GTX 670 On 400WATTS?

[Mac070]

Hello I Just Bought A EVGA GTX 670 Brand New For $115 on 10/25/15. My Current Build Is: AMD A10 7870k
EVGA 8gb 2400mhz ram
ASUS A88XM-A
Western Digital 1TB 7,200RPM Hard Drive
120mm kingwin red led fan
Diablotek Diamond ATX Mid Tower Case 400W Power Supply(Will The PSU Work?)
Link For Part: http://www.microcenter.com/product/356585/Diamond_ATX_Mid_Tower_Computer_Case_with_400W_Power_Supply
Also What Settings Should I Expect To Play On ? GTA 5 and Unturned. Thanks

 

[4745454b]

No, not a chance. That PSU won't even have the plugs needed to power that card. You'll need to replace it.

 

[Mac070]

No, not a chance. That PSU won't even have the plugs needed to power that card. You'll need to replace it.

But the card comes with 2 six pin connectors to power it

 

[4745454b]

Adapters? Trust me, you don't want to use those with that PSU. In a few cases you can get away with using one, but planning on using two to provide power is a HORRIBLE idea.

 

[unksol]

It's a horrible horrible PSU. If you use it expect it to die and take the motherboard and GPU with it.

 

[Mac070]

Adapters? Trust me, you don't want to use those with that PSU. In a few cases you can get away with using one, but planning on using two to provide power is a HORRIBLE idea.

what if i use a solid gear 650watt? Or a corsair 650w?

 

[4745454b]

The Corsair should be alright. They have a number of 650W units, so not sure which you are looking at. Should be plenty of power however.

 

[Mac070]

The Corsair should be alright. They have a number of 650W units, so not sure which you are looking at. Should be plenty of power however.

what about the solid gear ? I can buy it.

 

[4745454b]

Not familiar with them, guessing no.

Edit: In case you are wondering, here is a real review of a Diablotek unit. Not the one you have, but it shows the quality of the unit they produce. Notice this unit can output just over half of what they claim. If this carries over to their other units, that "400W" unit can actually output around 200-250W. Notice also that the efficiency of the unit is going down with every test. From 82.3% which is very low already, down to 78.8% from the last reading we see. My 450W unit has two 6+2pin PCIe power plugs and never goes below 82%. I use it to power a 7950boost/280 which uses more power then your GTX670. You can't just a PSU by the wattage.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=187

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Solid Gear power supplies are very very poor.

 

[Karadjgne]

Solid gear psus are or should be ranked tier4 according to everything I can find, which puts them barely 1 step up from Diablotek. That's not really saying much.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[Mac070]

Not familiar with them, guessing no.

Edit: In case you are wondering, here is a real review of a Diablotek unit. Not the one you have, but it shows the quality of the unit they produce. Notice this unit can output just over half of what they claim. If this carries over to their other units, that "400W" unit can actually output around 200-250W. Notice also that the efficiency of the unit is going down with every test. From 82.3% which is very low already, down to 78.8% from the last reading we see. My 450W unit has two 6+2pin PCIe power plugs and never goes below 82%. I use it to power a 7950boost/280 which uses more power then your GTX670. You can't just a PSU by the wattage.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=187

I can buy the corsair 650watts for $40 on Craig's list and the solid gear for $10 used

 

[Sapphire Thunder]

I can buy the corsair 650watts for $40 on Craig's list and the solid gear for $10 used

That Corsair will work since it is most likely old TX series or RM. Maybe even HX.
All of which are nice units.
It COULD also be VS series, which is also a bad choice.

HOWEVER, be sure to ask how long the seller has had it, what parts has been used in the pc it was in (cpu and gpu models) and in what kind of usage it has been.

 

[Karadjgne]

Solid gear for $10. That price kinda really tells you everything you need to know about it. Those psus are not used by any OEM like Dell or HP and ibuypower or cyberpower builders use corsair psus, so the only place you'll get a solid gear psu is in a custom pc or its a replacement for an OEM that was too small. And now it's for sale for $10? Even the current owner doesn't think much of it or the price would at least be commiserate with the $40 corsair.