I just got a new PSU today (My previous one was dead when I bought it). It came with an 8-pin EPS 12V connector and a 4-pin ATX 12V connector. My motherboard supports both. I have a Intel i7 930 core. I've heard that I could plug in either one and it would still boot up, but I've also heard that plugging in the wrong one would either fry the CPU or cause instability. Which one should I plug in?PSU: Antec EarthWatt 500W
If you have both, plug in the 8-pin EPS connector. It definitely won't hurt. It only makes a difference when you get into extreme overclocking (4+ GHz) and you start pulling ridiculous amounts of current through the CPU. The 130W Thermal Design Power of that processor isn't a maximum value, it's the normal, heatsink design level for running at stated clock speeds. Under extreme overclocking and overvolting, those silly processors can pull twice that much - assuming you have an extreme cooling system that keeps the cpu from burning up. At stock speeds, the 4 pin connector (rated for 150W @ 12V) is more than adequate.
