Question 1

can this psu run an EVGA GTX 780 ftw edition?

on the card specs it says; 600 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 42 amps on the +12 volt rail.

so will it be able to run it?

Accepted Answer

Doing a little research myself, I believe it will work with no problems, but different cards may have different requirements.
I looked up a high end EVGA 780 and the the following is what I found.
Under the specifications for the EVGA 780:
EVGA 03G-P4-2888-KR GeForce GTX 780 Ti Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card;

Specifications: System Requirements:
*1    600 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 42 amps on the +12 volt rail.

*2    Two 8-pin PCI Express power connectors or four available 6-pin PCI Express power.

This power supply has available the requirements:
*1    +12V@62.5A, 
*2    4 x 6+2-Pin PCI-E Connector

I hope your build works on the first go! gl hf!

Question 2

Building my first computer.  Power wont stay on. Comes up for about a second, fans activate etc...  then shuts down.  Switch checked and is ok. Any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Well would really need more information to answer your question, but make sure you have the cpu properly seated in the socket, ram properly seated, if you don't have onboard video, make sure your graphics card is seated properly.  Make sure all of the power is connected, (1-3 places to plug into the motherboard, if you have a discrete graphics card.. could have 0-2 places to plug in there most likely).  Most motherboards will not boot without a keyboard by default, so make sure you have a keyboard plugged in.  There are a million things that could cause the issue you are describing, if none of the above help, you'll need to give a more detailed description of what is happening.  What hardware are you using, maybe say what you have plugged in or a photo so we can see, and anything else that could possibly help (are you shorting the power pins with a screwdriver, or do you have the power button of the case plugged in?)

Question 3

I have a HP Pavilion 500. Are all power sources interchangeable. Also The video card I bought needs a 6 pin. Is this one usable for that?

Accepted Answer

Yes this PSU will fit in your system and have the power connectors that you need and will be a nice upgrade for your system and is perfect for being more efficient and allowing you to do upgrades in the future

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