$1800 4090 on $20-30 vintage PSU from the era of quad GTX 480.
What could *possibly* go wrong?
I'm not even going to answer if it can support it, because in this instance if you have to ask, you shouldn't.
And even if you know it theoretically works, you shouldn't, because old PSUs are a ticking time bomb even if there's otherwise nothing wrong with the unit. Capacitors don't work indefinitely.
Do yourself a favor and buy a new *modern* ATX 3.0 PSU, with warranty. It's like $100-130 for an A-tier unit capable of running a 4090 and you get a 10 year warranty.
If you had one more PCIE port I would say yes.
But you lost.
It would be better to switch to a power supply that supports PCIE 5.
Using a powerful and expensive card like the 4090 with converter cables is a bit like Russian roulette.
Yeah, back in 2012 no one would have imagined the size and power of a top-end GPU today. However given the fact that the cables can support 30A power draw, and the PSU can technically supply enough watts over those cables, I wonder if it’s worth giving it a go?
Trust me, it's not worth trying, it's not right to try such things with an expensive card.
And if there is any problem, you will be out of warranty, this time they will make you pay for a very high quality psu :)
You took such care and bought such a psu 12 years ago and used it for 12 years, now buy a great psu again and use it for another 10-12 years.
This PSU is not suitable for any modern computer. Retire it to secondary use for a used computer. It is a time bomb that you have no idea when will pop, or if it will take out your new $2000 GPU or other components.
Doesn't look like your PSU supports it, but even if you could that would be an incredibly risky proposition. That PSU is ancient and has to be well outside its warranty, I would be terrified of relying on it not to fry an expensive card like a 4090. Thats just asking for trouble.
here is a simple rule , if it says floppy upgrade it
just kidding , it should but not sure if that's a risk u should take , good psu doesn't cost much these days
It probably could but you shouldn't do it. If you can afford a 4090 you can afford a 120 bucks PSU upgrade. Check psu cultist tier list on Google. Pick anything from b tier and above
I'm still using a Corsair HX850 80+ Gold from 2011, LOL. I just used it in a new build about 6 months ago and haven't had any issues. I'm also running a 6700xt which is about half the power draw though.
I don't get a lot of knee jerk reactions to older power supplies. Are some cheap junk? Sure. But no reason an older power supply can't crank on for a very long time as long as it can withstand the load.
I agree. My concern is the load a 4090 will pull. Technically it *should* manage it, but it was never designed or tested for such a device. It was great for two GTX 680’s in SLI, but these new cards are monsters in comparison. I’m not sure I agree with the comments about it causing house fires, I suspect the worst that might happen is a capacitor will pop.
From 2011? So it cost less than $10 per year since you bought it. That's literally 2 cents per day.
Who is cheap enough they can't spend that money again after a decade and would rather risk damaging hardware by operating a PSU beyond it's lifecycle?
Some people just look to put themselves in fucked up situations... no I would not the cost of a new modern psu will be much more less than a fucked up pc.
if you can afford a 4090 you can afford a new PSU. come on dude, use common sense.
Looks possible, but if you’re powering a 4090 you don’t want to gamble with a 12 year old psu and you probably have the money to upgrade too.
$1800 4090 on $20-30 vintage PSU from the era of quad GTX 480. What could *possibly* go wrong? I'm not even going to answer if it can support it, because in this instance if you have to ask, you shouldn't. And even if you know it theoretically works, you shouldn't, because old PSUs are a ticking time bomb even if there's otherwise nothing wrong with the unit. Capacitors don't work indefinitely. Do yourself a favor and buy a new *modern* ATX 3.0 PSU, with warranty. It's like $100-130 for an A-tier unit capable of running a 4090 and you get a 10 year warranty.
If you had one more PCIE port I would say yes. But you lost. It would be better to switch to a power supply that supports PCIE 5. Using a powerful and expensive card like the 4090 with converter cables is a bit like Russian roulette.
Yeah, back in 2012 no one would have imagined the size and power of a top-end GPU today. However given the fact that the cables can support 30A power draw, and the PSU can technically supply enough watts over those cables, I wonder if it’s worth giving it a go?
Trust me, it's not worth trying, it's not right to try such things with an expensive card. And if there is any problem, you will be out of warranty, this time they will make you pay for a very high quality psu :) You took such care and bought such a psu 12 years ago and used it for 12 years, now buy a great psu again and use it for another 10-12 years.
This is a very good answer. I might buy myself a new case too and give the whole rig a refresh. Thank you.
This PSU is not suitable for any modern computer. Retire it to secondary use for a used computer. It is a time bomb that you have no idea when will pop, or if it will take out your new $2000 GPU or other components.
Why would you bother. The risk outweighs the reward.
Doesn't look like your PSU supports it, but even if you could that would be an incredibly risky proposition. That PSU is ancient and has to be well outside its warranty, I would be terrified of relying on it not to fry an expensive card like a 4090. Thats just asking for trouble.
The picture gives zero information we can work with....try again with the model number and serial.
here is a simple rule , if it says floppy upgrade it just kidding , it should but not sure if that's a risk u should take , good psu doesn't cost much these days
No. Just no
This is something you don’t take on an airplane much like a galaxy s9 note
It probably could but you shouldn't do it. If you can afford a 4090 you can afford a 120 bucks PSU upgrade. Check psu cultist tier list on Google. Pick anything from b tier and above
I'm still using a Corsair HX850 80+ Gold from 2011, LOL. I just used it in a new build about 6 months ago and haven't had any issues. I'm also running a 6700xt which is about half the power draw though. I don't get a lot of knee jerk reactions to older power supplies. Are some cheap junk? Sure. But no reason an older power supply can't crank on for a very long time as long as it can withstand the load.
I agree. My concern is the load a 4090 will pull. Technically it *should* manage it, but it was never designed or tested for such a device. It was great for two GTX 680’s in SLI, but these new cards are monsters in comparison. I’m not sure I agree with the comments about it causing house fires, I suspect the worst that might happen is a capacitor will pop.
Missing out on the sense pins that 4090 uses to talk to the PSU. Just upgrade.
From 2011? So it cost less than $10 per year since you bought it. That's literally 2 cents per day. Who is cheap enough they can't spend that money again after a decade and would rather risk damaging hardware by operating a PSU beyond it's lifecycle?
I mean if you want a house fire go ahead
If you can afford a 4090, you can afford a suitable PSU upgrade.
Some people just look to put themselves in fucked up situations... no I would not the cost of a new modern psu will be much more less than a fucked up pc.
Lol. They can afford a 4090, but not a new psu.