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Depends on the rest of your system really(whether it's overclocked etc) but 400watts will be a little risky to power a GTX460 or 260.
However that might be irrelavent because I think the CX400 only has one 6pin pci-e plug? The 460 and 260 needs 2 plugs to power it.
edit: actually you could use a molex to pci-e adapter but I wouldn't recommend running those cards on 400watts.
However that might be irrelavent because I think the CX400 only has one 6pin pci-e plug? The 460 and 260 needs 2 plugs to power it.
edit: actually you could use a molex to pci-e adapter but I wouldn't recommend running those cards on 400watts.
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i wouldnt use that psu for those cards, ideally for a 460 you should look at least for a 650W supply,
i have a cx400, it works fine for my system, just not sure about running that kind of card
if your thinking about buying that card as an upgrade, i'd avoid it, your processor will bottleneck any performance gains a 460 would bring, you'd be better of spending the money on a beefier supply and a lower end card like a 260
i have a cx400, it works fine for my system, just not sure about running that kind of card
if your thinking about buying that card as an upgrade, i'd avoid it, your processor will bottleneck any performance gains a 460 would bring, you'd be better of spending the money on a beefier supply and a lower end card like a 260
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I wouldn't have the slightest fear running a 460 with that psu. The Corsair CX400 is a far, far better psu than its rating suggests.
First see - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX400W-Power-Supply-Review/750/8
And then read that full review,
starting at - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX400W-Power-Supply-Review/750/1
Cheers,
vfm
First see - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX400W-Power-Supply-Review/750/8
And then read that full review,
starting at - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX400W-Power-Supply-Review/750/1
Cheers,
vfm
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The Corsair CX400W is more than fine for a Core2Duo system plus that card. Only have to start concern about whether it is enough when using a highly overclocked Quad with it.
If there's anything to worry about, it should be whether or not the E6300 will be bottlenecking the cards. Is your E6300 the 1.86GHz version, or the 2.80GHz version? If it is the 1.86GHz one, I'd look into upgrading the CPU as well. Even if it was the 2.80GHz version, if you are not overclocking the CPU, you'd probably better off grab a GTX260 216 2nd hand for £60 than spending than spending as much as £125/£170 on getting the GTX460 768MB/1GB, as the dual-core at only 2.80GHz WILL bottleneck the mid-range or above cards.
If there's anything to worry about, it should be whether or not the E6300 will be bottlenecking the cards. Is your E6300 the 1.86GHz version, or the 2.80GHz version? If it is the 1.86GHz one, I'd look into upgrading the CPU as well. Even if it was the 2.80GHz version, if you are not overclocking the CPU, you'd probably better off grab a GTX260 216 2nd hand for £60 than spending than spending as much as £125/£170 on getting the GTX460 768MB/1GB, as the dual-core at only 2.80GHz WILL bottleneck the mid-range or above cards.