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l3lood_Knight   10-31-2009 at 11:57:43 PM

I have been ordering parts for a new computer and the last part I ordered was the power supply but i didn't notice that the video card i got, the GTX 260, asks for 500w and the power supply i ordered is only 460w would it still work or will I have problems using this power supply?

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jjknoll   11-01-2009 at 12:07:50 AM

Depends on your other parts and the quality of your psu, but probably will be OK.

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l3lood_Knight   11-01-2009 at 12:11:43 AM

COOLER MASTER Elite 460 RS-460-PSAR-J3 460W ATX12V V2.31 Power Supply heres the newegg link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171046

im more a software specialist then a hardware T.T
should i link all the parts to get a better idea if this will work or not?


Message edited by l3lood_Knight on 11-01-2009 at 12:14:01 AM
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jjknoll   11-01-2009 at 12:20:19 AM

First thing I notice is only one 6-pin connector. The 260 used two. This is not the end of the world because you can still uses two Molex connectors with the adapter that should have come with the 260, unfortunately the power supply shows 70%+ effeciency, which is of the lower end. What cpu are you running? The lga 1366 i7's are power hogs as are a number of AMD cpu's. Are you going to do RAID?

Here's a link for a calculator, although amps are just as important (probably more) than watts.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

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invisik   11-01-2009 at 12:35:18 AM

It should run it okay. As long you dont have over a quad oc at 4.0ghz+ 3+ hardrives and 5+ fans.


Message edited by invisik on 11-01-2009 at 12:36:21 AM
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l3lood_Knight   11-01-2009 at 01:07:18 AM

"this is not the end of the world" thats what it felt like when i first saw the watt difference >< anyway my cpu is

Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115202


Message edited by l3lood_Knight on 11-01-2009 at 01:09:00 AM
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l3lood_Knight   11-01-2009 at 01:22:20 AM

a friend of mine helped me pick out the parts to make my computer but he didnt mention anything about the power supply so when i noticed i needed one i just picked one i thought was good im a novice when it comes to a lot of this hardware setup i know a lot of software workings but this is a different world for me T.T so im sry if i keep asking questions. T.T

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l3lood_Knight   11-01-2009 at 03:41:10 AM

im just going to get a refund for the power supply anyone recommend a good 600w psu?

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Dahak   11-01-2009 at 04:23:07 AM

CORSAIR makes a good solid 650watt PSU.It has 2 6pin pci-x connectors and has plenty of amps on the 12v rail to last for a long time.Goodluck.

Dahak

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