Does anyone run this card with a 300w power supply? Any problems?
1159964
U can, but your not utilizing the full potential of the graphics card, i am running 600 watts into my motherboard, that is ideal for both the motherboard and the graphics card, u can find a bronze 600watt power supply for $25 on http://amazon.com.
1159965
I upgraded my dell e310 stock 230W to a starpower ATX 350W from MicroCenter for $60 just before upgrading to this card. No Problems I've been running for 8 months
1159966
my Dell PowerEdge 840 Servers Power Supply is 420W non-redundant, auto sensing. couldn't tell you if 300w will do. sorry
1159967
Yes it will. Power supply shouldn't be a factor. I'm running with 600 watts on my backup with zero issues
603132
Doing some research it's maximum power draw is 150w although most of the time will be much since it regulates power based on how hard you push the card. The minimum power supply to use is a 500 with a 6 pin aux power connector. Personally I would have at least a 600-700 just to allow for future upgrades.
1846670
As long as you do not have several hard drives, or anything unusual in your system that is drawing extra power, then 600W is fine for this card. I would not personally go below 600W, but it will work.
52293
I don't know what your entire system power requirements, but unless you have a ton of extra equipment running you should be fine with 750 watts. I'm running that gpu with a 650 Watt power supply and have zero problems.
1808914
The spec sheet says the minimum power requirement is 300 watts for the system and 65 for the card, so it would seem your system is right on the edge.
61837
I was running an Antec 850W and it was fine. But, when I bought another card to run in Sli, I had to bump it up to over 1000W. I think it will all depend on what else you are running.
1110841
it depends on the rest of your system but this GPU isn't a power hungry . only uses 65watts max so it do'll find on a 300 watt PUS :D
261131
I have this card and have been running it with only a 320w power supply driving dual monitors, no issues for months now.
249996
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.
1817423
Will it support it; Yes. Also under full PC load you will be around 500-550w (the cards alone pull 400w together). This will put you right in the efficiency "sweet spot" (92% at 120v). Looking at the graph you can see efficiency starts to decline over 50% psu load. Your idle load will drop below the efficiency "sweet spot" but only by 2%.
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.
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.
420670
I used this video card with a 450W power supply for around 3+ years with no problems. Recommend more though. Now running on 600W.Bought the card back in 2011-2012 and still runs like a CHAMP!
1090050
That is a popular question, you can check on Toms Hardware for other discussions. AMD recommends 400w, I also used an Antec 550w for mine but others have reported that they got by with 300w but it depends on the efficiency of the power supply.
1808916
I cannot find requirements on the power supply, I personally have a 500W unit. I have no reason to think a 300W would not work. You should be good.
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
1693856
It only has 300w P/S. I believe the card you want requires a minimum 500w, 600w is recommended.