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Will a 430W PSU be enough for a gtx470?

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  • Thermaltake
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  • Nvidia
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June 12, 2014 5:27:08 PM

Hey all,
I've got a fairly old setup and have just acquired a GTX470 GPU. The Nvidia website says it requires 550W and my current PSU is only 430W. I was wondering if 550W is a definite requirement or just more of a recommendation, and whether it would be safe or not to upgrade GPU with the smaller power supply until I can upgrade to a larger one in a few months?

Any info would be greatly appreciated :jap: 

System is currently:
Board: Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Graphics: Nvidia 9600GT
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR2 x4
PSU: Thermaltake XP550 NP (430W)

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June 12, 2014 5:37:33 PM

Thanks dude, I figured it would be a long shot. Time for some power.
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June 12, 2014 5:38:55 PM

The PSU I linked above is great one at a real nice price.
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