GTX 460 768MB with Corsair VX450?

[itisravi]

My current PC has corsair VX450 as PSU (450W, 33 Amps).

I want to buy a GTX 460 768MB card. The problem is that the PSU has only one 6-pin connector while the card has two.

Is there a way to make it work? The TDP for the card is 150W so amount of power shouldn't be much of a problem.

 

[Lmeow]

It should work, considering it manages to use less power than the HD 5770. You will need a dual molex (4-pin) to single six pin PCI-E connector.

 

[wa1]

It says:
Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.

Yes, it should be fine with your PSU, just like Lmeow said above, get dual molex (4pin) to 6pin connector...

 

[welshmousepk]

yeah, corsair PSUs are rated lower than they can actually perform (so they get better efficiency scores). i wouldn't trust a no name PSU with such a GPU, but the corsair should be fine.

You will probably find that the GPU will come with the molex adapter you need, so i wouldn't buy one until you know what card you are buying. almost all GPUs of that price range come with a molex adapter.

 

[ubernoobie]

Corsair's low end psus are underrated but the higher end : 750watt+, they are about 100watt higher than rated but rated lower for efficiency

 

[welshmousepk]

they are underrated at the lower end too:

http://www.corsair.com/products/vx/default.aspx

the vx450 is capable of supplying 548w across all rails. more than 450 no?

 

[megamanx00]

It will run just fine.

 

[itisravi]

Thanks guys for your replies. Now waiting for the card to arrive.

 

[Lmeow]

the GTX460 uses more power then the HD 5770, not less. about 30-40w more

http://www.techspot.com/review/299-palit-inno3d-geforce-gtx-460/page13.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king/16

Oh yeah that was the HD 5830... my bad.