GTX 460 help plox

[kimouk]

I just bought this GTX 460 , i got a 500W PSU that i dont know wht model is it or anything about it i just know it's 500W

I see on forums ppl talking about 12v lines and amps and that made me confused cauz i dont know what is that( Is it really important?)

I m ganna buy a molex>pcie 6 pin convertor tomorrow so i test this card, i really need to know if the amps and 12v line is important or it's just about how many watts the graphic card need?

[Mentalguy]

you should be fine as long as you are not putting in 2 cards

[kimouk]

I just checked my PSU it's a Matrix 500W

+5v : 4.0A

-5V: 0.5A

+12V: 2.0A

-12V: 0.5A

+3.3V:28V

+5VSB: 2.0A

[Mentalguy]

whats the rest of the system?

[kimouk]

Motherboard:Biostar 945GC-M7 TE

CPU:Core 2 duo 2.9 ghz

RAM:3 GO

Graphic:GT 8500 (ganna change it to GTX 460)

[Mentalguy]

youre fine with that psu

[kimouk]

Someone on other forum told me it's not enouf (I'm guessing you made a typo on the +12V rating... it can't be 2.0 amps, I think it might be 20.0 amps? Anyway, that's still too low, you'd need to replace it.

It's often a dead giveaway when a power supply doesn't have any 6-pin connector for graphics cards in the first place, that it doesn't have enough +12V amps for cards that need a dedicated connector. Sometimes a molex->6-pin adapter will do the trick, but usually not.

Also, I'm pretty sure the GTX 460 requires TWO 6-pin connectors, not just one! So you'll want a power supply that provides two connectors (like the ones I've linked below):)

And few others told me it ll work fine i m really confused and i dont really have much $$ left to buy a new PSU ;C

[Mentalguy]

if the 460 need 2 6pins, get 2 molex to 6pin converter, or buy 1 then get a 6 pin splitter

[Mentalguy]

i should be fine, plenty of wattage there to run it, just get the adapters you need.

[kimouk]

I uploaded a picture just to make sure ^^

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1733/88152731.jpg

[killerx525]

It may have plenty of wattage but the internals could be those low end stuff that can fry your card or just blow up. I suggest getting a new PSU.