can nVidia gtx 970 work alone on 300w psu?

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diymaker

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hello,
i am just woundering is it okay to run this gtx 970 :http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088&cm_re=gtx_970_4gb-_-14-487-088-_-Product

on this 300w psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256097

putting in consideration that only thee graphix card will be connected and also i chose this psu bec i need the thinnest and smallest possible psu that could fit the requirements of the gfx card.
 
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diymaker

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the only problem that i have is that i need the smallest possible psu :/
 
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boosted1g

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Why are you trying to use a separate power supply for your video card instead of a full one?
Or are you trying to force a GTX-970 into a small form factor PC and have a puny 250w psu in the case.

By the way, you cant just hook a different psu up and it work, you need the motherboard or other device to signal the power supply to turn on.

For the $60 price tag of that PSU you can get much better that will support all of your system.

Frankly I would take that PSU over a corsair CX series as the CX series have poor capacitors.
 
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Big gpu power takes good power supplies.


The max you could use on a power supply like that is a gtx 750 ti.
 
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diymaker

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yup i am planning of doing something like you said above, so thats the slimest power supply i can find , do u have any suggestions for a slim power supply (about 5cm in height) that fits the needs for the 970 alone?
 
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