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As the title said,i have some questions about powering my soon have Galax GTX 970. i went for the 970 not the r9 390 cus i don't live with my mum and i need to pay the electricity bill and price to performace ( electric wise) is not that great.i check Galax's website and it said i need 2x8pins connector to power the GPU. and on the website i needa Power suppy with minimum 500W and a minimum 12V with current rating of 42A. soo i decided to check my power supply website and see if i have the requirement checks.500W checks!. now the 12V is the main problem. it only said +12V1 and 50A. can my power supply Power the GPU without burning,or like overvolting the GPU ??

 

and while we at this. i have a question about the 8pins connector. yes my power supply got 2 8pins connector from the power supply. but each cable have 2x8pins connector on it. soo in total i have 4x8pins but only 2 cables(check the picture for more details on what i mean) can i run the GPUN from only 1 cable witch have 2 8pins connector or i need to run the GPU from 2 cable and leave the extra connector/jack on each cable? ty.

 

Power Supply site : https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.segotep.com%2FSegoProductdetails.aspx%3Fid%3D15045d1b39c1cd6f4c1c84b7c560d0076d84

 

http://www.chaintech.com.tw/weben/Productinformation.aspx?Inforid=7

 

GPU site : http://www.galax.net/GLOBAL/970hof.html

 

PC specs ( if you need any ) :

i5-4460 <-- ( does liquad cooling it Overkill ? i want my CPU to last longer and run quitely not for the OC obviously i can't) Bonus Question

Stock CPU cooler ( recommend me some under 40$ air cooler, thinking about 212x Turbo or cryorig H5/H7) Bonus Question

8gb team ddr3 12800 economy ram

MSI B85-G43 motherboard

1TB of WD blue

NZXT S340

Segotep GP700P (chineese brand, but i think it's a joined of colorful and chaintech brand plus it got a Platinum 80W certificate. cheap and cheerful)

 

ty ( edited, green text = the edit)

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^^^^^^

What Comic Sans MS said lol. Buy a good quality PSU!

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  • Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB 2400MHz, Gskill Ripjaws 8GB
  • Asus GTX 1060 Turbo
  • Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD
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Replace the PSU - the 970 is no miracle child, it uses about 60W less than a 390 when GPU Boost 2.0 is there (it always is) - to put into perspective, your lightbulb uses 75W

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970 uses less, but not less enough to make a huge difference to your bills.

Plus get a new PSU. If you turn that PC on with that PSU, I will slap you through your unpowered monitor

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Replace that PSU immediately!

 

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [1]

^^^^^^

What Comic Sans MS said lol. Buy a good quality PSU!

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [2]

 

Replace the PSU - the 970 is no miracle child, it uses about 60W less than a 390 when GPU Boost 2.0 is there (it always is) - to put into perspective, your lightbulb uses 75W

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [3] good to know. i haven't ordered it yet. i re consider the 390.

 

970 uses less, but not less enough to make a huge difference to your bills.

Plus get a new PSU. If you turn that PC on with that PSU, I will slap you through your unpowered monitor

what do you mean by slap me with my unpowered monitor ?

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i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [1]

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [2]

 

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [3] good to know. i haven't ordered it yet. i re consider the 390.

 

what do you mean by slap me with my unpowered monitor ?

Not sure what to tell you, there are 100$ PSUs that are trash. Segotep are quite bad.

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Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
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i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [1]

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [2]

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [3] good to know. i haven't ordered it yet. i re consider the 390.

what do you mean by slap me with my unpowered monitor ?

Just light hearted banter.

I recommend a Antec VP 450.

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1. That psu has to go. Poorly known companies for PSUs can mean either dead machine, or dead PSU in a few months. 

2. My 4460 doesn't get hotter than low 50s Celsius. If you need somthing silent then get a "be quiet!" Pure Rock CPU cooler. Great cooler for $35. Also Noctua fans are great for running a quiet machine. Many people object that it's not necessary if you game with a headset, but when you do watch media you will hear those cheap fans roar. 

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i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [1]

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [2]

 

i just build this thing ! ain't buying a new one lol. what's wrong with the PSU ? it feels quite solid and run without problem when iam "burning it in" with 72hours idle non stop. [3] good to know. i haven't ordered it yet. i re consider the 390.

 

what do you mean by slap me with my unpowered monitor ?

Your PSU is a bomb. Replace it immediately PLEASE! Do you want your PC to die?

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Not sure what to tell you, there are 100$ PSUs that are trash. Segotep are quite bad.

 

how would you know ? you experience it ? tell me more..

Just light hearted banter.

I recommend a Antec VP 450.

not available and 970/390 minimum is 500W. no need for PSU recommendation.

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you like the psu, it works, thats that

the 2 cables on the single harness will work just fine

No, that is not how the world works.

 

If you buy a cheap car, you are not going just die out of nowhere.

 

But if you buy a cheap PSU (That fakes it's efficiency ratings) your PSU is probably going to die very quickly (In most cases) and maybe kill your PC with it.

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how would you know ? you experience it ? tell me more..

not available and 970/390 minimum is 500W. no need for PSU recommendation.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

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How did you come to this PSU? It has no protection whatsoever. Throw it as far as you can away from your Hardware.

Get the Corsair RM650i.

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