I wanted to buy a HD7850 but it requires a 500+ watt power supply and a 6 pin pci power line. If i get a new power supply will it support it?
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Yes, i have a 500+ power supply inside this puppy as we speak. It was extremely tricky and seemed impossible for me to get my power supply in so i like ziptied it and that caused it to bluescreen, you need to make sure you get it in correctly and screw it in properly, though i didnt know how until i had a repair guy check it out.
63114
In all honesty a 250w power supply means a lack of power and I would question if you had the right hardware to support this card in the first place. Get a larger power supply they are cheap
1062267
I would suspect that if you're replacing a prior card in your system, your power supply will be adequate. This card does not require any additional power cable to be attached, it gets all its power from the graphic's slot. I would imagine if you have over a 300W power supply you're OK.
1116283
Not really. You just have to make sure your power supply has 2 6-pin plugs for pci
2183305
CarolineYes but only mid level card the 300 watt Power supply won't support the high end cards.PC Mag did a good review of this PC http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413568,00.aspI hope this is helpfulRick
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The videocard needs a 500w power supply with a 6 pin power conector.. this card is a very good product.. but we must check the new amd R7 and R9 series. :)
1128250
A power suppuy with 600 watts will be enough, make sure it has 2 pci express of 4 and 8 pins, and remember to be sure its compatible with your motherboard
2080236
Yes the XFX HD 7970 will work with a 500 watt PSU of good quality. But only 1 of the cards if you go with more than 1 you will need a bigger PSU.
1791410
As long as you have a pci express-16x slot it will fit and the power supply should be at least 500 watts
1230515
It may be possible to place this card in a 530, however, this card requires external 6 pin power to plug into. Like this [:::] . Now if your power supply does not support this, you may be able to combine two D shell power cables into one 6 pin. The D shell looks like this \eeee/ . Finally you may want to look at the power/current it draws and determine of your power supply can supply the current on the 12 Volt rails. DIY gaming is fun but not for the faint of heart. These ARE the things to consider.
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You will need to upgrade your power supply to have stable performance with this card. I recommend at least a 500 watt.
1909116
Dont believe so, on the box it says it requires a 500W power supply, I run a 600W supply with this card.
1930661
The stock power supply for your PC is a 300 watt PSU. If you are simply replacing a bad power supply with a new one, then yes this PSU will work in your PC. It will have plently of power for some PC upgrades such as adding another hard drive and another optical drive. There is enough power to handle both. if you are going to do a major upgrade like adding an outrageously powerful graphics card, then I would need more information about the card. However, it should be able to handle most non-upper end graphics cards without a problem.
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I am using a 650wattt power supply. The card needs a power source other than the mainboard.
1973403
Not really, although you might be just fine and probably safe, but you will be pushing limits. It all depends on what you are doing, for how long, and the quality of your PSU. The requirements listed on the box are 750 watts (or more) with one 150 watt 8 pin pcie power connector and one 75 watt 6 pin pcie power connector.
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I got retail box and all the connectors are there. But not all the power supplies are ready for this card. I use high-end power supply. Therefore I didn't have a problem Make sure you have a power supply compatible with two six pin PCI power connectors. You should be running 600 Watt power supply at least. With two separate power channels and six pin connectors on them. This is not a power-hungry card but reliable power supply is very important.
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It requires one 6-pin and one 8-pin for power. So long as your PSU has that, you should be fine. A power supply that can't support it won't have those extra hookups.