can my power supply run sli

kaitlin kaschak · Aug 25, 2015

ok so i have an old HP Z400 workstation heres the specs xeon 3520 stock 2.66 quad core 6 gigs ddr3 ram and a proprietary 475 watt psu. and i have the chance to snag 2 8600 gt graphics cards for SLI, my board supports it but since i cant upgrade my psu due to it being proprietary i want to know if my psu will support 2 8600 gt cards in sli heres a link to the psu specs

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId...

for thos who want to know the 8600gt cards i can buy for 5 dollars a pc from a used pc parts supply shop

my specs HP z400 W3520 cpu stock 6 gigs ddr 3 ram 240 gig sata hard drive dvd burner and the 475 watt power supply

xvi · Aug 25, 2015

The 8600 GT doesn't use external PCI-e power, so it shouldn't draw more than 75 watts each. That should work fine on the Z400.
I'd really recommend just going for a newer single GPU, but it's hard to argue with the price.

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can my power supply run sli

kaitlin kaschak

xvi