Issues with PSU and graphics card

MTA19

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Hey guys, this is the first time I am building a pc and am a bit confused as to whether my PSU is sufficient for the system. Now its a 450 watt psu that has two 12v rails. The first 12v rail is at 14 amps and the second is at 16 amps. I would like to know if a gtx 750 ti would work with this psu. After accounting for the other components, the psu still has approximately 300 watts leftover which could be used by the gpu.

From the research I have done, it seems a gtx 750 ti requires 240 watts of power, but it requires 20 amps on the 12v rail. So at first I felt that the psu isn't sufficient. After going through a few more tech forums, I see users claiming that a 300 watt psu is sufficient to power an entire system including a gtx 750 ti. Could someone please advise me on what to do.

I am not sure if this makes a difference but I will not be overclocking any component of the system.
 
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EVGA does make a no six pin model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024
if that is not around, it seems there may not be amperage issues with the card, as very few actually need more than the PCIE slot can support. but messing with a PSU is a really bad idea sometimes, and for a power supply rated that low, it will probably have trouble even doing the 16 amps it is rated for, as a result you may want to get a new power supply like the CX500 or something like that.

MTA19

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For the 750 ti version, I will most likely be getting either the MSI, EVGA or Asus card. This is due to these being the most easily available cards in my country (most likely the only since I've been looking for a long time now and haven't seen any other manufacturer's cards available). If I remember correctly, all three of these cards make use of the 6 pin connector. I apologize for not stating this in the opening post.
 
EVGA does make a no six pin model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024
if that is not around, it seems there may not be amperage issues with the card, as very few actually need more than the PCIE slot can support. but messing with a PSU is a really bad idea sometimes, and for a power supply rated that low, it will probably have trouble even doing the 16 amps it is rated for, as a result you may want to get a new power supply like the CX500 or something like that.
 
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