220 watts? :O

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that 400 watts is an overestimation for the TOTAL SYSTEM. this is what just the card needs (43 watts):
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now add in 54 watts for your i3 cpu and 4 watts for each stick of RAM (8), 6 watts for the motherboard chipset and ~5 watts for you hard drive.

your looking at 116 watts . . . maybe if you're putting it in an OC'd ivy bridge-E cpu (125+ watts) with about 10 fans and a water cooling pump or 2 with a few hard drives and SSDs and 4 sticks of ram it might go to 400 watts.


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Ok thanks, anyways I'm just gonna buy the pc first then save for a other PSU and the gt 630 because I will not upgrade it right after buying it since it will be the FIRST EVER pc I will buy!!!!!! Looking forward that intel core hd 4400! Q_Q (I know it's not beast but compared to a ati x300 it's wwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyy more awesome.)
 
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Yes, 220W is enough for a GT 630.

HOWEVER, the Acer AXC-605 looks like it might be a slim form-factor computer and might require a low profile video card and the GT 630 you linked is a full size card. Be sure you can fit a full size card before making a purchase.

If you are looking to upgrade for a better gaming experience, then I suggest you go for the low profile Sapphire Radeon 7750 which will work with your 220W power supply and is superior by far to the GT 630:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-100357LP-128-bit-Express-Profile/dp/B0095MRLJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387573863&sr=8-1&keywords=sapphire+7750+lp

It will work for both low profile and full size expansion slots.
 
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When I went to look for the 7750 low profile : http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/diamond-diamond-radeon-hd7750-1gb-gddr5-pci-e-low-profile-video-card-7750pe51glp/10256820.aspx?path=375dbbd433a285e921f29353cc3ba21fen02

it says that it needs 400W :O It's not that I don't believe you, but is it gonna be fine with gddr5 and 1gb vram?
 
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that 400 watts is an overestimation for the TOTAL SYSTEM. this is what just the card needs (43 watts):
power_maximum.gif



now add in 54 watts for your i3 cpu and 4 watts for each stick of RAM (8), 6 watts for the motherboard chipset and ~5 watts for you hard drive.

your looking at 116 watts . . . maybe if you're putting it in an OC'd ivy bridge-E cpu (125+ watts) with about 10 fans and a water cooling pump or 2 with a few hard drives and SSDs and 4 sticks of ram it might go to 400 watts.


 
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Ok, thanks.
 
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