What power PSU does it call for?
1260736
In the context of a standard PC desktop/tower build, you can get away with a 500-watt PSU if you stick to a single graphics card setup plus optical drive and hard drive, a couple of cooling fans, etc. Anything beyond that and you'll need more capacity. For example, if you're a gamer and want to run a dual-card SLI graphics card setup, that alone can chew up to 300 watts under heavy load, leaving little operating margin for other significant loads such as the main CPU, etc. On my own build, I went with a high-quality 850-watt PSU from Corsair. Although I'm only running one MSI GTX 760-based graphics card right now, I have enough power supply capacity to add another card at any time without worrying about straining, even though I'm moderately overclocking my Intel 4770K quad-core CPU (to 4.3 Ghz) and have installed a liquid cooling system and four power-efficient cooling fans. I estimate that my system draws a maximum of about 400 watts when running a game (including all my drives and peripherals). The PSU's internal cooling fan rarely kicks on, which lets me know I'm letting the PSU loaf most of the time. Keeping a PSU cool and in the middle of its rated supply capacity also helps with power efficiency. In conclusion, if you know you'll stick with a single graphics card, go with one rated at 650 watts for peace of mind. For two cards, I would go with 850 watts. I know that some people will think my recommendations are a bit of overkill, but as someone who's had to replace a couple of PSUs in the past because I tried to save a few bucks by shaving power margins, I'd rather pay a bit extra for peace of mind. Note that many hardcore gamers won't settle for anything less than a 1.2KW supply!
1260737
Alright i currently have one of these bad boys in my rig im looking to sli i have a amd Black 8core with a sabbertooth fx2.0 and a 850 power supply im looking to grab another one to SLI any idea if im gonna need a bigger power supply ? thanks for your help !!!!
1260738
I have a 750W PSU, mainly because I plan on getting another one of these. I bought it on TigerDirect because Amazon couldn't ship it. This GPU is rather awesome. As far as I know, with one of these, I use about ~350W of the 750W PSU.
740965
I am making a WoW computer with the A10 65W and SSD. That alone uses 94W This PSU has a peak of 200W and a constant of 160W. You will be fine,
1990965
In the specs, 300W its the minimun requirement. But that depends on your other hardware attach to your PC (Hard Drives, Fans, Optical Drives, Etc). You should calculate how much PSU power its needed for your PC using a PSU CALCULATOR. Here this one its from Cooler Master: http://www.coolermaster.outervision.com/ The optimal use of a PSU its 20% 60% and 80% usage of watts. You cant use 100% of the PSU, `cause that 20% missing its mostly gone in heat if your PSU UNIT its "RATED 80PLUS". I recomend going for 60% usage, so your power supply will be more eficient and deliver less heat.
385005
The specs will tell you that and all other info. on the MSI web. I am running two and use a 1800 watt PS. I would think 800 watts would work but it depends what other stuff you have in your PC like say 6 hard drives or 1 hard drive? G
324297
The PSU has 2 12v rails, and each is rated for 16 amps. Here's the whole table for anyone who needs it:+12v1 - 16a+12v2 - 16a+5v - 15a+3.3v - 12a+5vsb - 2a-12v - 0.3a
992303
I assume you're asking about wattage? The PSU in the one I received was 185 Watt.
92182
It sounds like you are trying to build a miner, or a HTPC. If it is a miner, it should be more than enough power. I've seen specs of mining builds with as little as 250W PSUs. However, if you are building a media server, you might want to push up the wattage to at least 550, just to be safe on the power output. On the outside, if this is a gaming machine, you might be on the low side of adequate. But, it would work. This PSU was out-of-the-box compatible with a 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Intel processor which, at the time of my build, was what was available for my price range. So, it may work well with a Haswell or later, but I am unable to guarantee it. Hope that helps!
1215558
Depends on the PSU brand. Dont buy cheap. I have a Rosewill Xtreme Series 750W 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply RX750-S-B that cant push it. Just got my card in a couple days ago and have a new PSU being overnighted to me. Seasonic X-850(SS-850KM Active PFC F3) 850W 80 Plus Gold ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply. My setupMB-Striker II FormulaCPU-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600GPU-EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SIGNATURE2 2GRAM-4X2G G.Skill PI Black SeriesHDD-WD Red 1 TB NASEHDD-WD My Passport 1TBSC-Supreme FX IIPSU-Rosewill Xtreme 750w
1683100
I have only installed to 500 watts or more. Probably not enough power from PSU!
964263
I have a single unit (not overclocked because I don't wan't to void the manufacturer's warranty) powered by a Corsair RM750. It's a well-built, gold certified modular psu with a massive heat sink. I've had it running 24/7 and have had exactly zero issues with it.
1305614
It will draw power from the pcie slot on the computers motherboard slot. It does not require extra power connections. Hope that helped
1110844
It doesnt require a power connector from psu, draws its power straight through the motherboard. Not sure about power requirements, i have a 480 watt psu and im running lots of accessories off it with no problems- tower with illuminated panels and cooling fans, neon light in tower, auxiliary blower motor, and sound card. system is a second gen i5 cpu w/ 8 gigs ram. You should be ok, unless you start putting all these lights into it.
1146006
I can tell you this, and it might not directly answer your question:the powersupply is not designed to be very powerful, it was made to save on power costs. It is also non-standard, so you need to take that into account.ALSO,It has 2 displayports, out of the box. although I haven't tried hooking up 2 at the same time... so you may just need one additional card
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%.
375841
The PSU is rated for input voltage of 100-240V. It will work with power types other than 110-120V.
837502
I know there's at least one. It powers my motherboard. May be a 6+2. Good PS, reliable for over a year.
956689
You are right. Doesn't need own power connector but PSU should be minimum 450w