750ti to 1060 power questions

[tgbw079]

Hi there
As I have a gtx 750ti my gpu draws its power from the motherboard.
I was looking to upgrade my gpu to a 1060 6gb and wondered about how i would power the 6-pin connector on the gpu. The only thing is though is that my psu does not have a 6 pin connector coming out of it.
My question is is that if I were to use a 4pin to 6pin molex adapter will it power the gpu appropriately?

 

[heavyartillary9]

well, more importantly, how many watts does your power supply have ?

 

[tgbw079]

well, more importantly, how many watts does your power supply have ?

550W
And just incase you wanted to know, my cpu is an intel penitum g4400

 

[heavyartillary9]

well you could do the adapter, but i would suggest grabbing a 1050 ti, it is like your 750, mobo powered!

 

[kormet]

There is more than just wattage that determines can a psu run a certain card. A rule of thumb is, if your psu doesn't already have a 6-pin cable, it probably can't power the card that requires it and buying an adapter would be a very stupid idea. GTX 750 ti doesn't require very strong psu, it only requires 18A on +12V rail and most of the cheap psus can do that. GTX 1060, however, requires 27A. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, take a picture of your psu's specification and I'll tell you if it can or can't run GTX 1060

 

[tgbw079]

https://gm1.ggpht.com/50OtcdZqBEk0nU3JWgRGWh0d17_LkgmwcLkJ4o9AWN1Z5lbroz_hNY5heMNUz_BNtqJ7c_PfplR1zyhCqxUsMyJxG8k8jDfWzzqWQDzlAtVW9VjGJ2eIObWe76mfZk2DyQ3Ui4NnuNoeWA1hwc9cZGHneuOm4H7Mknhe_6wuNsKxqmFNvWzTp2As7j7PiJnwz1-Zfi8Vw4NBAhtSfxH9AWPIyOpKWtoHrf4Ofj9tLRvMUm9KUhu-HPJZQNf9Aj1PzX-TY_YJAuKXvGh10EUqPV5tSRxCgbOt66TS6Fe-T2YU_rkAAYTXFbvr-2yA8L6y5p9p9aw1JBzxU6NvFN0YCWkDfKZZecyEWrQ1BRV-MrA_kvnhi06BnD5VOAznZS8aU_okYW1yxxZv5CEklLyXrLeNG0t4xmgqMpFWTCH2SgiA12qSXXgkqRL3bPRgRyfiCYKvcJ-Axu4fZe64jvKVHl-A7fv9sUD53Hc7D2HbOh6Q1bYlDXTMMTMT_aDA9EdO9noFlbraISr6oWybtkTwzJc1A3K1q0XKv6-jhNzzkuGB0VxhYN0WFj8LYt6MtUcS03347YcQP8VATMJ_U_ohvV704tYsz59fcmgbIVkBqs6Sr1HLdgzUW6S7XQ1Ema2e_fAKsOtrcx_Qz7634xgZJatjtxj1r-E8GxmL-1R15Y_gAGevXck91UG4_U8RSBpnL2U3tE0dX0PV=w1920-h950-l75-ft
Also i wouldn't get the 1050ti as it offers an average of 15 more fps* and as a student, despite having a job, $250 (AUD) is not an ideal investment for the size of that increase in performance.

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb-Gdplt5YI