is 460 watts enough just to watch movies and not to be used for heavy gaming
201195
I have a 500w PSU and it has been serving me vey well with this GPU. However if you are only going to be watching movies I would not suggest getting a GPU. The onboard video of the CPU should be sufficient enough. Even for a low amount of gaming purposes I would try out the onboard video of the CPU before getting a GPU as they can usually up the cost of a computer.
201196
nVidia recommends a minimum of 450 watt supply with a minimum of 24 amps on the 12+ rail.
521334
400 would be pushing it. I have a 600w and it does fine. I would say the minimum would be 500w but it really depends on your total power consumption system wide.
1199901
If you have on a built in (on the motherboard) video card- 350 watt is fine. If you have a external gamer video card, then a bigger power supply you will need. These Antec power supplies are a VERY good choice.
1232439
From memory a 400 Watt PSU is needed. I went 500 Watts just so I could have a little extra.
268069
It depends upon how many graphics cards you mount and how many hard drives. 850 Watt should be plenty of power.
33688
I have a similar setup but 1000 watt. Doesn't seem to tax it at all so 850 might be enough.
767319
I'm not sure, but it can't be much. I have it running in a 250w slim desktop system. Seems fast enough, but the fan noise is pretty loud if you run any sort of a game that uses the graphics.
639889
More than enough. I don't see you going over 3000 watts with that so you should be fine.
817526
300 watt with +12 at 18 amps is the minimum recommended for this video card
1195943
Depends on what the total system requirement is. 750W is fine for most requirements, way more than needed for most requirements.
586677
I don't think I would. You plan on using a high power processor with a high power video card. It will probably work for a short while but my prediction is it will ultimately damage something. I think you will need a 750 watt or better power supply.
161508
Hi Dennis, It's overkill as far as capacity but not at the price. You need more battery capacity to deliver the rated power but it will certainly work at a lesser load. It powers my TVs etc. with no issues and they draw much less than 1500 watts. Steve
902896
Sure, I run it on a 600watt no problem, it doen't support pci power, just the pci express conection. Not the best for gaming, decent for designing
1179347
The 7850 is a power sipper - a 500w PSU would be fine unless you have a lot of other components that are using lots of power.
1839123
The manufacturer says, "The display card requires up to 225 watts of power". Most desktops with an i5 or i7 draw less that 100 watts. A 460 watt power supply is more than adequate.It seems people are always telling you that you need a humongous power supply but anyone that builds computers and/or uses them professionally like I do know this is just hype. I run two computers, a monitor, a 23" LED LCD HD TV, and a lot of other minor items behind an UPS and all of them seldom draw more than 300 watts combined. When playing a high GUI game the draw may go as high as 350 watt for everything.Fred Brooks owner and CEO, H&O; PC Solutions The manufacturer says, "The display card requires up to 225 watts of power". Most desktops with an i5 or i7 draw less that 100 watts. A 460 watt power supply is more than adequate.It seems people are always telling you that you need a humongous power supply but anyone that builds computers and/or uses them professionally like I do know this is just hype. I run two computers, a monitor, a 23" LED LCD HD TV, and a lot of other minor items behind an UPS and all of them seldom draw more than 300 watts combined. When playing a high GUI game the draw may go as high as... » Read More The manufacturer says, "The display card requires up to 225 watts of power". Most desktops with an i5 or i7 draw less that 100 watts. A 460 watt power supply is more than adequate.It seems people are always telling you that you need a humongous power supply but anyone that builds computers and/or uses them professionally like I do know this is just hype. I run two computers, a monitor, a 23" LED LCD HD TV, and a lot of other minor items behind an UPS and all of them seldom draw more than 300 watts combined. When playing a high GUI game the draw may go as high as 350 watt for everything.Fred Brooks owner and CEO, H&O; PC Solutions « Show Less
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this should help, just enter in everything on your rig and It will give you a decent estimate of power needed to run it. I suspect you should be fine with the 450. http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
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It would really depend on everything else in your system. If everything else pulls to much power, and there isn't enough for the video card, it will not preform as well and your power supply will wear out very quickly. I know from experience that too small of a power supply will burn out and need to be replaced. I would recommend at least a 500w.