What power supply requirements would I be looking at to run a pair of these cards? Assume a standard build with an i5 CPU, Hard Drive, and Optical Drive. No overclocking. Finally, would anyone recommend for me to go with a GeForce GPU for multi-display...
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I run two 27" 2560x1440 display port monitors off of one of these cards with no issues. Max power is 19.5 W. It will work in any system. Works perfectly for business applications, and light computer aided design applications.
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I have the 650w version. It says on the box that could run two 75w graphic card and a 50w cpu. I have only one gtx 250 sli, with like 10 fans and several lights. It's running fantastic. However yours will require around 700w for two of those cards. I would recommend getting 750w for overclocking or even more expansion down the road. I'm jealous btw I'm sure that card is awesome.
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Hey Ronel, I have a 750 watt power supply that I am using with this card. However, a standard power supply one with no less than 350 watts should be enough to run the card with no problems. I would recommend getting a 400 to 450 watt power supply if you will be using this card for gaming.
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Can anyone confirm what Derek said with this specific EVGA GTX 660 on Amazon? I'm wondering about this, too. Thanks a lot!
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It would need to a low power video card. The power supply is only 280W. At least 120W will be used by the CPU, Mobo and HD, and fans. I would be hesitant to put anything requiring more than 100W. This would be a good choice: ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750. Bear in mind that cards with 3 DVI/VGA ports are rare.
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http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-780-ti/specificationsyes you can. i am using two overclocked 780s fine. one TI will be fine
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these cards no longer use crossfire cable, they do crossfire through PCI lanes, and I recall a review using a 4770k OC and two of these monsters on a corsair 1500w and it wasn't enough on some games at 4k, so you may need more depending on the resolution you will play on. And dont forget to get a beefy surge protector
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Had 2 different low profile brackets that I did not need to use. The fan is somewhat larger than average, not enough to block things in most mbs and ATX units. It takes only 1 PCIe slot, and although it does not specify power requirements, I would think you may not get optimal performance with less than 350W power. If you have a micro unit, and no other high draw hardware, you will probably be OK, but I cannot be certain in such a situation. For the $ it is a very good card, but will not play all games. The ones I know it does not support is the Fallout Series of Games, there could be more, but seems to work with most others I've used. I would recommend an "on sale" power supply of 350W or better if you find it is not working at max. potential. I put at least a 550w in all the computers I build, 750W or more if they are for gaming only as some cards require more than a card can supply, such as th GeForce 9800 series, which takes either 2 old style power plugs, the in-line 4 plug style(adapter included in package), or one from a newer supply that has an aux. 4 pin main power plug. Hope this helps.
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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.
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This is a really great card. however, your concern is correct. I wouldn't try running it on a power supply that is less then 700w just to be safe. I currently run a 1100w Therm, and have had no problems.
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Sorry I'm AMD all the way, but your motherboard mfr and/or the card mfr should have recommended power supply requirements on their sites...
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Correction, you're tying to run both? Why? This card has dual screen capability, you shouldn't need the other card at all.
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yes, you must install a 1500w psu for both graphics card, then youll have a quadfire installation, so it requires more power, greetings and hace a nice day
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I'm using the same CPU, 2 970s, and similar other specs, with this power supplier. I believe I overshot it for my system by a decent margin. Since you are only using one graphic card, I believe you can take a smaller power supplier easily. I'm not an expert though.
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It's handled a 780TI, a 4570k OC'd to 4.5, and multiple outbound power draws (external hdds, iphone, microphones, etc...) without a hiccup for months. I imagine you could SLI/Crossfire any card combo and run a stable system without a problem. Tri-card and further setups might need a little more juice, depending on the cards you go with.
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Forgot to mention, these cards do not require any extra plug ins from your power supply. That should give you an idea how little the video card needs.
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sure you need them both, AMD recommends a 500watts power supply or greater to run this card so if i where you i wont do any risk