Will a GTX 260 work with my psu?

[bugmenot]

Hi, can anyone tell me if a Silverstone Element ST50EF-PLUS 500W has enough power to run a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 Super Overclock video card ?

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=44683&vpn=GV-N26SO-896I&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1051

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=13

 

[OvrClkr]

These are the PSU requirements for that GPU :

Minimum of a 500 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 36 Amp Amps.)
Two available 6-pin Molex hard drive power dongles

so the answer is yes it will work but don't expect it to power anything else since you are pushing it =)

 

[Noobster15]

Simple answer, Yes.

 

[aznshinobi]

You might be pushing it with a superclock, since you gotta account for the CPU and extra stuff your running. When your stressing your card watch it cause the card is going to use a lot of power. Plus, the peak for a norm 500w PSU is 500w not that it consistently performs at that power level.

 

[hunter315]

It should handle it fine, it did quite well in that jonny guru review which indicates that it is indeed a well rated continuous power unit and not one of the crappy peak rated ones so you shouldnt have a problem.