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I have a 500 watt PSU and a 125 watt CPU and at is highest my card consumes 64 watts and takes one 6-pin PCI-E connector. 8 gigs 1600 MHz ram, MSI 760GMA p34, i have stock cooler on my AMD FX 8320 and i have 3 120mm fans in my case.
 
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Your PSU specs say you have 2x6pin...anyway, the card comes with a couple adapters if you needed them, but I'd hesitate to run something high end on a PSU like that, especially when your usage might push it's limits...not a good idea on a low quality power supply.
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Your PSU specs say you have 2x6pin...anyway, the card comes with a couple adapters if you needed them, but I'd hesitate to run something high end on a PSU like that, especially when your usage might push it's limits...not a good idea on a low quality power supply.
 
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Oh ok I see the 2nd one now... so in theory i could run that card?
 
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In theory yes, using the included molex to 8-pin adapter. But be wary of that PSU. If it goes it could take your system with it. You can get a decent 500W for as little as $30: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
 
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Matthew Perkins

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I'm 13 and i just finished building my first pc would you do it or upgrade the PSU?
 
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Depends on how big your allowance is :) I would not recommend adding a quality card, like a 760, to a system with a low-quality PSU like that one. If you really want better graphics, you need to bite it and get a better PSU.

Consider it a good lesson, next time you know the value of a quality PSU from the start :)
 
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aslo according to this my mobo is not compatible with 700 series http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/MSI/MSI_760GMA-P34_(FX)/2225/Compatible_GPUs but then again the 650 is not on the list. I think I'm going to go with a Radeon 7850 which performs better and doesn't require a PSU upgrade
 
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They only list a few cards, all cards are compatible with all PCI-E slots, though the performance will vary by bus speed.

Good luck!
 
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