Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1060 for Seasonic 520 watts?

ZayusYenn

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I'm planning to upgrade my GPU but i have a 520 psu 80+ bronze can my PSU handle gtx 1060 with 8 pin connector?

Ryzen 5 1400
GIgabyte Ab 350 Gaming 3
Seasonic S12ii 520 watts 80+ bronze
wdc blue 1tb


thanks
 
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Yes your PSU can handle it easily as stated above.
For future refrence, how to calculate PSU load is quite easy. I am going to give you a quick run through so you may know how to work this in future situations, and will be more confident in your purchasing decisions/PC building.
Keys to remember, CPU and GPU, Fans, Motor drives all run off the 12V RAIL
There are 3 primary rails in a PSU
12V RAIL
5V RAIL
3.3V RAIL

The math for electricity is Voltage * Amps = Wattage
You have Wattage, You have the Voltage(12V Rail)

Your PSU...

bailojustin

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Yes your PSU can handle it easily as stated above.
For future refrence, how to calculate PSU load is quite easy. I am going to give you a quick run through so you may know how to work this in future situations, and will be more confident in your purchasing decisions/PC building.
Keys to remember, CPU and GPU, Fans, Motor drives all run off the 12V RAIL
There are 3 primary rails in a PSU
12V RAIL
5V RAIL
3.3V RAIL

The math for electricity is Voltage * Amps = Wattage
You have Wattage, You have the Voltage(12V Rail)

Your PSU
+3.3V@24A,
+5V@24A,
+12V1@20A,
+12V2@20A
-12V@0.8A,
+5VSB@2.5A

You have 2, 20 AMP 12V rails for a total combined of 40 AMPS.
Your PSU splits the 12V rail, 1 dedicated to your CPU(typically)

So now you have 1 12V rail at 20 AMPS.
The Ryzen 5 1400 has a maximum power consumption of around 160W, so 160W/12V= 13.33 AMPS.
13.33 amps out of 20 amps gives you a nice 7.5 AMP overhead, which is great.

The card Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1060
This card has a maximum power consumption of 250W under load. 250W/12V = 20.333

totaling at around 33.6A at MAX LOAD, leaving you plenty of overhead.

Upon closer research of your PSU, it seems the sites selling it have the specifications wrong. They say its a dual rail system, like the specifications above. When in fact its a single 12V rail providing 40 AMPS. I have found proof that it is a single rail system, Why it would be advertised as 2? Not sure.
 
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bailojustin

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The card is a GTX 1060, it uses the same components and PCB/tech as the other brands, the only difference is in the architecture and design/construction of the board. Aorus has assembled the card to utilize more power to enable you to achieve higher clocks.

almost all PSUs supply an 8 pin PCI connector, this can be used as a 6 pin, or an 8 pin. It just jumps 2 extra sets of wires to allow you to pull more energy.