Can I run a graphic Card of 500w required on 450w SMPS

Manish Bidhuri

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Hi Guys
I am using MSI R7 260 1GB DDR5 Graphics Card with Corsair VS450 W SMPS.
My problem is that the Recommended PSU (W) is 500 for the graphics card so here I want to know that will I have to upgrade my SMPS to 500W or above or can simply use the current SMPS.

SMPS http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vs450-450-watt-psu/p/itmdbfa3kaffmum3?pid=PSUDBF9ZBHSJVGJ8&srno=b_4&ref=99384120-7904-4530-abc7-c41fc2ab063a

Graphic Card http://www.flipkart.com/msi-amd-ati-r7-260-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdv8qbdgnv8fzd?pid=GRCDV8QB8GR7HAGB&otracker=from-search&srno=t_2&query=msi+r7+260&ref=6220bb39-7fd5-48e8-a6b4-bced3ab25bd2
MSI Official Site http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R7-260-1GD5-OC.html#hero-specification

This problem ocurred beacuse I make plan to buy MSI R7 250 1GB DDR5 which required 450W SMPS and when I go to purchase this Graphic Card in shop it was out of stock so that's why I bought MSI R7 260 1GB DDR5.
 
Solution
the vs series is pretty budget oriented, you'd be pushing it close to the limit. you could try running the 260 but plan for a psu upgrade as soon as possible even if things work ok.

Manish Bidhuri

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So if I want to upgrade which SMPS is better for me....