Recently I received an older PSU that has a 20-pin + (separate) 4 pin power connector. I noticed that most PSUs now have a single 24 pin power connector. Will the separate 20-pin + 4 connector work on ...

This is on one of those ultra cheap PSUs that usually come included if you buy a cheap generic case. I swappwed this one out for a decent Seasonic unit from new, so this one has never been used (until ...

We might not see this happen right away, but we're going to move away from that damn 24-pin power connector going into motherboards towards something far smaller, better, and more power-efficient.

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