PSU good enough? (Noobie help)

[ROBOdilf]

http://secure.newegg.com/WishL...ishListNumber=12173468

I was wondering if this PSU good enough, people have been giving me different answers so I don't know.

This is my irst PC I'll be putting together myself, so I don't know much and have already ordered everything, so I need to know if I messed up.

 

[theAnimal]

Yes, it's good power supply and has enough power for your system.

 

[HOOfan 1]

GTX 260 requires 2 6pin PCI-E connectors....the VX450 only has 1 connector...
Might as well buy a PSU right off the bat with the right connectors, unless you don't mind a bit of a tangle of wires using molex to PCI-E adapters.

 

[yh125d]

I'd buy this to heva the proper connectors, or this if you want to deal with the rebate

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: ROBOdilf
This is my irst PC I'll be putting together myself, so I don't know much and have already ordered everything, so I need to know if I messed up.

:Q Off to an auspicious start!

While technically the 450VX isn't a suitable match for a GTX 260, it will probably work.

 

[ROBOdilf]

What do I do about the 6pin problem? How the gtx 260 requires 2 of them but it only comes with 1, do I have to get a whole different PSU or what? Everyones giving me different answers.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: ROBOdilf
What do I do about the 6pin problem? How the gtx 260 requires 2 of them but it only comes with 1, do I have to get a whole different PSU or what? Everyones giving me different answers.

You can buy adapters for it or buy a psu that has them already. I would buy a psu that has them already but that's just me.

 

[Shmee]

A gtx 260 should come with an adapter. I used it with my antec neopower 430, worked fine. of course the antec had a few more 12V amps.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...939&Tpk=neopower%20430

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: Shmee
of course the antec had a few more 12V amps.

Since when is 32 greater than 33?
ROBOdilf. IMO you should just buy a PSU with the proper connectors in the first place

Like this for example

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: ROBOdilf
Everyones giving me different answers.

Because there ARE different answers.

True Answer: It will not work because video card needs two PCIe plugs and power supply only has one.

True Answer: It will work fine because most video cards come with one adaptor so that plus the one on the power supply will give it the two PCIe plugs necessary.

True Answer: On average 450W is considered too little to support a high end graphics card like the GTX 260.

True Answer: The Corsair 450W power supply in particular has more +12v power (which is the voltage graphics cards need) than most other 450W power supplies, so it will have enough power for a GTX 260.

Got that?

 

[yh125d]

Sorry about the confusion ROBOdilf.

To reiterate what Zap said, It will and will not work. It won't work straight out of the box because it doesn't come from factory with the proper connectors. It will work however if you get the right adapters so you do have the right connectors.


Basically it comes down to this. If you want to get some adapters and use those to get it to work that's fine. Or if you want to return it for a PSU that has the proper connectors from factory, that's fine too