Question 1

The connector that is stamped "CPU" has 8 pins. How am I supposed to hook this up to a MB that needs a 4 pin 12v?

SuperMicro X10SLM-F

Thanks

Accepted Answer

the connector separates in the middle leaving one connector side with 4 round holes and one side with 3 round and one square that one is the one you plug into the board for more detail google '4 pin board 8 pin cpu power" and a link to toms hardware will pop up its a great site for computer questions hope this helps

Question 2

has dual 12vdc 4 pin plugs for video card?

Accepted Answer

There are two possibilities:  There are two four-pin CPU connectors and an EPS 8 connector that splits into two four-pin connectors.

As Bill B notes, many graphics adapters require the PCI-E connector of which there are two.

The cable lengths are pretty generous as well.

Corsair has a PDF with the cable lengths on it that is very useful (but I'm not allowed to post a link to it).

Question 3

What is this product for?

Accepted Answer

I'm going to assume you're not just trolling...

The various parts and components inside of a computer all run on direct current, at various voltages: 12V, 5V, 3.3V, etc.   The power that the utility company delivers to your house comes out of the wall as alternating current, at 110-120V (if you're in North America) or 210-220V (elsewhere in the world).  A computer's power supply unit (PSU) converts utility power into computer-friendly power.

This product goes into a desktop/tower computer; its "form factor" is ATX, which means it fits into mid-size or larger cases.

If this was an elaborate troll, I feel like an idiot for answering; if not, I hope this helped.

Question 4

my CD-ROM needs a sata power cable and i was just wondering, dose this power supply have a sata power cable?
please help me.

Accepted Answer

Yes, it does. Click the Specifications tab and it mentions that is has 5 sata power connectors.

Question 5

can i use this as a top mounted power supply because my computer isnt able to have it mounted on the bottom?

Accepted Answer

I think you were confused by the picture. It shows the power supply upside down. I think they did that to show the name and the model number. If you will look closely, there's a screw hole to the left of the power connection. If it were to be installed as it is pictured, the bottom screws on power supplies are in the corners, not offset like it shows. Bottom line, it should work fine. You will just have to stand on your head to read the name.  ;)

Question 6

Does anyone know if this will replace the original power supply for my dell xps 435 mt?

Accepted Answer

Upon doing a little research the CX500 should work in the dell XPS 435mt, the CX500 has the 4+4 eight pin CPU power connector, the (20+4Pin) Main connector and five SATA power connectors.

Question 7

Will this be sufficient to power an asus gtx 660ti with 3gb of vram?

Accepted Answer

It depends on how many other things it has to supply power to. If you have just a single hard drive and one cdrom and not a lot of other things needing power I'd say yes. If you ever decide to get another asus gtx 660ti to run in SLI then I'd go for a 600 watt or larger. Hope this helps. I run a corsair 750 watt and just one vid card but I have 5 hard drives and two cdroms and two docking stations card reader and 12 gig of ram and a fast pentium cpu on an x58 EVGA board . Always better to have a little more power supply than not enough.

Question 8

Can this power Supply power a Gtx 680?

Accepted Answer

I would not feel comfortable with this set up, under load the 680 can use 350W and at idle uses 100w. So that would leave only 150w for your CPU/mb/dram/disk drives/etc. I like more margin than that in my rigs. I believe the 80% efficiency rating drops off at the high end just as the low end so you would loose the ps efficiency as well as stress/tax the ps.

Tomshardware did a good review on the 680, page 19 says alot

Question 9

How does the unit turn on? I have connected it to an AC outlet and flipped the switch, but nothing happens. One of the pins is already broken so I need to get a replacement anyway, but is this a defect or is it user error?

Accepted Answer

Assuming you have the switch on the power supply set to "on" then the motherboard should turn the power supply on when you push the main power button/switch on your computer case. So my question to you is, do you have the power button/switch on your computer case connected to your motherboard via two wires (usually these two wires are connected to look as one)? If you do then your switch could be bad, your motherboard could be bad, or your power supply could be bad.

Question 10

Will the CX500 work as replacement PSU for the HP Pavilion Elite m9250f?  The original 350 watt unit has died and I want the upgrade for a new video card. I've seen this recommended as a replacement, but it looks like the fan points up instead of out the back like the original. Pointed up the fane is going to just blow into the roof of the case, but maybe I am missing something ... Any input would be welcome!

Accepted Answer

I don't know much about the particular computer case you're talking about.  If I were you, I'd open the case up and look for the location where your current PSU is located (then measure it!).  The dimensions of this unit are 150 x 86 x 140 mm.  Also, air comes in through the top (referencing the image on this page) and exits through one of the sides - the side where the power connector is.

Hope that helps!

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