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Psu able to handle 960?

yito132
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Hello guys i have this old psu and will it be able to handle a asus strix 960 oc?

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a 450W PSU. okay.

 

what else in in your rig? AMD or intel CPU?

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yes 

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I have a i5 2320 but guys i had this probelm before aswell my screen got black after using my pc some minutes and i think its my gpu, my computer is m5300

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Yes. it will be able to

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I removed everythinh from my m5300 dxcept for the psu and in my m5300 case i put my x3990 motherboard with 4gb ram and i still use my graphics card from the m5300

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Looks OK, but upgrade it. Could be a fire hazard or  a system RIP hazard. FSP aren't known for their great PSUs last time I checked.

but it is 80+ bronze certified...

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But anyone know why my computer gets a black screen after having my computer on for a while? Btw im using the gpu and psu that u get from buying a acer m5300

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Unknown brand, likely able to handle it, will degrade quickly, not recommended in the long run

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Wattage wise - Yes.
Acceptance - No.

FSP group is fine for an office PC with a GPU which uses 75watts or less, It doesnt have a continous wattage, Is has a whats called "Peak wattage", They measure the highest wattage it can hold for like a second before breaking down or crashing.

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but it is 80+ bronze certified...

That is only the efficiency, Not how reliable it is.

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I can upgrade the psu in likr

4 months and the case

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but it is 80+ bronze certified...

That is efficiency certification not quality certification. In fact it is fairly easy to achieve any efficiency you want even with crapy components. Chances are this PSU will run just fine. I just want to say that you cant judge PSU by its efficiency ratings.

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So should i go for the 960?

Quote us, or tag us like this @yito132 , We wont get a notification that you have replied otherwise.

Go for a new PSU first, If the PSU dies it can rip through hardware like a beast.

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Quote us, or tag us like this @yito132 , We wont get a notification that you have replied otherwise.

Go for a new PSU first, If the PSU dies it can rip through hardware like a beast.

Um my friend is gonna upgrade his rig and he says I can have his psu and case but I'm not 100 % sure that he will give me and my budget is pretty tight
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Um my friend is gonna upgrade his rig and he says I can have his psu and case but I'm not 100 % sure that he will give me and my budget is pretty tight

Perhaps waiting is the best solution, noone here recommends using your current PSU with a GTX 960. Ofcourse you could technically be just fine, if you're willing to take stupid risks.

 

If that PSU pops, there's a good chance other, more valuable things pop too!

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Oh ok I'll just wait til my friend upgrades his pc

Perhaps waiting is the best solution, noone here recommends using your current PSU with a GTX 960. Ofcourse you could technically be just fine, if you're willing to take stupid risks.

 

If that PSU pops, there's a good chance other, more valuable things pop too!

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Power-wise, you ought to be alright, but I personally lost all faith in cheap PSUs when I, several years ago, took apart my mum's computer after a thunderstorm and found that all the capacitors on the motherboard had started to bulge...

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Um my friend is gonna upgrade his rig and he says I can have his psu and case but I'm not 100 % sure that he will give me and my budget is pretty tight

What PSU does he have? a new, decent PSU would cost about 30-40 USD.

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He has a decent psu its powering his i5 4590 with a 560 ti

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but it is 80+ bronze certified...

80+ certification doesn't rank a PSU on capacitors, ripple suppression etc.

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