450w PSU,500w card?

xxaimeenshafiq

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Apr 27, 2018
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hi,i have problem,i want to buy a nvidia gtx 970 but it recommended power supply is 500w but i only have cooler master mwe 450w psu.can i still use the card without changing psu?will i have any problem?

my system spec:
i5 3450 3.5 ghz
16gb ddr3 ram
cm hyper 212
3 case fan
500gb hdd,120gb ssd
 
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difference is not big, might just work, it might be a problem. I'm almost sure it will just work, untill you draw full power. Then 2 things might happen. Black screen, reboot etc. or nothing. Still its not a good thing to do that, it lowers expected time till problems at least by half.
difference is not big, might just work, it might be a problem. I'm almost sure it will just work, untill you draw full power. Then 2 things might happen. Black screen, reboot etc. or nothing. Still its not a good thing to do that, it lowers expected time till problems at least by half.
 
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