[SOLVED] Testing a 3080 with 600W psu

[Leo123141]

I just bought a 3080 from ebay and it said it was brand new but I still want to check everything's okay when it arrives, I was planning on doing this by swapping it out for my 1660 super in my current build as I don't have the other components for my new build yet.
My current build has a 550W psu in it and I know that I shouldn't try games or anything like that with it in this configuration, but I just want to load up windows, check it is recognised as a 3080 and then I would swap it back out for the 1660 super until I get the new parts, but I'm still not sure if it is safe to do something like this with such a low wattage psu. Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

I'm sure a bunch of self proclaimed power supply experts will weigh in, but if you don't put a major stress on it. Burn in tests, Benchmarks, gaming etc you will be fine.

 

[USAFRet]

What 550w PSU?
Does it have the actual proper connectors for the 3080?

 

[Leo123141]

What 550w PSU?
Does it have the actual proper connectors for the 3080?

I misremembered it, it's a 600W psu and it's the 'EVGA 600 BR 600W 80+ Bronze', the 3080 is the the 'Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB VISION V2 OC', it requires 2 8 pin connectors and the psu has one cable with an 6+2 pin which is daisy-chained (I think that's the correct term) to another 6+2 pin.

 

[USAFRet]

I misremembered it, it's a 600W psu and it's the 'EVGA 600 BR 600W 80+ Bronze', the 3080 is the the 'Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB VISION V2 OC', it requires 2 8 pin connectors and the psu has one cable with an 6+2 pin which is daisy-chained (I think that's the correct term) to another 6+2 pin.

yeah,.......I wouldn't use that PSU to power a desk lamp.

 

[Leo123141]

yeah,.......I wouldn't use that PSU to power a desk lamp.

So I take it that means I shouldn't try it with the 3080 even just to load windows?

 

[USAFRet]

So I take it that means I shouldn't try it with the 3080 even just to load windows?

Correct.
Those EVGA power supplies were never good, for anything.

I certainly would not try it.

Not just me saying it...
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/two-gpus-using-a-dual-8-pin-6-2.3732313/#post-22503777

 

[Leo123141]

Correct.
Those EVGA power supplies were never good, for anything.

I certainly would not try it.

Not just me saying it...
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/two-gpus-using-a-dual-8-pin-6-2.3732313/#post-22503777

Okay thanks, is there anywhere I can check to know which power supplies are good? The one I'm thinking of getting for the new build is a 'Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 850W Modular PSU', do you know if this is a good power supply?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay thanks, is there anywhere I can check to know which power supplies are good? The one I'm thinking of getting for the new build is a 'Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 850W Modular PSU', do you know if this is a good power supply?

Start here:

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[Leo123141]

Start here:

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

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Ok great, thank you for the help

 

[DSzymborski]

This is solid as well.

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