GTX 1060 compatability

[kolga]

Hello, I will be giving my parents my gtx 645 soon and hope to replace it with a 1060 and wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any compatibility issues. The main thing i am worried about is power, I know that a gtx 960 would work according to this: http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19636150

And both the 960 and 1060 are listed at 120w so it should work unless i am missing something ;). but i just wanted to check with you guys since you know a lot more than me. Also if there anything else that i should know please tell me (!).

 

Thanks!

[Hadwell]

nope just nope 240W... like do they even make 240W PSUs for PCs anymore?

 

I suggest spending an extra 60$ and buying a cheap 500w PSU as well..

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-500w-80-plus-certified-5f-92643.htm

 

wont fit in that case... this makes me feel bad for some reason... I will never buy a mini-itx machine.... at least not one that uses an external power brick...

 

the card draws 120w at full load with stock settings, so you need to add the rest of your computer to that 120w, and make sure you don't overclock the videocard...

 

and then you have to realise the peak momentary max load for your psu is 240w (maybe for a minute or two it can run at 240w load, if it's a good design), thats not sustained load.

 

the i5-4430 is an 84W CPU, so that's 204w and that's only counting the videocard and cpu, not the mobo, ram, drives, fans....

 

if you have the 330w psu they talk about there, you "might" be fine though, buy a spare power supply brick just in case lol...

 

 

another option is to buy a cheap PC power supply, short out the on/off pins, and use it just for the videocard... http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-power-up-an-ATX-Power-Supply-without-a-PC/

Edited July 19, 2016 by Hadwell

[kolga]

I wasn't planning on trying the 240w brick :) But if the the 960 is approved by dell (it is) and if it is 120w, then shouldn't the 1060 work since its listed as 120w?

[TAW_Impalor]

My old PSU blew up a capacitor after the last upgrade, despite it was "mathematically" sufficient. This happened after I tested it and while my PC was off, in the middle of the night! A very loud bang, scared the hell out of my whole family...

[kolga]

Ok, so after some research and calculations i now have a GTX 1060 founders edition in my computer. Yes i have the 330w PSU :) . It is doing very well with DCS and I can post some info if anyone is interested. My PSU seems to be staying cooler also.

[boapiu]

Yes, interested in your experience with new gpu. I have a 660 Ti and considering upgrade. PSU is 430 so should be able to handle the new series of cards. How is your performance? Are you using the max settings? Do you play BoS and if so, performance in that game? Thanks.

[kolga]

Yes, interested in your experience with new gpu. I have a 660 Ti and considering upgrade. PSU is 430 so should be able to handle the new series of cards. How is your performance? Are you using the max settings? Do you play BoS and if so, performance in that game? Thanks.

 

Your PSU will depend on the rest of your system, and for my system 330w is enough but most will require more as hadwell has said. I will attach my settings, I get an average of about 85 FPS just flying around. I don't have IL2 so I can't help you there, sorry.

 

EDIT: Hmm, can't seem to upload settings on this thread, but I posted them here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=170519&page=2

Edited July 29, 2016 by kolga