could 430 watts run this card i couldnt afford a 500 w psu
786910
Yes, it will run, but don't push the settings. If you're into heavy gaming, your system may become unstable.
786911
It would depend on the rest of your build, but it'd probably be cutting it really close.
786912
It is possible but not advisable. This card can use up to 280 wats of power. So I guess it depends on what you have in your computer (watt wise), and if your 430 watts is (minimum) bronze rated or naw. Long story short save up for a 500+ rated psu. I believe coursair makes a 750 gold rated for around $150. I hope that helps.
786913
That would be cutting it close. Save up for a decent 600 watt power supply because even if you could run it you would be stressing out your power supply and would decrease its lifespan. You might want to consider getting something a little less power hungry like a gtx 760 or r9 270 as they should be fine on a 430 watt psu. A r9 270 uses much less power and peaks at only 170 watts at its limit.
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.
543209
That's strange, you need minimum of 500 watts to run one of these cards. What exactly are you doing with your computer? Is your computer connected to it's own isolated power outlet?
1066495
You do NOT need anything over a 300 watt to run this card. I've seen people running a GTX 670 on a 330 watt.
902895
Yes you can. Just make sure to account for other hardware as well. I've seen this card go up to around 120 watts under load.
1066498
You will have to upgrade you PSU to at least 400w for to run some games, I would recommend a 600w or above. I have a corsair tx650 and it runs cool even with a lot of power demand.
1986191
It should work, if anything, at least make sure your PSU is reliable. I had this card running with a 65W CPU on a 300W PSU
864975
I found the wattage was not as important as the amps on the 12V rail. This card needs two 8-pin (or 6+2 pin) connectors, and my older 850 watt PSU ultimately did not have the right amps to support the card. (System kept shutting off... card had blown out the PSU.) 650 watts should be fine as long as your two 6+2 pin connectors off the 12V rail can support at least 20 amps each.
1678994
I would get at least a 450 W PSU... preferably 600 W. I was running into issues with a 450 W, but upgrading to 650 solved all my issues.
1716179
This card needs a minimum 300 watt PSU according to Nividia web site. sorry Make sure you keep the dust blown out of your computer, it will add years to its life. Ed
1537105
I have a 430 watt PSU, and it runs perfectly. Those recommended wattages are usually overstated.
823401
This graphics card requires a minimum 350Watts ... I have it with a 600 watt generic psu and pci express x16 1.0 port and works perfect.
592417
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.
1032476
You could run this on a 150w power supply as long as it wasn't garbage. It has no external power requirements, so the most it could possibly draw is 75w. This card won't even come close to that. The recommended 350w is extreme overkill because some people have extremely low quality PSU's that come with cases.
411896
Go with a quality power supply like a 300w seasonic and you'll be fine. Always go name brand on a psu. Never go cheap. A 430w power supply will give you a little overhead to add a graphics card in the future if you want to do dual graphics, but even 430w will be overkill if the card can run off of the pcie bus.
972739
This would be a great card but you might want to go to a power supply calculator to see if you psu can handle this card and everything else you have.
1594495
A 300 w PSU will probably allow it to operate, but if you can, I would get a better PSU since it affects graphics card performance. I ordered a new 400 w PSU along with this card. Just make sure you know what you're doing if you swap out the old PSU for the new one.