Newegg.com - Athena Power 4pin (HD MALE) to 8pin (EPS-12V Female) Convertor Model Cable-AD4/8Pin - OEMI'd have to buy a new power supply though for the 8 pin CPU power connector or do the regular 4 pin ones work in it.
no not worth the extra cash , why not go with a 650i/680i . I think they are working on a new board as well .
whats newer than a 590sli?If it were me id wait and $ave until i could afford the upgrade maybe even to a newer better sli board . Your rig seems decent enough . I like to double my performance when i upgrade . Patience is a virtue that saves cash
lmao.
ummmmmmmm...when you find the am2 mobo with a 680i chipset, lemme know.
yeah. the 590sli board is the best (and newest surprisingly enough) chipset for am2. 680i is for intel 775.
whats newer than a 590sli?
I heard the 8-pin power connector, is to help stabilize the system a little more, when a quad core is installed.
yep the 570 is the AM2 version of the 650i, and the 590 is the AM2 version of 680i for single sockets..... but when u get into dual-socket am2s, there is a 680:
Newegg.com - Open Box: ASUS L1N64-SLI WS Dual Socket L (Socket 1207FX) NVIDIA nForce 680a SLI MCP SSI CEB AMD Motherboard - OEM
granted v-dogg...but thats not a 680i chipset on that board. and its not a socket am2. and jesus christ its expensive.
Not necessarily for quad cores.I heard the 8-pin power connector, is to help stabilize the system a little more, when a quad core is installed.
that's dual socket 1207, which is different to AM2yep the 570 is the AM2 version of the 650i, and the 590 is the AM2 version of 680i for single sockets..... but when u get into dual-socket am2s, there is a 680http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131146R