GTX960 power requirements

[Kasparas]

Hi guys, i wanted to ask if my psu is going to be good enaugh for the cheeky gta960. So the specs are these :
+3.3v +5V +12V1 -12v

15 A 20A 8A 14A 0.8A 2A
120w max


edit : link to a foto of psu's specs https://cache.osta.ee/iv2/auctions/1_1_18198257.jpg

ty for the replies

 

[BringerOfTea]

who made the PSU? what wattage does it deliver?

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-960/specifications

Wattage should be fine, though the make is abit unfamiliar to me.

 

[Dustybin]

What model and brand is the PSU? A 960 GTX recommends a 400w PSU minimum but you would want a half decent model not some no name unbranded unit.

 

[Proofy]

What model and brand is the PSU? A 960 GTX recommends a 400w PSU minimum but you would want a half decent model not some no name unbranded unit.

^^ this, and it also depends what cpu and motherboard you're using. If you have an i3 then it will work as your pc won't take more than 300watts

GTX 960 take 120 W on full load, i3 4th gen will take around 54 W max load, include HDD, case fans will be less than 300 watt in power consumption while gaming so 550w will work even if it's bad PSU. However I do recommend that you upgrade your PSU in the future.

If you have AMD cpu+motherboard then you will probably have to upgrade it right away

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

DON'T TRY TO RUN A 960 with a very poor power supply like that one.

 

[Kasparas]

the psu is made by qori. My cpu is i5 4440 that has a 84 watt tdp and my modo is h81m-k its micro atx i believe

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's a very poor power supply , I wouldn't risk my components running it.

 

[Kasparas]

by the way would anyhting happed to the gpu if i ran a gpu in this case a 960 on a psu thats not enaugh? for ex. would i fry it?

 

[Proofy]

i5 4440 84 W + GTX960 125W = 209W + 50w (this will be less than that but ok consider all fans, usb, hdd and ssd) = 259Watt on max load, also your pc will never be on max load except you run Prime95 or other test burners and there's not reason to do so. Yes you can buy GTX 960 with that PSU even if it's a bad quality one because it can handle 259 watts for sure

It would fry it since I doubt that PSU has any surge safety or such but like I said, it can handle 960 with no issues

 

[Kasparas]

Proofy are you sure? if i burn my gpu i will blame it on you 😀

 

[Proofy]

Proofy are you sure? if i burn my gpu i will blame it on you 😀

I'm sure, I can't say anything for power surges (thunder strikes, electricity spikes in your household and such). For that either buy a USP or a quality PSU that has safety for that cases.

 

[Kasparas]

I guess i will have to try. Maybye i will try lowering the max power limit to smth like 90%. thnx guys.

 

[Kasparas]

By the way forgot to ask i only have 22 A added up on my 12 v rail. is it going to me enaugh?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE"][/video]

 

[Proofy]

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE"][/video]

Agreed but this is 550W (probably 450w rated output) on 259watt 100% load not 335W on 75%, hence he will be using about 220watts on 75% load meaning 100watts less than in the video provided. If he bought R9 380 tho then we could compare this situation to the video

Funny thing is that Corsair is marketing in the video while their low watt PSU's sucks (CX series)

 

[Steve Tmps]

dont do it, you will fk up ur PC like i did...
so far my 1TB Hdd and 120GB SSD got fuccked up for doing that

Get a 80Plus Certified PSU for at least 500W

dont risk ur hardware

 

[Proofy]

dont do it, you will fk up ur PC like i did...
so far my 1TB Hdd and 120GB SSD got fuccked up for doing that

Get a 80Plus Certified PSU for at least 500W

dont risk ur hardware

can you explain more? What PSU you had, what cpu/gpu you had, fans etc ?

 

[Steve Tmps]

dont do it, you will fk up ur PC like i did...
so far my 1TB Hdd and 120GB SSD got fuccked up for doing that

Get a 80Plus Certified PSU for at least 500W

dont risk ur hardware

can you explain more? What PSU you had, what cpu/gpu you had, fans etc ?

happend exactly as the video says...

Exploded FX 6300 GTX 960 H60 corsair HDD SSD and thing went just like that

 

[Proofy]

and you didn't overclock the cpu nor gpu and you had 550watts psu? hmm