Im beginning to wonder if i am better off with the HDPLEX 160W DC-ATX PSU instead of the Pico as my understanding is that it's capable of a much higher load on the 12V rail which should be able to support a GTX 1060 with e.g. 80% TDP target and a slight "undervolt"?
I have the entire setup up and running now and im using the 2 x 4 pin headers on the Pico to power the 6 pin EPS connector on the GTX 1060 (2 x Molex to 6 pin EPS) but im getting system resets even as low as 130W total power draw.
This only happens in Furmark - it resets within a few seconds even at 130-140W load. I have had DOOM running with max settings and a total power draw of 178W for 2 hours and no crashes... Same with Tomb Raider where i played 3 hours with a 168W peak and no issues what so ever.
When i had the system running with a GTX 1050 ti card the max power draw would be 160W running Furmark + Intel Burn Test or Prime95 and it would not crash even after 12+ hours.
Ill try and rule out the GTX 1060 by powering it with a regular 550W ATX PSU as the card might have some defect that only shows in Furmark.
If that works i guess it has something to do with the Pico PSU and total power draw and them im back to my first question in this post:
Would the HDPLEX 160W DC-ATX combined with the 192W brick from the Pico 160XT kit be more ideal for this kind of setup?
I saw a post where [USER=6]@Aibohphobia[/USER] had this setup running but im not sure if that was with a GTX 1060?
Thanks -