Looking for a low-power consumption card - does anyone know the wattage used?
1830036
If you are wondering whether you'll need to upgrade your power supply, most likely you won't. My computer took the card flawlessly without upgrading anything else.
1943500
From what I've read, the card draws a bit less than 300W under a heavy load so a 450W will work just fine. But, I'd go with a newer 450W with a 12V single rail. A SSD would give you more headroom too.
649257
Hey Ken, The 860w will work great. You can get away with a 650w or better if you choose. (running one card)
763081
If just using 1 card, I found two cards peaked at 912 watts when overclocked
115096
It has a lot of wattage. I am pretty sure it would work. I don't think those cards will draw that much. As long as you are not running 4 hard drives with it, it will work.
2228081
280w is more than double what you would actually need to run this thing. It only draws around 30w. The most the PCIE slot can provide is 75w, so you're fine.
2281941
I paired this card with a 400 watt power supply, and that's about as low as power supplies go. So I'd say you're safe with at least 400 watts.
1829468
Anything really that doesn't give off the power of a potato. It doesn't require external power it takes it all in from the pci 16x slot. But to be safe I wouldn't go with anything under 430 watts.
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.
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%.
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!
1799004
I run a 700 watt supply. It is more than adequate. A 320 should be enough. I use an extra fan hence extra power. The card is awesome. Updates regularly highly recommend.
1451442
Hey there, the card has been measured around 220 watts by several hardware reviews, this is also close to what the spec says. Now for a PSU overall power you need to check what's in your system overall. Note overclock causes significant overconsumption (upto 280W in some Vmod cases).
1539108
The card calls for 550watt power supply minimum on the box. I run a Corsair TX650 to power it and my hardware with a i5-3570k CPU. I think a 750watt would work well if you want at least that. :)
1228789
This card is entirely powered by the motherboard.It has a maximum power draw of 35W.
518750
Yes, not sure what you are asking either, but the reply from uberzilla should help! It is also my understanding that you don't need to worry about going too high on the watts, although there's no point in wasting your money for more watts than you need to power your system/graphics 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"