Question Can I use an rx 580 2048SP with 350w PSU? With an i5 6400

[Foyezes]

I bought a peladn rx 580 2048sp which has one 6 pin connector. The 6 pin connector can provide 75W max and the pcie lanes will provide 75W max as well. So 150 max draw for the gpu. I have an i5 6400 with ddr4 rams, 1 ssd and 3 hdds. If the i5 6400 draws 65W max, can I possibly use a thermaltake 350W psu with the gpu?

 

[Lutfij]

Thermaltake is the brand of the PSU, while 350W is the advertised wattage of the unit. What is the model of the unit and the age of the unit?

 

[Foyezes]

Thermaltake is the brand of the PSU, while 350W is the advertised wattage of the unit. What is the model of the unit and the age of the unit?

Litepower 350W, about 5-6 years

 

[Nice Nicer]

You can, but it ist not a good solution . The problem is, your PSU doesn't have the required sixpin connector. Using adapters to solve this problem is risky.

 

[Nice Nicer]

[SOLVED] - six pin connector with twice molex or once sata on the other end ?

I have two adapter cables for the six pin connector on a graphics card. Both work but they have different input connectors. One of them has two molex adapters on the other end and the other one has a sata connector. My power supply suports both methods. Now my question is, why does one of them...

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An older thread about using adapters

 

[Foyezes]

You can, but it ist not a good solution . The problem is, your PSU doesn't have the required sixpin connector. Using adapters to solve this problem is risky.

It does have a 6 pin connector

 

[DSzymborski]

This PSU should not be used. It's possibly the worst piece of junk that Thermaltake has ever sold and that's saying something considering how many dirt-cheap horrors they've released. It's not even a 350W PSU in any meaningful sense (for PCs that are from after about 1999, it's barely a 300W PSU)

Unless, of course, you're not interested in being an RX 580 owner very long.

 

[Foyezes]

This PSU should not be used. It's possibly the worst piece of junk that Thermaltake has ever sold and that's saying something considering how many dirt-cheap horrors they've released. It's not even a 350W PSU in any meaningful sense (for PCs that are from after about 1999, it's barely a 300W PSU)

Unless, of course, you're not interested in being an RX 580 owner very long.

Just testing to see if the gpu works, will upgrade to a 550W psu very soon

 

[DSzymborski]

Just testing to see if the gpu works, will upgrade to a 550W psu very soon

So long as you immediately take it out after quickly testing it.

 

[scoelho]

The reason people saying rx 80 2048 sp 8gb is so broken mining or resold and bla bla, people using crap psu and weak, a rx 550 demand almost 400w and rx 580 unless u udervolt and undeclock gonna one day or other broke. save some money and buy a decent psu people don´t want spend 150-300 dollares than pay more for new pc.

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