[SOLVED] Is a 450W PSU enough for a GeForce GTX Titan Black?

[Lucas G]

Hey I just got a GTX Titan Black and wanted to test it out but I wasn't sure if my PSU was enough.

System Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 2400G
Motherboard: MSI B450 PRO CARBON AC
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black
PSU: EVGA 450W Standard

 

[punkncat]

No, Nvidia recommends 600W minimum for that GPU.

 

[Lucas G]

No, Nvidia recommends 600W minimum for that GPU.

What if I just wanna check if it boots up and posts with the GPU installed? No benchmarking or games being ran

 

[DSzymborski]

What if I just wanna check if it boots up and posts with the GPU installed? No benchmarking or games being ran

Only if it's the B3, the GM, or the GD. The rest of the EVGA PSUs at precisely 450W are of such low quality I wouldn't even do that.

 

[Lucas G]

Only if it's the B3, the GM, or the GD. The rest of the EVGA PSUs at precisely 450W are of such low quality I wouldn't even do that.

I've got a W3 series. I'm guessing that's a no?

 

[USAFRet]

What if I just wanna check if it boots up and posts with the GPU installed? No benchmarking or games being ran

What if you just want to buy a whole new PC?

You know....from trying to run it off a PSU that is underpowered.

 

[DSzymborski]

I've got a W3 series. I'm guessing that's a no?

Depends how much risk you want to accept.

I would not. That, I believe, is the lowest-quality EVGA PSU has ever made available at that wattage. The N series is actually worse, somehow, but they didn't offer one of those at precisely 450W. A W-series PSU has no business being in any system that has a GPU that requires supplementary power.

 

[Lucas G]

Well I'm glad I haven't tested it yet, thanks for the help. I had to make sure before I did any crucial mistakes.