Could this work? (putting a GTX 460 in an old OEM computer)

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I have a friend with a very old computer from I guess 2006-2007. (when he bought it) for like 600 euros he had it including monitor and all.


Nowadays it's really slow of course and can't handle LoL. (well barely on minimum settings)


I was wondering, I have a old GTX 460 lying around here, and maybe that will fit in?


Thing is I don't even know if it has a PCIx16 slot and/or if the power supply is sufficient.


But let's say the slot is there and the PSU is 300Watts.

Would it be enough? I know it has to have +12 on the Vrail but I am afraid we can't figure out if it has.

[MasterNewbie]

The PSU should be labeled what it is, the wattage and the amps down the +12V.

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The PSU should be labeled what it is, the wattage and the amps down the +12V.

Alright. I am going to him in about 3 hours.

Hopefully it can work. I am guesing it's 300 watts though, that would be fair for an OEM pc.

[chazus]

"300w" is kind of a tossup. Because that is what a lot of OEMs use, and a lot of those are.. well.. not 300w. However, I'm running a 460 on a "300w" that I purchased, but its a decent one. So.. again.. Kind of a tossup. Make sure you bring a PCI-E power adapter, because it likely doesnt have one

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"300w" is kind of a tossup. Because that is what a lot of OEMs use, and a lot of those are.. well.. not 300w. However, I'm running a 460 on a "300w" that I purchased, but its a decent one. So.. again.. Kind of a tossup. Make sure you bring a PCI-E power adapter, because it likely doesnt have one

Indeed, hopefully it has a slot for the adapter.

[noteworthynerd]

From http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...undup),13.html:

On your average system the card requires you to have a 450 to 500 Watt power supply unit.

That's not to say that 300W is not enough, but it has to be a high quality power supply, and the ones that come in prebuilt PCs normally are not high quality.

Also, there's no such thing as "+12 on the Vrail". What you're referring to is the 12V rail, which is the rail that powers a lot of what's inside the computer, including the video card. The 460 requires at least 24Amps on the 12V rail.

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From http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...undup),13.html:


That's not to say that 300W is not enough, but it has to be a high quality power supply, and the ones that come in prebuilt PCs normally are not high quality.

Also, there's no such thing as "+12 on the Vrail". What you're referring to is the 12V rail, which is the rail that powers a lot of what's inside the computer, including the video card. The 460 requires at least 24Amps on the 12V rail.

I know about the rail but I really thought it was called +12 on the vrail. My bad...

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Oh well too bad, the PSU had merely 240V and 16 amps.
No way that could handle it.