[SOLVED] possible to run a 1660 super with a 450W bronze PSU?

[Dinkydink]

Looking to upgrade my graphics card, new to this stuff thankyou!

 

[King_V]

Well on idle that thing is 130w to 150w max. On normal desktop stuff it is say 180 to 220w. However for a video card and a CPU that is going to work at least 60 percent the wattage will go above 300watts trust me. Also the lower the wattage the better the chance it is a cheap PSU with components that are not quality and alto things can work out for you in the long run you may be doing damage to your video card or other components. You will get about 350w usage at mnimum sometimes dips to 320 back up near 400w like I said but worst case scenario.

Where are you getting these numbers from? You're just throwing extremely improbable values out there, with nothing to back them up.

 

[Turtle Rig]

Where are you getting these numbers from? You're just throwing extremely improbable values out there, with nothing to back them up.

Based upon multiple computer configs from 4930k to 2600k to 8700k to 9900k. You do a bit of surfing and your using about 160 to 180w easy and on idle most system are 120w to 150w. Not making it up my friend. ✌💯😲

 

[King_V]

Based upon multiple computer configs from 4930k to 2600k to 8700k to 9900k. You do a bit of surfing and your using about 160 to 180w easy and on idle most system are 120w to 150w. Not making it up my friend. ✌💯😲

You are only repeating what you did before. Giving me some numbers with no actual evidence. How is this any more proof than what you did before?

Citations, please.

 

[Turtle Rig]

You are only repeating what you did before. Giving me some numbers with no actual evidence. How is this any more proof than what you did before?

Citations, please.

I do have evidence my friend. I use iCUE software and it tells me how much is coming in and how much is going out. 😲 Even before this one a 1000w software tells you exactly what is going on and power in and power out. So I noticed on my 4930k then on my paps 9900k then on my shiny pride and enjoy that the wattage flys around 130w to 160w. Then when you surf that goes to 180 to 200w at most and thats it. Once you game that is where the wattage goes to close to 400w. TLDR 😲

More for me tho since he has my old 1060 6GB card. Which renders faster then the 9900k so its good card. Got him OCed to 5Ghz all core but it does get toasty but we have a Dark Rock Pro 4 on her. Very quiete and what not. 🤷‍♂️✝👌🙏💯 Also my old man has couple SSDs along with a Intel m.2 hehee and when he got his system my 4930k and his idled at same wattage usage avg. Like 150w on idle. It jumps around often tho. I mean why would I make this up. I understand you said I have no evidence but I do, unless the program is lying to me which is not the case. That is like getting lied to about your temps ya know. So ya about 200w when in usage and more depending on how you tax the CPU however the video card is the giant that eats wattage... so total will be close to 400w however it is recommended to get a 550w or 650w sweet spot PSU so it has better quality components and also make sure it is a well known brand with good warranty and what not. 💯🙏👌🤷‍♂️

 

[King_V]

Sure, maybe, or example, an i7-3960X CPU (130W TDP) and a GTX 590 video card (a dual GPU card, 365W TDP), then yeah, idle is at 130W.

But on a more modern system that isn't made for the extremes of pushing a given hardware technology to its limits? No way. The OP's i5-8400 rated at 65W. Under the torture loop, it hits 117.5

Then there's the GTX 1660 Super, with a 125W TDP, and under the Furmark torture test, it runs at 130W.

So, full out under torture tests: 117.5 + 130 = 247.5W. And yet, between Friday and today, you've variously stated an idle of anywhere from 120W to 160W. Idle.


No, There's absolutely no way whatsoever that idle power draw from those components is going to be that high. Not even close. Unless you expect that the motherboard RAM, etc., are going to add another 100W to that, which would be an insane assumption.

The warnings you're trying to give the OP are just flat out wrong.