Can anyone tell me how many gpus can this psu run?

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

am looking to buy this 1200 w psu but am hearing it can use up to 3 gpus but i will have 5 gpus in the end, need to know if this can handle it and what exactly do i look for when looking for a psu to run 5 graphics cards considering all gpus use need two power connectors or any anyone had any recommendations
http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/platinum-series/lc1200-v24/

Rusty1983 · Nov 7, 2016

Technically it would depend on the board and the cards themselves, but it says it has 10x 6+2 pin, most recent cards take two of those so i would imagine it should do 5

elbert · Nov 7, 2016

It would depend greatly on what videocards. For example the PSU could in theory run 10 750ti cards but only 3 1080's.

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

ok so i guess only three basically since am getting 1070s and 1080s

hang-the-9 · Nov 7, 2016

That is a low tier brand, I would not run anything pricey one one of those.

Seasonic, higher series Antec, EVGA and Corsair models, XFX are the main brands you want to look at.

What motherboard and case will you be using?

Let's say 200 watts per card, you have 1k of power you want just for those, so I would not use a 1200 watt power supply there. 1500.

You may need to use two power supplies.

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

i have the x99 deluxe, my friend is recommending this one
http://www.corsair.com/en/ax1200i-digital-atx-power-supply-1200-watt-80-plus-platinum-certified-fully-modular-psu-eu

AppleGwava · Nov 7, 2016

And what exactly are you using 5 gpus for?

RobCrezz · Nov 7, 2016

Doing an Unraid box for multiple gaming vms?

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

its for gpu rendering

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

what do you guys think of the psu for pushing 6 graphics cards? what exactly am i looking for on each psu spec sheet to know how many gpus can it hold considering each gpu plugs into the psu with two sets of pins

http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=706573&fid=358&lan=ec

this is is abit cheaper but not sure, can anyone tell me what they think?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207020

hang-the-9 · Nov 7, 2016

mitviz :

It depends on the video cards. The number of PCIe power plugs is what you need to look at. If you have 5 200 watt video cards, a 1200 watt PSU is not enough. Even a 1300 is pushing things, you want about a 25% distance between system power and PSU rating, for a good PSU to be safe.

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

how many pcie would i be looking for? i think i need to be looking for 1500 psu then

hang-the-9 · Nov 7, 2016

mitviz :

That's not hard to figure out, if your cards need 2 power plugs each and you have 5 cards, then you need......

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

10! lol, just trying to make sure these slots are for the right things etc, am not fully into it yet

RobCrezz · Nov 7, 2016

Are you going to be using PCI-E risers or liquid cooling and using water blocks? As cant see how you would put 5 x dual slot cards in an X99 Deluxe.

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

am thinking about the pci risers and just make a custom case for them when i get to 5

RobCrezz · Nov 7, 2016

Cool. What kind of thing are you rendering?

mitviz · Nov 7, 2016

3D MODELS

Can anyone tell me how many gpus can this psu run?

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