how do you power this card. sorry i'm new
1268485
The power comes from the motherboard PCI express slot, no additional power cables needed.
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.
1800303
Did you follow the suggested setup for power? The card insert shows the best methods. I would personally only use the ones from the card for safety.
2098687
You need to use and plug two PCI-E 8 pin power cables. Using Just one would harm your Card. It comes just with one 8 pin adapter because it is usual that power supplies have one of it. If your power supply has two 8 pin power cord use them directly. Use the adapter just in case ur pwr supply has one on it. But.. if your power supply does not have Any, it is time to buy one new. Remember.. it is NECESSARY to plug both, otherwise you will harm your nice and expensive Card.
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.
1720926
This card is not heavy duty gamer card. The power consumption need medium level only. If you have 400Watt power supply in your PC is adequate. Thanks Copystars Support
1338686
You can do either. But this card requires both available power adapters so take note that power consumption will be high with this card and higher running both
1004270
One card requires a 600watt power supply. For saftey purposes the technician suggest you use a 900 watt or higher
1749661
For me, I just installed this card and started using it. I did not need anything else. No power cable was necessary
1724232
The card has two power input slots a 6 pin and an 8 pin, both of them must be plugged in for the card to turn on.
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.
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
145875
No power cable is needed. The card gets its power from the motherboard via the PCI connector.
955911
It's a 55W TDP card. That means it'll consume up to 55W when under full load. I've seen many guys reporting being able to run this card with their stock 280-300W PSUs.
24249
I needs 230 watts per card. 2 of them sum up to 460 watts witch will leave a very small room for CPU RAM Motherboard and HDD. You need a PSU thats at least 1000 watts to run 2 of them I'll recommend 1200 watt so you leave room and that way your PSU runs cold. You don't want all the heat a PSU generates when near 80% of usage. Even more when shopping for a new PSU make sure that a big part of the power is in the 12v rail. In electronic Power = Voltage * Current . in this case voltage is 12 current is what your PSU says on the box (you can check this while shopping) so. Power for 12 V = 12V * 56 = 672 watts for 12 V. This is an example Going back to you PSU u have 4 rails of 12v. @ 20Amp each. If you use 2 for each card ull get Card 1: 12v@40A = 480watts card uses 460 - 95% ( danger) Card 2: 13v@40A = 480watts card uses 460 - 95% ( danger) They are too close to the limit 95% and you have no room for CPU and Motherboard. They take about 150w more. And you only (at best) only have 40. Hope this helps for more info google search PSU watts explanations or ask me again.
1148743
A 6 pin and 8 pin are needed. Plan for the card to use at least 255w of power as well.
394658
Still researching the question but I "assume" the question related to a requiring a 6-pin connector to power the card - besides the PCI Express slot itself.