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Maybe. Should be fine. But  I would get a new one if you can

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is my 3 year old corsair cx430 still any good looking to upgrade from a gtx 660ti to a 1060

 

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Maybe. Should be fine. But  I would get a new one if you can

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The CX430 isn't a particularly good PSU, but it's decent enough and won't likely cause any problems.

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well now i have another problem depending on what forum i post to i get a diffrent answer i have no idea what to belive :P

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2 minutes ago, KeFy said:

well now i have another problem depending on what forum i post to i get a diffrent answer i have no idea what to belive :P

The old CX series (which the 430 belongs to), wasn't really designed for gaming/high performance systems. It was designed to be used in office-type systems. The internals are only rated for 30ºc, and in general doesn't use the best components. As such its recommended not to buy it for a mid-tier or better performance-oriented system. Now, with that said, it's also not likely to kill your components or cause a fire.....So, it's not a good PSU, but it should still work fine. If you were going with a 1070/1080, then yeah, I'd say replace it, but for a 1060 I'd say either decision is fine.

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3 minutes ago, KeFy said:

well now i have another problem depending on what forum i post to i get a diffrent answer i have no idea what to belive :P

tomshardware?

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it's not the best tier PSU, but if it has suited your needs up until now, there is no need to replace.

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Just now, KeFy said:

yup

I assume it was sr71 blackbird? He always over exaggerate things

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2 minutes ago, doomsriker said:

requires at least a 400w psu

 specs listed here: 

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1060

Minimum wattage requirements are usually far more than what's actually required as they try to take into account many different hardware configurations and terrible PSUs. A locked i5+1060 system can run just fine on a 300w psu (even 250w would be doable, although certainly not advisable).

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

tomshardware?

is that a good forum or is it just a bunch of crap ?

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It's not a particularly good power supply but it's not rubbish either. You should be fine although an upgrade wouldn't hurt.

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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Just now, KeFy said:

is that a good forum or is it just a bunch of crap ?

I have been there for half a year, dedicated my time on it but they take everything too serious. You can't even swear or make a little joke or they gonna ban you. I got a perma ban from there. But they give good advice

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yeah i know was mostly worried about the age and quality thanks anyway :P

Don't worry, I still use old dell oem psus from p4 machines and they work fine. 

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Just now, HKZeroFive said:

It's not a particularly good power supply but it's not rubbish either. You should be fine although an upgrade wouldn't hurt.

yeah thought about upgrading but im only gonna use it for around 8 months more untill i get my brand new pc so i think ill be fine, Thanks !

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1 minute ago, KeFy said:

yeah thought about upgrading but im only gonna use it for around 8 months more untill i get my brand new pc so i think ill be fine, Thanks !

Yeah, it should be fine until then.

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1 minute ago, KeFy said:

yeah thought about upgrading but im only gonna use it for around 8 months more untill i get my brand new pc so i think ill be fine, Thanks !

yeah you will

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you're fine . the 1060 uses less power than the 660ti , and psu's last a long time.

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Thanks everyone got my problem solved faster than i thought ! :)

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4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I assume it was sr71 blackbird? He always over exaggerate things

yes indeed it was blackbird

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It'll work well enough. Also ignore SR71's advice on TH. I don't know why he exaggerates everything so much.

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