GTX 960 Power supply

[Ruskylfc]

So, I recently bought a GALAX GTX 960 , and its specs says a minimum of 400W PSU. I have a Corsair CX 430 and it's working pretty normal until now. Will any of my components be harmed because of it?

Rest of the specs:

AMD FX-8320
8GB RAM
Samsung EVO SSD 120GB
SATA 7200

 

[Dogeisilluminati]

Is it the 80 PLUS bronze? Well, corsair says this about the PSU, Over-voltage and over-power protection, under-voltage protection, and short circuit protection provide maximum safety to your critical system components. And the GTX 960 has a minimum of a 400w psu requirement wattage in case it needs more power, but it has a 120w TDP. So it's basically only using 120 watts, saving enough power for your other components. So you should be ok.

 

[bignastyid]

While the CX isn't a very good unit due to some poor component choices, but its not bad to the point where its a danger to the system. Even if/when one of the caps fails(most common failure I see on these) it is unlikely to cause damage.

 

[Ruskylfc]

Yes it is 80 PLUS bronze. Oh well, thanks for your answer! I'm less worried now. But would you suggest changing the PSU for no worries at all?

 

[Dogeisilluminati]

Yes it is 80 PLUS bronze. Oh well, thanks for your answer! I'm less worried now. But would you suggest changing the PSU for no worries at all?

I would suggest this PSU, XFX makes good PSU's. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Power+Supplies-_-N82E16817207013&gclid=CjwKEAjw8e2sBRCYte6U3suRjFESJAB4gn_gBd7iNMxxwlG6IJsCApPEnnganbhITIwGJgRMw3KI3hoCsuTw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[holyprof]

Use your current CX PSU and replace it later if/when your PC start showing weird behaviour like restarts or bluescreens during gaming.