psu/smps

March 21, 2012 5:26pm CST
I'm having a 450W Hytech PSU, I'm planning to get a ASUS GTX550 ti card. Its minimum power requirement as stated in Nvidia site is 450watt MY specs are: Core i7 870 DH55TC Motherboard 2x2GB Ram Seagate 160GB WD 640 GB WD My Passport Essentials 1TB(External HDD) LG DVD Rom Nvidia 8600GT it will be replaced with GTX550Ti The problem is i dont have native 6pin power supply from my PSU also to use the 2x3pin to 6 pin power adapter given along with the card i need 2 3pin cables.. but i have only one 3pin cable left out all other are connected to HDD and DVDroms. Hytech is not a branded company so i fear if i connect the graphic card removing the DVD my PSU might not perform well also i fear the PSU might damage the HDD or Motherboard I need your suggestion on this whether to keep this PSU or replace it. Also is Zebronics good PSU the other ones like antec and Cooler Master are too costly i need somthing below Rs.1500k
4 responses
petersum
@petersum (4522)
• United States
21 Mar 12
I think you need to get a 750 watt PSU as an absolute minimum. Probably need a good job too in order to pay your electricity bill!
emraantermin
@emraantermin (29)
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22 Mar 12
Thank you.. but i'm not going to use SLI/Crossfire in future so dont you think 750watt is too much ? i thought to get a 500watt.. wat do you say ?
petersum
@petersum (4522)
• United States
22 Mar 12
Am I wrong or are you thinking of running the computer AND the graphics card? If you are, then 50watts left to power the computer just wont work! These graphics cards really do take 400 watts plus!
alberello
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
21 Mar 12
Dear friend, by your request, I suppose, _sure you're not certainly a person who "is content with little." I believe that a multimedia system like that, not me I will never allow in my life. However, I respect you because you are a passionate, and even computer hardware. Seen that the electronics you buy, it is very expensive, my advice is definitely NOT to connect the graphics card to Hytech, as you yourself said it is having a subbrand, I do not would risk damage to equipment.
emraantermin
@emraantermin (29)
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22 Mar 12
Thanks for your opinion :D i'll get a new one.. which brand will u suggest Antec, Corsair, CoolerMaster or any other ?
nahtan09
@nahtan09 (140)
• Philippines
8 Apr 12
I think you should have a 750w PSU. seeing you have a GTX 550 ti and an core i7 processor.
honest_efforts100
@honest_efforts100 (1607)
• India
5 Jul 12
You need to buy the native 6pin power supply from your PSU and to use the 2x3 to use the 6 pin power supply. Don’t use power supply that is not compatible to your hardware because it might damage your PSU. Using compatible power supply will help the operating system of your PSU run fast and without any problems.