Using 4pin ATX 12V Power CPU connector on FP-IN9 SLI

[vhero]

I read somewhere this board is backwards compatible with 4 pin PSU leads? I'm sure I have used 4 pin leads in the past for this board with my previous PSU anyways but the thing is my current PSU has just bit the bucket and I need a new one which I cannot afford anytime soon so need a cheap one to get me through for a while and cheap PS's DONT come with 8 pin 12v CPU cables. So would a 4 pin cable be okay?

[BUFF]

it should work but an 8-pin would be preferable.

[oolon]

The reason for the bigger connector is that pci-e cards can draaw up to 75W from the board 8pin can give twice the current of 4. Most cars however don't. Get a graphics card with an external power connector and watch what you plug into the boar and you should be fine.

[kater-acme]

oolon,
The power from 8 pin EPS goes only to the CPU, only. It has nothing to do with VGA and PCI-E slots. In v few cases (some Intel boards) you need to connect the full 8 pin, but in a vast majority of boards it's perfectly OK to just use 4 pins. You simply don't need that much power with 775 CPUs anyway.
Maybe you were thinking about a molex socket that can be sometimes found on (even single PCI-E) boards?

vhero
Just connect the 4 pins and you'll be OK. Whatever your CPU is on that board it certainly won't need that much juice. The 8 pin thing is just a marketing gimmick "hey, look we used a server connector - enjoy!".

[vhero]

oolon,
The power from 8 pin EPS goes only to the CPU, only. It has nothing to do with VGA and PCI-E slots. In v few cases (some Intel boards) you need to connect the full 8 pin, but in a vast majority of boards it's perfectly OK to just use 4 pins. You simply don't need that much power with 775 CPUs anyway.
Maybe you were thinking about a molex socket that can be sometimes found on (even single PCI-E) boards?

vhero
Just connect the 4 pins and you'll be OK. Whatever your CPU is on that board it certainly won't need that much juice. The 8 pin thing is just a marketing gimmick "hey, look we used a server connector - enjoy!".

thanks you just saved me like £30 on a PSU