7870hd requirments urgent!!!

[abuzz]

guyz iam looking forword of buying his 7870hd but it requires 2x6pin and iam having cooler master thunder 500watt psu which has 1x6pin will it power up and i cant afford to buy new psu,or should i go with cheaper card.

 

[tenaciousk]

Could you give us a link to your exact model psu? if it is sufficent enough to power the 7870, what you can do is buy a Molex to pci-e 6 pin connector.

 

[ASHISH65]

NO get new psu cm psus are never reccommended

 

[abuzz]

Could you give us a link to your exact model psu? if it is sufficent enough to power the 7870, what you can do is buy a Molex to pci-e 6 pin connector.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6849

 

[andrewcarr]

As we concluded last time it's not a good PSU. You might be fine running it for a short period of time (still not recommended) but you'll want to replace it as soon as possible.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1639585/7870hd-power-consumption.html

 

[Traciatim]

You have an Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge processor, or AMD room heater?

 

[ASHISH65]

in previous thread many reccommended change the psu but you took taken it lightly!

 

[abuzz]

You have an Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge processor, or AMD room heater?

i5 2500k

 

[tenaciousk]

Yeah For a system using a single reference design Radeon HD 7870 graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater power supply. The power supply should also have a combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and have at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

Your cooler master has two +12v1=24 amps +12v2=21 Amps with a max output of 408 watts. If you bought the Molex to pci-e connector it would most likely work. But like the other said. Some cooler master units are not up to par with it competitors in quality. I Believe your model is one of them.

A new Psu is suggested.