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**Paul in Houston TX** · November 5th 10, 12:10 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte

wrote:
Just bought a GByte GA-P41-ES3G and fitted CPU Intel 430 LGA 775.
CPU fan only spins a few seconds then stops. Nothing on the screen, no
bios display. The PSU is a bog-standard 20 pin plus the extra 4 pin
plug nr the CPU. Should I invest in a 24-pin PSU, would it make any
difference? Do people use a 24 pin PSU AND the 4 pin 12V plug?

Its difficult to figure out what you are doing.
However, my guess is that you are using a 20 pin psu for a
24 pin mb with the additional 4 pin cpu power plug.
Yes, you have to use all of those.
That cpu is capable of drawing 30 amps.
Combine that with the north and south bridges
and you will need at least a 500 watt psu.
If you have a vid card, add another few hundred watts.
If you overclock, add another few hundred watts.