Question Add one more graphic card to my setup (ASUS GeForce GT 710 + ASUS GeForce GT 730)

[hardwaredrive]

Hello.

I have this setup:

• Motherboard: Asus Prime B360M-K - 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory - https://www.asus.com/supportonly/prime b360m-k/helpdesk_cpu/
• CPU: Intel i3-9100F CPU 3.6GHz
• RAM Kingston Fury Renegade 16GB (1x16GB) DDR4-2666MHz 2R CL13 Black
• NVMe SSD - 500GB
• Graphic Card: ASUS GeForce GT 710 https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/asus/gt710-sl-2gd5/
• PSU: VS Series VS550 — 550 Watt 80 PLUS® White Certified PSU (EU) - bought new with 3 years old in use desktop environment- https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/p/psu...-80-plus-white-certified-psu-eu-cp-9020171-eu my model has "VS" letters in yellow, link this image: https://business.shoppable.ph/image...500/500/detailed/16/41qP_8czQZL._AC__jpg.webp

The CPU hasn't GPU inboard (see the specs of this piece in this link: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...39100f-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-20-ghz.html)

I use all i/o provide from graphic card, these being:

• HDMI
• DVI-D
• D-Sub (VGA)

I intend add this new graphic card: https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/asus/gt730-4h-sl-2gd5/techspec/ (ASUS GeForce GT 730) to use side by side with my older graphic card. What do you think?
My goal is use seven monitors altogether through this type i/o and quantities, respectively:

• 4 HDMI from ASUS GeForce GT 730 and one more from ASUS GeForce GT 710;
• 1 DVI from ASUS GeForce GT 710;
• 1 VGA from ASUS GeForce GT 710;

The manual about motherboard is available in this link: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/PRIME_B360M-K/E13808_PRIME_B360M-K_UM_WEB.PDF?model=prime b360m-k and more information you can see this webpage: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/prime b360m-k/helpdesk_manual/

In the manual I didn't see anything about use both pci express slots, X16 and X1, at the same time.

What do you think about this setup? Will be work well all pieces together? And the last but not least I shared information about my OS:

$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy $ uname -a Linux ssdmain 5.19.0-43-generic #44~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 22 13:39:36 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

 

[Ralston18]

PSU: Make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

 

[hardwaredrive]

PSU: Make, model, wattage, age, condition (original to build, new, refurbished, used)?

I added new information on my main post. Please check this updated.

 

[Ralston18]

My initial thought is that the PSU will need to be upgraded: more watts/quality etc..

And at 3 years old (if I understand correctly) that PSU may be nearing its' built in EOL (End of Life).

Start here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

Use 3 or 4 of the calculators to get a sense of what the overall power requirements for two GPUs will be.

If a device provides a range of wattages use the high end value.

 

[hardwaredrive]

My initial thought is that the PSU will need to be upgraded: more watts/quality etc..

And at 3 years old (if I understand correctly) that PSU may be nearing its' built in EOL (End of Life).

Start here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

Use 3 or 4 of the calculators to get a sense of what the overall power requirements for two GPUs will be.

If a device provides a range of wattages use the high end value.

What do you think about this model? (new, never in use)

CX600 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply - https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu...s-bronze-certified-power-supply-cp-9020048-na

 

[Ralston18]

As mentioned in the TH link the PSU is a critical component.

Do two things:

1) Read reviews

2) Look for other posted suggestions regarding canidate PSUs.

The provided link and some other online checking was not favorable (to me) regarding the PSU.

There may be other comments and suggestions. All in all - keep looking for other PSU options.

 

[DSzymborski]

What do you think about this model? (new, never in use)

CX600 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply - https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu...s-bronze-certified-power-supply-cp-9020048-na

The CX 600 hasn't been made in nearly a decade. It's only listed on the site for historical purposes, so you'll never ever see it come in stock. And if you find one that hasn't ever been taken out of the box, it's basically a used PSU after the capacitors have sit unused for a decade.

You want the CX 550, which is *far* better than this old model. Corsair upgraded the CX series after the green label PSUs to be competent budget PSUs.

 

[USAFRet]

What do you think about this model? (new, never in use)

CX600 — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified Power Supply - https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu...s-bronze-certified-power-supply-cp-9020048-na

Sweet baby Jebus no....

I had one.
It died, and took a motherboard with it.