GTX 1060 Graphics Card help

[The Carew Murder Case]

I tried installing my gtx 1060 today without the 6 pin adapter however the screen wouldn't turn on, in order to get around this I've ordered a 6 Pin PCIe to 2 x 4 Pin Molex LP4 Power Cable Adapter (as my 400w psu didn't have the connector). I have all of the other HMDI etc cables so the monitor and gpu should be connected fine.

Does this seem like a decent solution to get around the problem? Also, why did I have to get the 6 pin converter, why does the card work without it?

Thanks

[upcoast]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von The Carew Murder Case:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Cun2:

Im running my GTX 1060 Amp version with Coolermaster 550W on 6pin pcie power adapter without any issue. Your PSu dont have the 6pin pcie so assuming its a non branded psu? Try an upgrade on ur psu rather than the whole system. Maybe 500W is the minimum? 😁

Recommended system power for the 1060 is 400 watts, for the reference card, so I am assuming it'll be fine if I just don't overclock it too much!

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1060/specifications

You are correct but what make and model is your psu, psu qualities vary.

[The Carew Murder Case]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Escorve:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von The Carew Murder Case:

Recommended system power for the 1060 is 400 watts, for the reference card, so I am assuming it'll be fine if I just don't overclock it too much!

It'll be fine because the total system draw in theory should be lower than 300W, given your CPU is low power. However, if you notice that your system randomly shuts off while gaming or doing another task that'll draw a lot of power, you'll need to upgrade the PSU.

Cool, noted.

[The Carew Murder Case]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ☥ - CJ -:

Thats TOTAL system power, not just what the GPU is capable of using.
A 1050 Ti uses 75w for the majority of its different versions so it doesnt need extra power

You should have stuck with the 1050 Ti, going to a 1060 with that lacking system will likely not give any performance because you'll still be CPU limited.

i would return it and save up for a new system instead if you still have the 1050.

Even so, it gives better performance than the gtx 1050 ti (when connected to the i3) - the witcher for example: runs at around 60fps with the 60 and only 30/40 with the 50 ti, I plan to upgrade the cpu in the future however the gpu is cheaper to upgrade than the entire rig at once.

[nullable]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ☥ - CJ -:

Thats TOTAL system power, not just what the GPU is capable of using.
A 1050 Ti uses 75w for the majority of its different versions so it doesnt need extra power

You should have stuck with the 1050 Ti, going to a 1060 with that lacking system will likely not give any performance because you'll still be CPU limited.

Only if literally every thing he's doing is CPU limited. It's not a huge upgrade, but engaging in hyperbole is not productive.

[The Carew Murder Case]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von upcoast:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von The Carew Murder Case:

Recommended system power for the 1060 is 400 watts, for the reference card, so I am assuming it'll be fine if I just don't overclock it too much!

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1060/specifications

You are correct but what make and model is your psu, psu qualities vary.

Not sure about the exact model but it was decently expensive when I bought it, so I assume it is sufficient.

[[☥] - CJ -]

How good the GPU is is irrelevant if the CPU cannot keep up with it, which was my point.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

It's less about the wattage and more about the amps on the rails. Not to mention actual psu internal quality and having enough connectors. Dont use power adapters for gpus.

[Hyo_d]

You need more power xd

[_I_]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SaoGamerPro:

You need more power xd

not more, but better/cleaner power

a psu with all of the correct connectors and able to deliver required power without issues

a quality 450+w will be enough
550+w 80+ bronze/gold recommended