Will an ATI radeon he 5450 low profile card work with a 200 watts PSU?

KingJuliusTheGreat

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I already posted this thread before. However I accidentally chose a solution while trying to reply that person. Apologies. Anyway: I've read in the official ATI page that this card requires a 400w or greater PSU. But i've also read threads in which people say that it works with as low as 180w. Now, this card does not consume more Than 20 watts, so why exactly does it say in the page that it requires 400watts ? I'm gonna post my PC specs If it helps at all

Model: HP Pavilion Slimline s5100la

Processor: Intel Pentium dual core e5200 2.5ghz

2GB RAM

Current ( integrated) graphics card: Intel GMA 3100

PSU: 220 watts ( due to aging maybe a bit less)

Yes, I know that this card is far from being one of the best. Yes, i know that my CPU is a slimtower, and I can't find any PSU with anything more Than 300w. Please people, that is NOT what I'm asking. All I want to know is: Will it work?

PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME!!!