Is anybody using this with a 280 watt power supply? I have a Lenovo with integrated graphics and I want to improve the driving game I'm using.
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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.
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I am using the card in a couple of old Dell OptiPlex computers with power supplies that are limited to 305W maximum output; all is well. Unless you have three hard drives or other non-typical loads, my educated guess is that the card will work just fine with your 280W power supply.
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Yes, this should work just fine. This is a low power card and does not need it's own power lead like the larger and more expensive cards do. I put this in a used Lenovo desktop with a 325W power supply and it has had no problem. It even comes with adapter plates so that it can be fit into a low profile case if needed.
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It is recommended that you use a 400 watt power supply by AMD, but in reality all this is for is to save themselves from hearing about defective cards from users that may have cheap or low end power supplies. I have one of these running in my secondary rigs with a 300 watt power supply without any issues what so ever. Though 300 Watts is as low as I would go.
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I have a 700 Watt power supply and haven't had any issues. New Egg though helped me choose what was right for my system, the only thing was that Amazon had it cheaper.
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Hello,Difficult at best, as the original 300W PS in a proprietary 12 pin model...unless you choose to change the motherboard... which is pointless.You also could have to add cooling fans...in this case.Better go firsthand with a computer featuring the power supply you intend to use...!!!This system is by no way intended for gamers...needing power hungry game cards...!!!Hope that helps you.Rejean
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Per the EVGA website you need a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply".You didn't mention what type and model PC you have. If it is an HP they come terribly under-powered. I would upgrade your power supply. Do not try and use that card with anything less than a 350 watt power supply. I'd get a bare minimum of a 450W power supply.
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The power target of the GTX 660 is only 115W compared to its TDP of 140W (and reviews seem to show it running closer to that 115W). You should be fine adding it to your system, assuming you don't have 10 HDDs in there as well.
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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
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Sorry about your luck, mate. Had the same problem. Even bought a 600w power supply thinking I wasn't powering it enough. Returned it and bought the GT640... specs not as high, but works great.
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Works fine at 100% load with my 300 Watt power supply. This card was designed to be used in low power settings. Maximum power output or TDP is only 19 watts. For non-video usage the average power drops to only 5 watts. If this card does not work, then you just need a new PS.
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I had a 350w with no problems. Depends on the CPU your using. I had an i5-660 with 4GB Ram. This card uses about 80-90 watts at full load.
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8573344&Sku;=RLH-102014206 400w , i have 300w and thinking about getting this graphic card and upgrading to 750w.Also, I think you CANNOT upgrade graphic/video card
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I have this card on a 280w- core i5 machine - without any problems for about an year! Worth to mention: I use a pair of ssd's instead of hdd - there is significantly less power drainage from hard disks....
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you will be perfectly fine i have a 430 watt psu currently and i never even get near t going over that. this graphics card uses only about 80 watts on average. The only time you need to worry about wattage is when you get higher end cards or more of them.
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It's a 55W TDP card. That means it'll consume up to 55W when under full load. I've seen many guys reporting being able to run this card with their stock 280-300W PSUs.
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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.
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Well I'm using a bronze 500 watt and it's working. I did have to use a programme called Asus gpu boost to restrict the draw to the card but it works fine. The xfx website does state you need a minimum of 750 watt to run it so yours should be fine if it us at least bronse rated