What wattage PSU should i get for a single card but am going to overclock it to the max?
1492011
A 800watts Certified PSU would do the job quite efficient for everything overclocked and well equipped.
1492012
You want a minimum 600W with one card, I would recommend you get something beefier though, minimum 700W, for stability
1492013
The power needed for the CPU should also be considered. I read somewhere that MSI recommended 500 watts for a system with 1 card. Since you are overclocking the CPU?, and the GPU?, I would recommend a 850 watt PSU at a minimum just to be safe and avoid power issues. Have fun!
1492014
Single card you can get away with a 750, the card draws about 350-375 watt sunder load, according to a comparison to the 970 and 980 cards, I just was reading today. I personally overshoot to make sure my PSU isn't working very hard. Example I have a dual card setup and i use a 1300w PSU EVGA.
1492015
How long is the piece of string? Unless you're doing hardware mod, 800w should be more than enough
1650975
No, I would recommend at least a high efficiency 450 or 500 Watt, it may power up but you can damage the card with not providing it enough power or damage your mother board. You may find some calculator that says other wise but I wouldn't risk it. (I burned up this same card and ruined my mother board pcie slot, not for running to little power but my power supply shorted giving unstable power, to little power would be unstable.
1808273
The card at max usage requires about 140W, so I think with a 450 Power Supply would be fine for a whole system.The card require only one extra PCIe power supply connector. My previous GTX260 requied two.
35730
Since you can't do any real hardcore gaming with this card, a 300-350 Watt power supply will work on a system with a single hard drive, DVD-RW and basic CPU heat sink. Anything more advanced you'd want to look at at least a 400-450 watt power supply (if you're running 3+ fans and more than one hard drive, you should already have at least a 400 watt power supply). As always, try to stay with name brands when it comes to a power supply. Antec, Corsair, EVGA and OCZ are all reliable but in a pinch Cooler Master and ThermalTake will do.
1867157
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngineThis site will help you with specifics for your computer, but it looks like the R9 290X uses about 330~ watts on its own, so I would want at least 600~650, if you have 80 certified (It has to do with the efficency, most PSUs are that efficient at least, and 80 silver + is more common). If you have a lot of HDDs or things you might even consider going up as high as a 700 watt. I hope this helps! It's a sweet card!
70619
I assume you mean power supply wattage. Recommended is 500 watts. If you are ever going to crossfire you you probably want at least 650. I have a corsair 500 watt psu with an overclocked fx 6300 and this card ocd to 1050 core and 1450 memory. Also have 1 tb hdd, blu-ray, card reader, and 8 gb 2133 ram. Everything runs great!
1848142
Oh with absolute ease, Yes! The 970 card itself draws about 135W, with a max margin consideration of about 250W. You could run two of those cards with little too no problem at all, depending on your other specs. 1 will be an easy job for the PSU.
274277
I'm using 850W one for cross fire. I think 450W would be fine for single card, but it depends on your other hardwares.
1420707
the wattage should be fine but you also need supplemental power plugged directly into this card from the psu.
1081596
I'm gonna be safe and tell you that 300 watts is dangerously low for this card. I would recommend at least a 500 watt power supply. Anything below that and you're pushin' it. You also have to take into account the other things in your build, like CPU and how many Hard Drives you've got. So a 500 would definitely give you plenty of power for the 650ti boost, as well as giving you room for future growth.
649257
Hey Ken, The 860w will work great. You can get away with a 650w or better if you choose. (running one card)
1808913
Truth be told the manufacturer recommends a 400W power supply which seems like a very high wattage requirement? Since they cannot be sure of your system configuration they have to err towards caution to ensure that you have adequate power to drive the card! Here is one of the best calculators I have used to check power consumption resource needs . . .http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/
2175237
300 watts is insufficient for this card. I'd recommend a 500w of real power. Don't buy a cheap brand. The longevity and safety of your entire PC rests in the PSUs hand.
2241966
They want a 600 watt supply for one. So figure about 300 watts each card. I'd do 900 watts at the minimum.
1516788
400W is the min required for the card as long as you are only going to run 1 and you have at least 1 6 pin pci supplementary power connector coming off the power supply. if there is no 6 pin pci supplementary power connector then the PSU is not compatible.
895681
It's a 19W card. Unless you're running an Intel Extreme edition CPU or an 8-core AMD CPU, you'll be well under the power limit for your power supply.
248471
I wouldn't suggest it. That rig would probably be okay with a single card but two is a stretch. The i5 4690k sucks down 88watts without overclocking, so you're looking at 110-120 watts from your CPU alone. As a rule, you usually want about 400-500 watts available for each card, 300 minimum - that way your system wont randomly shut off during intense gaming. 100+300+300 = 700 so you're already kinda stretching it. I'd suggest at least a 900-1000 watt power supply.