PC Power Supply Requirement As usual, not stated in this product description, but very information while deciding whether or not to swap out a graphics card. Anybody know?
1291523
my system has a 350W power supply..does that mean i am ok getting this card? or do i need a separate 300w supply? sorry i am new to this... any insight would be appreciated... thanks
1291524
You're right, 300W is minimum for 8500GT made by BFG per power supply requirements stated on the box. For PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT, with 512MB, also stated on the box, I was surprised to read "300W" is still the minimum recommended. So, we just may be able to squeak by with any available memory version - 512MB preferrably - 8500GT video card, for future-proof support of games designed to run with Vista's DX10.
1291525
Your power supply is more than enough for this card. 300 watts is the minimum requirement, you have 350 watts so you are good to go, my friend.
1291526
From what I can tell for the 8500GT 256MB it is 300W. That is from the best buy site for a similar card.
1311007
The power supply in this unit is a 500W standard PSU. The GPU included is an onboard AMD graphics processor unit (built into the motherboard) and cannot be upgraded but instead replaced. The cost is the cost of the card you referenced, but the power supply is not powerful enough to cover the card. For that, you might want to take a look at our AAC-T7S, which has the same graphics card as the one you list (type, that is, not the exact one) and is built for all the specs in mind. As well, it also has an Intel i7 processor, which is leaps and bounds more powerful than the AMD 8 core included in this system. The AAC-T7S can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HTB0Y86/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HTB0Y86&linkCode=as2
619307
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.
997089
The power supply must be 350W or greater (with a minimum 12V current rating of 20A). One card which consumes less power is the Evga GeForce GT 430 requiring 300 Watt or greater with a minimum of 22 amps on the +12 volt rail. The lower memory capacity has less heat but less gaming satisfaction, and it's compatible with Windows 7.
734107
The minimum power supply listed on the box is 350W (350 Watts). There is a side note about having a minimum 12V current rating, as well, which I suspect applies to just about everyone with electricity. I use a 700W supply. As a side note, I do not recommend this video card if you wish to use it for gaming. It seems to work fine for most other things (streaming video, playing dvds, web browsing), but I found most of my games to be quite unresponsive even with severely lowered video and interface options.
558252
My bet is still a power issue. While it came with the upgraded power supply I'll bet they also added upgraded the video card. When I ordered mine I also ordered a 700w power supply.
1146006
I can tell you this, and it might not directly answer your question:the powersupply is not designed to be very powerful, it was made to save on power costs. It is also non-standard, so you need to take that into account.ALSO,It has 2 displayports, out of the box. although I haven't tried hooking up 2 at the same time... so you may just need one additional card
48504
Thanks - is the current (amps) within usual range for 450 watt power supplies? Sometimes I find on these cards that you actually need another 100 watts in PS rating just to get up to the 12v rail amps they want - not enough amps means "DOA" = RMA although the card is actually fine.
2228080
It does not say anywhere on the box what it recommends for power supply. I am running it on a 250 watt power supply and it works great. I dont have any extra stuff drawing power on the computer. And no on needing the extra wire. It just draws its power from the PCIe X16 slot, so you will need one of those. (make sure its an X16 slot and not just a reg PCI slot.
859969
500w is recommended yes, but this cards typical power usage will be around 150w at peak, graphics cards generally don't use all the 500w. To be safe i would highly recommend a 600w psu, just so you can have some head room so you don't bottleneck the power supply.
2061201
I performed a serious search for the technical specifications for the AMD Radeon HD 7770 and could not find them on line. (AMD had taken down the original page with specifications, but they could be found in Google cache; there was no mention there of power requirements.) There is a wide range of opinions about the power requirements of the HD 7770. There is some chance that the power supply will do the job; it certainly worked well in my application with a new video card that required more power than came with the machine (The power supply had already been replaced once with a 500w supply, but had become damaged.) I agree with Michael S. Why take a chance. I believe I would go with 600W. I performed a serious search for the technical specifications for the AMD Radeon HD 7770 and could not find them on line. (AMD had taken down the original page with specifications, but they could be found in Google cache; there was no mention there of power requirements.) There is a wide range of opinions about the power requirements of the HD 7770. There is some chance that the power supply will do the job; it certainly worked well in my application with a new video card that required more power than came with the machine (The power supply had already been replaced once with a 500w supply,... » Read More I performed a serious search for the technical specifications for the AMD Radeon HD 7770 and could not find them on line. (AMD had taken down the original page with specifications, but they could be found in Google cache; there was no mention there of power requirements.) There is a wide range of opinions about the power requirements of the HD 7770. There is some chance that the power supply will do the job; it certainly worked well in my application with a new video card that required more power than came with the machine (The power supply had already been replaced once with a 500w supply, but had become damaged.) I agree with Michael S. Why take a chance. I believe I would go with 600W. « Show Less
1146004
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.
698732
That shouldn't be necessary. If you had read through all of the reviews, it's been stated a few times, that the older power supply- which people were having problems with- has been replaced in this build.
1267168
You always want more power than what is suggested. It will run but will put extra wear in the 600w power supply. Took a fast look if you are spending this much on the graphics card take a look for yourself. You can find a decent 850w-1200w for under $300. I did see one under $100, when you can you want to double the power requirements.
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.
571064
The box of the graphics card recommends at least 450 Watt power supply with 12V@40Amps, which is higher than a lot of cheap 400 or even 500 Watt power supplies have. Specs on a site like newegg will give you the amperage details that Amazon doesn't list.
2250567
found this forum post. according to it: "...a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater power supply."www.tomshardware.com/forum/348776-33-radeon-7850