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gtx 660 (non ti) safe with cx430v2?

19 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/gtx-660-non-ti-safe-with-cx430v2.170593/

C
Confused_user Original post #1
Feb 23, 2013 at 5:01 PM
so I was all set to buy the sapphire hd 7850, but the posts @ sapphire forums (and various others) have made me rethink my choice, and I found a gtx 660@ 15.7k. But, in order to affoard it, I had to drop my psu to the CX430V2.
Will the card be fine on this psu? I'd hate to spend 15 grand on a gpu just to find out it's underpowered.

Rest of my config....
i3 2120
msi h61 p20
2x 4gb
Tribalgeek
Feb 23, 2013 at 5:15 PM
go ahead. only one pci-e 6 pin connector.
zotac 660 2 gb stock version.
C
Feb 23, 2013 at 5:43 PM
any possible bottlenecks w/ the i3?
saswat23
Feb 23, 2013 at 6:21 PM
You wont face any.
d6bmg
d6bmg #5
Feb 23, 2013 at 6:26 PM
GTX660 with CX430V2 will work thanks to your processor.

If you were using a overclockled processor cx430 won't have been sufficient with GTX660.
tkin
tkin #6
Feb 23, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Its fine, as the CPU is i3.
anirbandd
Feb 23, 2013 at 7:25 PM
yeah.. cx430v2 will work fine with you rig + 660.
harshilsharma63
Feb 23, 2013 at 7:27 PM
take Corsair cx500v2 to make upgradation safe :D
M
macho84 #9
Mar 3, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Ygpm check
G
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:32 PM
i am using gtx 660 with corsair cx 430 v2 and it is working fine for me...
C
Mar 12, 2013 at 11:39 AM
What abt the AMP! edition? Will it run as well? Also, it the AMP! edition worth the extra 1k?
Anyone know the airflow direction of the card?
C
Mar 18, 2013 at 10:24 PM
What if I add a SSD and a DVD writer? will it be safe then?
Godoftheforbiddenlight
Mar 19, 2013 at 12:21 AM
What abt the AMP! edition? Will it run as well? Also, it the AMP! edition worth the extra 1k?
Anyone know the airflow direction of the card?

it is worth the 1k but keeping compute performanece in mind going for the 7870 is a better choice
C
Mar 19, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Ya.. but Don't really wanna go for 7870... I hear the drivers a f***ed up
anirbandd
anirbandd #16
Mar 19, 2013 at 12:02 PM
the sapphire 7870 dos seem to have some issues.. better go for MSI or any other brand...

if there are issues with the drivers, they'll be fixed soon...
C
Mar 23, 2013 at 11:59 AM
They couldn't fix it in a year...
ZTR
ZTR #18
Mar 23, 2013 at 3:19 PM
The latest beta drivers have fixed almost all the issues and also improved the performance by 10-15% for all 7000 series
anirbandd
anirbandd #19
Mar 23, 2013 at 7:33 PM
^^ link for drivers please :)