Single 4-Pin for a CPU

[notPotatoe]

Hello, I wanted to ask, I have a pretty old PSU which only has one 4-pin CPU connector and wanted to ask if a single 4-pin would be enough for a 11600k

[da na]

I believe so.

[RONOTHAN##]

7 minutes ago, notPotatoe said:

Hello, I wanted to ask, I have a pretty old PSU which only has one 4-pin CPU connector and wanted to ask if a single 4-pin would be enough for a 11600k

It can provide up to 150w, so the system will turn on and work, but you'll probably be limited on the boost clocks.

 

That said, if your PSU is low end enough that it only has a single 4 pins, it probably doesn't have enough wattage for the entire system, especially if there's a GPU.

[Guest]

19 minutes ago, notPotatoe said:

Hello, I wanted to ask, I have a pretty old PSU which only has one 4-pin CPU connector and wanted to ask if a single 4-pin would be enough for a 11600k

If the PSU is that old, maybe you shouldn't be using it.

 

What is the PSU?

 

[Jurrunio]

can afford 11600k but cant get a good PSU...? Priority problem here. You dont even get much advantage over the 11400/11400F considering the increased expense on CPU and a Z590 mobo.