Will this card fit into a HP Pavilion 500qe Desktop PC and run with the standard power supply? Is overheating a concern or problem?
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This card fits in any PCI slot. Simply push it down into the slot and that's it. Some ones come without the driver's disk, so you need to download it from the Nvidia website, and install it to work with it. If you want, you can disable the motherboard display card, so work only with this one. It has 1Gb of ram memory, so it doesn't need to use yours. I don't know how works with overclocking, but I think that it will not be any problem, as you can personalize in the display's control panel.
1142963
I'm using a 750 watt power supply, and have had no issues. My old PSU was 700 and it was fine in there too.
1081247
It depends on the other components in your system. I run a 450w power supply with this card and no issues. If your CPU is sucking up more than average watts you may require more , but this card has a very low power requirement considering pretty good performance.
1537106
you will be perfectly fine i have a 430 watt psu currently and i never even get near t going over that. this graphics card uses only about 80 watts on average. The only time you need to worry about wattage is when you get higher end cards or more of them.
1898320
It's should work fine the card does not need extra power. All it need is the power from you PCI Express and you good to go.
611091
Hi, I think your HP Desktop can barely handle the GTX 660 without trouble. It will depend if you have more components attached to your computer. The card does not require too much power from the PSU, but with the 300watts support it is kind a bit low. If you could at least get a 450watts PSU it will ensure you will have no trouble at all. Remember also the GTX 660 requires one 6-pin PEG power connectors from the PSU to the card, as the PCI express slot does not provide enough power for it to operate. Good luck !
429211
I believe the minimum wattage as stated by manufacturer is 500. But, yes, 600 watts should work for you. I'm currently using the card with a 600 watt PSU with no problems.
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?
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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.
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my system has a 350W power supply..does that mean i am ok getting this card? or do i need a separate 300w supply? sorry i am new to this... any insight would be appreciated... thanks
1416480
I looked up that build and I don't know that the power supply is beefy enough, 250 or 300w is the size I found for it. 400w is the minimum for this card I believe. (mine is 450w and I have had no issues with the card at all.) I can't recommend it for you on that computer, because it would likely cause issues for you. Sorry. :/
1977907
Just check your space for the card. This is a physically imposing card which corrects direct to your power source, so also be sure you have existing power lines off your power supply to enable easy hook up. If you don't have the line in place, you can hook it up of course, it just takes more playing around. But the main issue is simply fitting the card in your case. Good luck. We do love its performance.
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if your power supply is a 500W or above you will be able to power the card. Provided the rest of your system isn't low end or super dirt old, you shouldn't be bottlenecked or have to worry about hardware compatability.If you mean software wise like drivers, well Nvidia cards like to play well with eachother so having an Nvidia card in there and swapping to another Nvidia should be fine if you do not wish to reload your OS.
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It should work. I have a stock psu and it works fine. It is a low consumption card
1081600
Will it run? Yes ...........will it perform in the way you want it to for the reason you are buying the card in the first place? no! As a rule of thumb any graphics card that requires a 6-pin pcie power connector needs a minimum of 500 watts. This card should have about 600 to run correctly.
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I used this in a slim HP desktop without any problems. It is a low power card. Depending on your setup, you may need and PCI Express "riser cable"
797102
According to NVidia, this card pulls 49 watts. It does not have any 6 or 8 pin power connectors. As long as you have at least a 300 watt power supply, it will be fine.