Will this psu work?

[Guest]

Will this psu work in a PC with a GTX 660 and a 7870k? (It was pulled out of an old prebuilt)

And bonus question, when a psu doesn't have enough ways to power the system would it just shot down or could it fry something

[TDCTomas]

Generally pre-built psu are terrible and will most likely blow up in you face, but if you can't buy another then the risk is up to you

[STRMfrmXMN]

It's probably going to work. The question is for how long, and I'm going to say for not very, assuming it even has the connections to handle a 960.

 

It depends on how the PSU dies but usually the system will BSOD before reaching the desktop, especially with a dGPU installed. Take the dGPU out and if the problem goes away then you know you need a new PSU.

 

A Corsair CX450 would be a solid upgrade over your unit.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It's probably going to work. The question is for how long, and I'm going to say for not very, assuming it even has the connections to handle a 960.

 

It depends on how the PSU dies but usually the system will BSOD before reaching the desktop, especially with a dGPU installed. Take the dGPU out and if the problem goes away then you know you need a new PSU.

 

A Corsair CX450 would be a solid upgrade over your unit.

660, and it has a single pcie connector. I was hoping to not have to buy anything else but I guess I might have to.

[STRMfrmXMN]

34 minutes ago, Abyss Gaming said:

660, and it has a single pcie connector. I was hoping to not have to buy anything else but I guess I might have to.

660s are similar in power draw and heat production. So yes, I would still recommend replacing your unit.