Is my PSU going to kill my GPU

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phclyde

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So I have a Tr2 Thermaltake 500 watt Psu and I know that this Psu is basically a bomb. I have already ordered a different psu. I had a grpahics card in my computer that recently died, my Gtx 660, and I had completely enough wattage for the graphics card and I only overclocked it a little bit.
My question is can my Psu kill my gpu? I have gotten a new graphics card and I want to know if it is safe to put in my computer? Please leave a detailed response.
 
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Thermaltake makes a decent PSU. Not on the top of my list, but I wouldn't worry about it with a GTX660. It should be fine. eBay hardware is ALWAYS a gamble. You never know what type of system it was in or if that person had run it super hot in a poorly vented case. I'd take that answer before thinking your PSU is at fault. It isn't a bomb.
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Have you heard any weird sounds like maybe a pop or something or smell burning? I had a power surge from a psu before and it killed $1000 off of my system, my GPU and HDD, my cpu, RAM, and mobo was damaged. So it might be a power surge.
 
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phclyde

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No not that I know of, I did buy the graphics card off of ebay so that could have been it. Did you have the Tr2 500 watt?
 
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Nope, I was upgrading to a 1200w PSU, but it was defective and caused a power surge and then poof, my CPU got from 30 something degrees to 124C in a few secs, but somehow the CPU is still fine. Everything else was damaged, I bought my GPU for $510, now it worth as much as $70. I usually don't like buying stuff straight off of strangers, so I avoid those kind of sites, now I use Amazon and they have great customer service.
 
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Thermaltake makes a decent PSU. Not on the top of my list, but I wouldn't worry about it with a GTX660. It should be fine. eBay hardware is ALWAYS a gamble. You never know what type of system it was in or if that person had run it super hot in a poorly vented case. I'd take that answer before thinking your PSU is at fault. It isn't a bomb.
 
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