Antec Neo

[sipher]

I'm looking at getting an Antec NeoPower 480 for my rig. I haven't found my answer after a few searches on the forums although I'm sure it's been brought up before.

MSi K8N Neo2 Plat has a 20 pin connector and the Neo supplies a 24 pin and a 24 to 20 pin relay. I know this will work, but would I be better off taking off the 24 pin connector and directly putting a 20 pin connector to the main lines so I can bypass the relay? If so, should I just seal off the extra 4 wires that should connect to the 24 pin plug?

Also, what's the benifit of having 2 x 12v rails exactly?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[[Spectre]]

As long as no caps or other items block the use of just the 24pn from the PSU to the board connect it without the adapter.

2 12v rails isolate high draw components from one another.....12v2 is for the processor only and 12v1 powers everything else that is 12v powered.

 

[Molgera]

Despite the manual on Antec's website and even the manual in the box still stating otherwise, a NeoPower 480 I recently purchased no longer comes with the 24-20 adapter. I actually had to call them to realize this, but the way the connector is now designed, you can simply detach the extra 4 pins if need be. Much better I think... that adapter is pretty cumbersome. The cable count is off too I think... if I remember correctly, there was an extra SATA cable and one less PATA cable than what was listed.