Can I use this 680w powersupply for a GTX 660 Ti

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xFallenx

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My PSU is kind of old. It has no PCIe connectors so I'll be using 2 molex to 1 PCIe converter and 1 SATA to 1 PCIe converter. Will it work? Any help will be greatly appreciated

Screenshot of PSU's sticker: http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5117/pjni.jpg
Connectors 1 X Main Connector (20+4 pin)
1 X CPU 4 pin
3 X SATA Power
2 X IDE Power
1 X Floppy Power

More info on PSU:
1) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/A-POWER-680W-ELITE-ATX-POWER-SUPPLY-80MM-FAN-DUAL-12V-RAILS-22A-22A-3X-SATA-/360702514187

2) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CW1-Apower-680W-MAX-UNIT-PSU-Top-Quality-PC-Power-Supply-Computer-Gaming-/121010049536?pt=AU_Components&hash=item1c2cc2d200




 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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This true story inspired me to create a thread and allowing people to discuss about the worst power supplies (PSUs) ever made, please feel free to share your horror stories and I apologise if there is an existing thread, but please only include ones that you come across in real life and not on hardware reviews, internet advertisements etc.

So one day I went to one of my aunt's house and she showed me problem with her computer being very loud with static noises (started first week after she bought the computer five years ago). So by instinct I figured out it was most likely the PSU causing the problem, after I opened her PC this is what I found as the PSU, a SHAW Elite 680W. Here's her PC specs by the way:

CPU: Core 2 Duo E4600
Ram: Some generic 2x1gb
Motherboard: Some Gigabyte one
Graphics Card: Geforce 8500GT
HDD: Some IDE one
Optical Drive: Some SATA one (awkward isn't it? Why have IDE and SATA?)

Mind you, SHAW PSUs are probably the cheapest 'brand' you can buy in Australia (the '680W' is only $17 at MSY Technologies), and is reputed to be one of the worst PSU manufacturers ever (several stories of fried SHAWs taking out the entire computer), even though Core 2 Duo with something like 8500GT doesn't use much power, it's a miracle how the SHAW worked for five years without malfunction and taking out the entire $800 PC.

Bought her bought a Corsair CX430 and the noise disappeared.


http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-149013.html
 
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MalazanEmpire

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I have had computers from 1997. Had the cheapest and the not so cheap power supplies. Not once did my psu died on me. Not a single one. And a good advice is also this: Any PSU is good if you dont play to do crossfire or sli, or overclocking. If it got enough watts, then its fine in my opinion.
This ofcourse does not mean that it cant break down, but probably means that it is unlikely.
Bare in mind though, if you are in an unstable power area, its worth investing in a psu.
Those were my 157 cents, hope you dont mind. Cheers
 
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