Power supply question

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

mspotti

Honorable
Jan 23, 2013
4
0
10,510
8UbNGGD.jpg


i have this power supply and i wish to upgrade the gpu from a gtx 760 to a 1060 6gb , the issue is that the 1060 uses 1 8 pin connector and my 760 uses 2 6 pin connectors can i use a Athena Power PCI Express 6-pin to 2 PCI Express 2.0 8-pin (6+2-pin) Adapter to complete the 8 pin requirement? . According to the manufacturer the card needs 400w psu and mine is 500w can this be viable to do or should i get a new psu (don't want to not enough money unless its absolutely necessary) thanks !
 
Solution
madmatt30
^ to be fair delta IS a reputable brand , that unit is a decent PSU even though it looks cheap .

An adapter from the 6 pins to an 8 pin would he absolutely fine in this case IMO.

8 pin model or not ANY 1060 will draw less power than a 760 - most manufacturers stick the 8 pin connector on there solely to make you think you're buying some extreme overclockable model when in fact the 1060 chipset is locked to 140w maximum anyway.
Sort by date Sort by votes
maxalge

maxalge

Champion
Ambassador
May 31, 2012
13,373
4
56,960





you are going to need a DUAL 6-pin to SINGLE 8-pin adapter

8-pin is rated at twice the wattage of a 6-pin

adapter.jpg
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
arslanhfd

arslanhfd

Prominent
Mar 26, 2017
5
0
520
Upgrading the psu to a better reputable brand will be a better choice. get any 80 plus rated psu from cooler master, thermaltake, corsair, evga with 8 pin connectors. It will make your system more stable and future proof to some extent ( helping in overclocking, gpu upgrading in future etc) PSU is the component in your pc that is worth spending...
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
madmatt30

madmatt30

Titan
Ambassador
Jan 1, 2013
24,574
650
91,240
^ to be fair delta IS a reputable brand , that unit is a decent PSU even though it looks cheap .

An adapter from the 6 pins to an 8 pin would he absolutely fine in this case IMO.

8 pin model or not ANY 1060 will draw less power than a 760 - most manufacturers stick the 8 pin connector on there solely to make you think you're buying some extreme overclockable model when in fact the 1060 chipset is locked to 140w maximum anyway.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom