how much power do i need to run this card
1881915
750W or more.See the "System Requirements" of the below.http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?pid=2090&lid;=1#
1881916
Maximum draw for this card I have seen reported by Afterburner is slightly over 300W and that was in FurMark, a rather pathological workload. A reported 260W seems to be about the most it pulls while actually gaming. Depending on your CPU, you would probably be fine with reusing a decent quality 500W PSU if you have one. If buying new I'd suggest going up a few 100W as the price difference is negligible.
1881917
I have this card, with an i5 3570K, 2 caviar blacks, and a Samsung SSD, 32GB of Corsair Vengance on a MSI Z77a board. I have a 700W power supply and it runs it fine. I have it plugged into an APC Pro 1500 UPS which shows load. When gaming my whole system is pulling a peak of about 400 Watts.
1881918
I roll with a 600, it does fine.thats with 16gigs of ram and a hard drive with and ssd and an overclocked CPU
579232
550W is more than enough. Just make sure you plug the power wire into the card without pinching the small wire located at the card connector. This card requires 500W so you have more than enough power. Also install the Afterburner software that comes with this card as it is easy to monitor the temperature of the card and increase you fan speed settings if it starts running hot due to some games. I am very pleased with this card.
1211651
Should. Research what power your card needs To run optimally and also calculate how much power the rest of your computer uses by using a "computer supply calculater"
619309
you should have min 350 watts ps, the total power draw is 65watts. anything less your taking a chance with you system crashing or worse also PCI-E power connector is is used for more info go to http://www.evga.com/support/manuals/files/EVGA_Manual_EN.pdf this the manual and may give a better ideal
1081247
It depends on the other components in your system. I run a 450w power supply with this card and no issues. If your CPU is sucking up more than average watts you may require more , but this card has a very low power requirement considering pretty good performance.
1491826
You will need to upgrade your power supply to have stable performance with this card. I recommend at least a 500 watt.
1693856
It only has 300w P/S. I believe the card you want requires a minimum 500w, 600w is recommended.
797102
According to NVidia, this card pulls 49 watts. It does not have any 6 or 8 pin power connectors. As long as you have at least a 300 watt power supply, it will be fine.
2120282
Its a low profile card, the only power it needs is that fro. The pcie slot. So just plug in and go
1148743
A 6 pin and 8 pin are needed. Plan for the card to use at least 255w of power as well.
1750882
Nope. On the box it says a minimum amount of power to operate properly. I think a 350W power supply is not sufficient to run this card. Plus, you will need extra 2 peripheral power connectors if you do not have a 6pin power connector to the PSU
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.
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!
905686
It depends on how many other things you have in your system, but 850w should be more than enough. I'm running my card on a 550 W PSU right now. As long as you have the needed power connections off your psu you are golden.
1091066
as this card doesn't have a fan onboard, auxiliary power is not needed. it should be fine with your system. I use the same OS and it is working very nicely.
1004270
One card requires a 600watt power supply. For saftey purposes the technician suggest you use a 900 watt or higher
1986189
You better upgrade your power supply at least to 400 watt. Check the power requirements of this card.