. I also can not find much info on your mobo but you can count how many pins that connector has by simply opening up your case and taking a look at it.

 

[Omnomnick]

Ok, thanks that kind of helped alot

Ill email them and ask.

EDIT: Also, is this a decent Power Supply. Sounds good enough, low noise and all that jazz. But gimme your opinions.

 

[No Limit]

460W will be enough for what you want to do. I can't comment on how reliable gigabyte power supplies are as I've never dealt with them but gigabyte is a fairly big company with a reputation. Just get a PS with at least 2 years warranty and you should be fine.

 

[Omnomnick]

Cool. I've emailed them and it says 'Reply within 2 working days.' so I'll just see.

 

[Asus]

It should work well. 460watt is plenty.

looks like it is made by FSP aka fortron
Most power supplies are not made by the brand they are sold under. Even Antec has models in it's own line that they don't actually make but are rather made by Seasonic or CWT.

That's what a 20+4 pin looks like
http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Zalman_HD160/zalman07.jpg

 

[Omnomnick]

Oh, I remember that...

I remember seeing it on a 'How to build your own PC tutorial video'

But, I just revisited the link and, there is no possibility that it will be too large for my case is there?