how much power do you need for this card
791386
I am using a corsair 650TX ps and have not had a problem. It recommends 500+. And you don't need two 8pins, just the two 6 pins. They supply the 8pin adapters, which work perfectly!!
791387
500 watt minimum with 2 8-pin PCI-Express connectors. It comes with an adapter if you only have 6 pin connectors.
791388
Hi Jordan. A safe bet, in my opinion, would be a 600-650 watt rating on your power supply unit (PSU). That should handle an overclocked GPU, plus the needs of any CPU you might have installed, along with the usual memory configurations (8 to 16 GB), an optical drive, and several hard drives (including a mix of solid state and conventional drives). You should have power to spare. However, if you think you might want to run a dual-SLI card configuration, then I would go with an 850-watt PSU like those available from Corsair and other reputable vendors. A second card will draw roughly 170-200 watts by itself under load, BTW. Hope this helps.
791389
Hi Jordan. A safe bet, in my opinion, would be a 600-650 watt rating on your power supply unit (PSU). That should handle an overclocked GPU, plus the needs of any CPU you might have installed, along with the usual memory configurations (8 to 16 GB), an optical drive, and several hard drives (including a mix of solid state and conventional drives). You should have power to spare. However, if you think you might want to run a dual-SLI card configuration, then I would go with an 850-watt PSU like those available from Corsair and other reputable vendors. A second card will draw roughly 170-200 watts by itself under load, BTW. Hope this helps. Hi Jordan. A safe bet, in my opinion, would be a 600-650 watt rating on your power supply unit (PSU). That should handle an overclocked GPU, plus the needs of any CPU you might have installed, along with the usual memory configurations (8 to 16 GB), an optical drive, and several hard drives (including a mix of solid state and conventional drives). You should have power to spare. However, if you think you might want to run a dual-SLI card configuration, then I would go with an 850-watt PSU like those available from Corsair and other reputable vendors. A second card will draw roughly 170-200... » Read More Hi Jordan. A safe bet, in my opinion, would be a 600-650 watt rating on your power supply unit (PSU). That should handle an overclocked GPU, plus the needs of any CPU you might have installed, along with the usual memory configurations (8 to 16 GB), an optical drive, and several hard drives (including a mix of solid state and conventional drives). You should have power to spare. However, if you think you might want to run a dual-SLI card configuration, then I would go with an 850-watt PSU like those available from Corsair and other reputable vendors. A second card will draw roughly 170-200 watts by itself under load, BTW. Hope this helps. « Show Less
791390
170W is what Nvidia's site says for this card. I am not sure how MSI's modifications have affected this.
404886
well it also depends on how much power your rig requires to run but it has the necessary connections to provide power to the card
1116289
All you need are the power connectors from your power supply. This card requires 2 6 pin PCI-E power cables.
1678615
depends on other hardware, graphics card, number of harddrives etc. google "psu calculator" and compute your power needs
646389
This would depend on all the other hardware power requirements. Looking at the specifications on the card shows that it needs 600 Watt Power Supply, with a total power draw of 250 Watts. If you added second card, you would need another 250 Watts which would be 850 Watts. I am not an electrician but it looks like that may be a close call. However, required/suggested is often over engineered. If you can afford two of these cards, you likely can afford to buy a larger power supply if it doesn't. Why would you need two?
84708
Should work fine, card is fairly small and does not need more than like a 450w ps.
1808913
Truth be told the manufacturer recommends a 400W power supply which seems like a very high wattage requirement? Since they cannot be sure of your system configuration they have to err towards caution to ensure that you have adequate power to drive the card! Here is one of the best calculators I have used to check power consumption resource needs . . .http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/
1968831
You shouldn't, but it depends on what else is on your machine. I have 3 hard drives and added this card, which only uses 110 watts, and it's working fine with a 500w PS. That's one reason I selected this card because of it's low power consumption.
851549
300 W power supply is enough to run this card. There are no separate power supply cord or connection is necessary.
603133
You will want a 500 watt power supply min if your running 1 card. I do not have a program to test the power consumption it dose take a single 6 pin.
1909116
Dont believe so, on the box it says it requires a 500W power supply, I run a 600W supply with this card.
1082606
600w minimum, but the draw is around 275. So if you ever want to run dual cards youd want to look at 850 and up.
1783737
The required power supply for this type of card is minimum 800w (espesially if you plan to overclock) with 2power cables dedicated for this video card, so make sure the number of power outlets from the supply is enough for all you other components (ie DVD drive, hard drive, ect) good luck
1284703
Bear in mind, the PSU they "require" isn't about what the card needs; it's an assumption about the overall needs of computers the manufacturer figures might be needed. This card requires no power other than the PCI express lane --- that only supplies 75 watts. So this thing only needs 75 watts or less for itself.
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.
1496508
as long as you have a PSU with at least 300 watts you should be fine-- if the card needs a pci express cable, you may have to use a molex or sata to pci express adapter- just fyi
261134
I am using 400W power supply with this card and it works just fine. This card has pretty low power requirement especially since it has no cooling fans. This card is designed to be fully fanless by using bigger heat sinks. I mainly used it for the good performance, smaller profile and fanless design. Please let me know if you have further questions.