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GPU killed my PSU?
I’ve been putting together a new PC lately and went for the GTX 480 GPU. The PSU I was using was only around 380w and needed replacing but with money being low right now I could only afford this PSU;
http://www.maplin.co.uk/680w-g7-power-extreme-atx-psu-345571
It doesn’t come with the 8 pin connector that’s needed to power the GTX 480 but I got myself a 6pin to 8pin converter. I then attached another 6 pin connecter (1. 6pin + 1. 8pin all together) to power it up. Ran a few games on max without a hitch but today I thought I’d try out Duke Nukem Forever and about 5 minutes into the game my PC powered itself down. I unplugged each devices at a time (GPU ect) with no luck so I placed my older PSU back in and it’s working again.
So did my GPU kill my PSU?