Gpu Permenant damage?

[velox909]

Hi so when i got my new gtx 1060 i didn't have a correct power supply and obviously that is bad. But my friend who has been working with computers for years said that since i installed my GPU drivers while having the incorrect power supply my GPU woudint preform to its maximum preformence and wouid cause permanent damage to my PC but less than a week later i got the correct power supply and barely used when i had the incorrect one. So is it true?

 

[Draqone]

No.

Your Power supply unit and your GPU drivers are totally independent and don't influence each other at all.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Your friend is wrong, as long as the driver installed okay with the old PSU that's fine.

You certainly don't need to re-install any drivers just because you swapped the PSU, that's baloney.

 

[Draqone]

Seeing as you got such great advice....


care to tell us what PSU you replaced and what your new PSU is?

 

[velox909]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00P2GDQZ8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

850W

 

[velox909]

Cheers

 

[Draqone]

It's an alright PSU, totally overkill for a 1060 setup however. Well, at least now you are sure you'll have enough power. 😀

 

[velox909]

My friend also said that since i didnt uninstall the old gtx 950 drivers on my old PSU that it some how is still running at the power of a gtx 950.

 

[dontlistentome]

Your friend is funny.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

My friend also said that since i didnt uninstall the old gtx 950 drivers on my old PSU that it some how is still running at the power of a gtx 950.

Baloney - - he's either deliberately pulling your leg or he knows very little about computer hardware & drivers.

 

[velox909]

I thought so well thanks for youre help everyone!