Separate power supply for gpu?

[TheAlmightyKraken]

This is my first build inspired by linus' cheap server gaming rig. I basically have every thing I need but the psu i have in the server has literally no conventional connectors so could i use an external psu to power the gpu and if so does the power rating of the second psu matter i.e. will it destroy my card if its too high? as i've had a hard time finding a psu that is low power and has two 6 pin pcie power connectors.

Also the gpu is Gtx 660 ti.

Thanks

 

[Telebubbies]

2 minutes ago, TheAlmightyKraken said:

This is my first build inspired by linus' cheap server gaming rig. I basically have every thing I need but the psu i have in the server has literally no conventional connectors so could i use an external psu to power the gpu and if so does the power rating of the second psu matter i.e. will it destroy my card if its too high? as i've had a hard time finding a psu that is low power and has two 6 pin pcie power connectors.

Also the gpu is Gtx 660 ti.

Thanks

 

It will not destroy the card if the power is too high. Your PSU just won't reach its full potential..

[Enderman]

just buy one good PSU

if you cheap out on a PSU then you risk killing your whole PC

 

a good quality PSU that can power your whole system is not that expensive

[TheNaitsyrk]

6 minutes ago, TheAlmightyKraken said:

This is my first build inspired by linus' cheap server gaming rig. I basically have every thing I need but the psu i have in the server has literally no conventional connectors so could i use an external psu to power the gpu and if so does the power rating of the second psu matter i.e. will it destroy my card if its too high? as i've had a hard time finding a psu that is low power and has two 6 pin pcie power connectors.

Also the gpu is Gtx 660 ti.

Thanks

 

It's a very, very ghetto way of doing things. Austin did it because he didn't have a choice. I'd try to save up to get refurbrished CPU that's about 1000W or higher. 

[TheAlmightyKraken]

2 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

It's a very, very ghetto way of doing things. Austin did it because he didn't have a choice. I'd try to save up to get refurbrished CPU that's about 1000W or higher. 

The power isnt the problem its the connectors. ive got two psu's in the server at 1000W but because they're server cpus they have no connectors coming off them.

 

[TheNaitsyrk]

2 minutes ago, TheAlmightyKraken said:

The power isnt the problem its the connectors. ive got two psu's in the server at 1000W but because they're server cpus they have no connectors coming off them.

 

It's just how I see things, if the only options is to get 2 PSUs, he should do it. However, if he would be able to get a single PSU that is 2nd hand or refurbrished... I'd consider it.

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

The TDP of a 660 ti is about 300 watts something like this would work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Don't forget you will have to jump the connectors on the the psu to trick it into thinking that it is connected to the motherboard.

[TheAlmightyKraken]

2 minutes ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

The TDP of a 660 ti is about 300 watts something like this would work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Don't forget you will have to jump the connectors on the the psu to trick it into thinking that it is connected to the motherboard.

Thanks! I shan't 

[TrigrH]

photo the connectors the server PSU has? you can probs get adapters?

[TheAlmightyKraken]

2 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

photo the connectors the server PSU has? you can probs get adapters?

It pretty much doesn't have any aside from the part that connects to the motherboard.

http://imgur.com/2IlIebE

 

 

[TheAlmightyKraken]

on a side note could i use the gpu without the power connectors to install/ boot into the OS?