600W PSU run a GTX 780?

[warmmilk]

can this power supply run a gtx 780?

 

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002032

 

 

[xstewminator]

I assume you have a whole system in there as well and it's not just the 780. But yes to both, you may want 650 if you want more headroom for overclocking or whatever. If you have a Microcenter nearby you, I would recommend this PSU. Made by Corsair, 650 watts, semi-modular, bronze rated, and after the rebate only $50. 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/460288/CX650M_650_Watt_80_Plus_Bronze_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

[Mick Naughty]

Gonna say no, being a split rail. Had a 700 watt that had the same specs and my system kept failing. Would have to run the cpu at a locked lower speed. Same with the gpu.

780 wants 42amps on the 12v1 rail. Had a 650 ozx that would do it flawlessly but I pay to play.

[Zeitec]

Yes, but I wouldn't. Honestly I wouldn't trust that to power anything. Power supplies are something that I just don't skimp on in terms of quality. I can live with 80 plus certification on low end hardare, but I wouldn't trust that non 80 plus certified PSU with anything remotely valuable. Yes, it may be okay, but it'll draw stupid amounts of power and could blow up at any time taking out the rest of the PC with it. You can find 600W 80 plus bronze power supplies on sale for like 40 bucks, and it'll be much safer. I'd just do that. 

 

TL;DR: Yes, but it's not super safe. May blow up and take the rest of the PC with it, spend $40 on an 80 plus bronze 550W or greater and have peace of mind knowing your build is safe. 

[warmmilk]

@xstewminator @Mick Naughty @Zeitec

 

thanks for the responses, the amp thing is what I was worried about.  I actually already bought it (it actually is 80 gold rated, idk why its not on the website, its on the box and on amazon) and kinda asking in hindsight to diagnose my problem.  This is going into in old HP Z400 with an LGA 1366 socket, it has a Xeon cpu in there.  I don't remember which one but it was roughly equal to an i7-920 when I looked up benchmarks. 

 

I'm building this pc for a friend of mine, I got the HP for free from work and the 780 came from another one of our friends.  So future proofing the PSU isn't really an issue, and the whole amp thing kinda slipped my mind.  when I put everything together last night, the pc gave me 4 beeps which indicates a power issue.  The original HP PSU had a non standard bolt pattern on there so I thought maybe there was some sort of priority hardware to prevent using any other kinda PSU...  The thought to try booting it with the new PSU but the original gpu (low end thing that just runs of pci power) when I was at work today, but sounds like this is my issue.  

 

so if anyone has the time, whats the cheapest 80 bronze or better PSU that will run the 780?

[Mick Naughty]

You should be able to post atleast. Unless its really that bad.  Try the other gpu just to ensure the the pcu is the actual problem.

[warmmilk]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182294&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

this should work, right?

 

or this?

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553036&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= 

[Mick Naughty]

Yea, the 650 version would work too. According to the specs.

[warmmilk]

Tried it with the original gpu and got the same 4 beeps. Went back to the original psu and it started right up. 

 

Looked at the connectors and there's 1 pin that's not on the new psu that's on the old one and on the mobo 

 

[Stefan Payne]

5 hours ago, warmmilk said:

can this power supply run a gtx 780?

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002032

why did you get such a bad PSU? Not really worth the money...

And you don't need 600W or more, a good 550W is more than enough.

 

And show the colors of the ATX connector pls...

[warmmilk]

3 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

why did you get such a bad PSU? Not really worth the money...

And you don't need 600W or more, a good 550W is more than enough.

 

And show the colors of the ATX connector pls...

It's a thermaltake 80 gold... I didn't think it was that crappy 

 

heres the wire colors, the wire that's not there is marked in pink

[Watashi]

27 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

Tried it with the original gpu and got the same 4 beeps. Went back to the original psu and it started right up. 

 

Looked at the connectors and there's 1 pin that's not on the new psu that's on the old one and on the mobo 

 

I had something very similar happen to me, try reconnecting the 24-pin connector. I would recommend applying liberal force, but don't make yourself uncomfortable doing so. 

[warmmilk]

Just now, Doomerson said:

I had something very similar happen to me, try reconnecting the 24-pin connector. I would recommend applying liberal force, but don't make yourself uncomfortable doing so. 

I've tried that a few times now... no such luck

[Watashi]

2 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

I've tried that a few times now... no such luck

.-. 
and you said everything runs fine with the original PSU? If that's the case I can't imagine that anything is the issue other then the new PSU. I realized not to skimp on PSUs either, even if they are for a hand-me-down build I'm putting together for my girlfriend  

[Mick Naughty]

Could try jumping the psu. Have it connected to the card and booting the system. 

[warmmilk]

2 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Could try jumping the psu. Have it connected to the card and booting the system. 

in the middle of doing that right now

[Herman Mcpootis]

36 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

Tried it with the original gpu and got the same 4 beeps. Went back to the original psu and it started right up. 

 

Looked at the connectors and there's 1 pin that's not on the new psu that's on the old one and on the mobo 

 

 

the Z400 has a slightly different motherboard pin layout, you'll need an adaptor to get standard PSUs to work.

https://www.moddiy.com/products/ATX-to-HP-Z400-24%2dPin-Non%2dStandard-ATX-Pinout-Main-Power-Adapter-Cable.html

[warmmilk]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

the Z400 has a slightly different motherboard pin layout, you'll need an adaptor to get standard PSUs to work.

https://www.moddiy.com/products/ATX-to-HP-Z400-24%2dPin-Non%2dStandard-ATX-Pinout-Main-Power-Adapter-Cable.html

oh dude you rock!

[Stefan Payne]

20 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

It's a thermaltake 80 gold... I didn't think it was that crappy 

Ah, OK, didn't see that.

The Gold version is OK, nothing wrong with it.

 

20 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

heres the wire colors, the wire that's not there is marked in pink

Now a pic of the original PSU from the other side. 

Because from what you've shown, it doesn't look great at all.

Is more in the HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM!!!11 territory....

 

Because the second from the left is a yellow wire (+12V) wich should be red. The not connected (-5V) is luckily ground, so no worries there...