[SOLVED] Do two different video cards consume the same power on the same settings in games?

[Tybszka]

Hello, I have just bought a new gpu, a Rx 580 8gb nitro+, before I had a gtx 960 4gb.

I have an issue, whenever I try to play games even on the same settings as I did with my old card, the pc restarts. I think the issue might be with my psu, as it is and old one and "only" 550W.

I have tested it with OCCT, CPU works fine, but when I start the CPU and GPU test it immediately restarts the pc. But to be sure that the problem is with my psu, I'd be interested in that the two cards consume the same power on the same game settings.

Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz
Rx 580 nitro+ special edition
16GB DDR4 2100MHz
B250M-DS3H

 

[geofelt]

Your old card required only a single 6 pin pcie power connector.
Your new card needs a 8 pin connector in addition to the 6 pin.
That increases your psu requirement by some 150W.

What is the make/model of your psu?
Does your psu have both a 6 and an 8 pin connector?
If not, you need a better psu.
Do not try to use an adapter, particularly with a older psu that might not be delivering power on the 12v rails where modern parts require it.

If your psu is of cheap quality you open yourself to damage to all of your parts if the psu should fail under load.

 

[COLGeek]

What is the make/model of you old PSU? I suspect it is the problem as well.

 

[Tybszka]

Your old card required only a single 6 pin pcie power connector.
Your new card needs a 8 pin connector in addition to the 6 pin.
That increases your psu requirement by some 150W.

What is the make/model of your psu?
Does your psu have both a 6 and an 8 pin connector?
If not, you need a better psu.
Do not try to use an adapter, particularly with a older psu that might not be delivering power on the 12v rails where modern parts require it.

If your psu is of cheap quality you open yourself to damage to all of your parts if the psu should fail under load.

It does have 6 and 8 pin connectors.
I cannot give you the exact model of the psu, all I know it's make, Kraun. It is a really old psu, maybe even 8 years old.

 

[Tybszka]

What is the make/model of you old PSU? I suspect it is the problem as well.

All I know it's make, Kraun.

 

[geofelt]

If this is the data plate of your psu, it is totally inadequate.
The combined 12v rails total only 190w max.

Alimentatore Kraun 500W - likesx.com - Annunci gratuiti Case

Alimentatore Kraun 500W Prezzo:15 € Comune:Genova (GE) Tipologia:Accessori Vendo alimentatore per PC desktop Kraun P500ATX, potenza 500W. Provvisto di alimentazione supplementare per processori P4 o superiori e per schede PCI-Express, alimentazione per dispositivi ottici o

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I have no idea how they can claim it is a 500w psu.
Pick a tier 1/2, no worse than 3 psu from a quality list like this:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

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[tennis2]

Gonna need a new better PSU. 550W is perfectly fine as long as it's decent quality.

 

[Tybszka]

If this is the data plate of your psu, it is totally inadequate.
The combined 12v rails total only 190w max.

Alimentatore Kraun 500W - likesx.com - Annunci gratuiti Case

Alimentatore Kraun 500W Prezzo:15 € Comune:Genova (GE) Tipologia:Accessori Vendo alimentatore per PC desktop Kraun P500ATX, potenza 500W. Provvisto di alimentazione supplementare per processori P4 o superiori e per schede PCI-Express, alimentazione per dispositivi ottici o

www.likesx.com

I have no idea how they can claim it is a 500w psu.
Pick a tier 1/2, no worse than 3 psu from a quality list like this:

PSU Tier List [OLD]

Credit to @Starelementpokeand @Energycore for helping out with this long-awaited refresh of the old PSU tier list by Aniallation (who previously went several months without logging in), leaving the old list in need of help. This is simply an update of the list that was flawed in creation by the P...

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Thank you!

 

[tennis2]

If this is the data plate of your psu, it is totally inadequate.
The combined 12v rails total only 190w max.

Alimentatore Kraun 500W - likesx.com - Annunci gratuiti Case

Alimentatore Kraun 500W Prezzo:15 € Comune:Genova (GE) Tipologia:Accessori Vendo alimentatore per PC desktop Kraun P500ATX, potenza 500W. Provvisto di alimentazione supplementare per processori P4 o superiori e per schede PCI-Express, alimentazione per dispositivi ottici o

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I have no idea how they can claim it is a 500w psu.

That's gotta be a new low from what I've seen. "500W" that can only supply 190W on the 12V rails. Heck, even if you add up ALL the rails, you only get 296W!!!

If that's indeed the unit you have, definitely get a new PSU
Also, I'd cut all the wires off so nobody can ever use that thing again.