MSI N550GTX Ti.

[maticax]

Hello to all the community, i bought this video card and i checked its review on msi.com and noticed that needs 6pin connector and 12v 24amp+ output from PSU... i have this PSU: cooler master rs-500-pcar... and in the box label it says it works with 12v 18amp.. i havent tested it but it moves my XFX radeon 5770 1gb ddr5 without issues. 24 amp 12v rails psu's i've seen are a little bit more expensive so what would you tell me as advice? Will mine work? I've read that 12v 18 amp outputs can be plugged into a connector for the 6 pin in the video card.

i understand psu's matter isnt that much simple, with all those stuff about real watts and different kinds of psus, please guide me and explain it a little bit lesser complex ive seen on the web. i dont overclock btw.

 

[rolli59]

24amps is the total (combined) + 12 volt rail out put on the required PSU! Your CM has 360watts or 30amps available and should work just fine for the card.

 

[maticax]

Hello rolli, thanks for your answer but what are we combining? and how did you find out my cm has 360 watts and 30amps available.

 

[rolli59]

If you take a look at the image of the sticker on your PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=17-171-031-03.jpg&Image=17-171-031-03.jpg%2c17-171-031-04.jpg%2c17-171-031-05.jpg%2c17-171-031-06.jpg%2c17-171-031-07.jpg%2c17-171-031-08.jpg%2c17-171-031-09.jpg%2c17-171-031-10.jpg%2c17-171-031-11.jpg%2c17-171-031-02.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16817171031&Depa=0&Description=COOLER%20MASTER%20eXtreme%20Power%20Plus%20RS-500-PCAR-A3-US%20500W%20ATX12V%20v2.3%20%20%20%20Power%20Supply
Then you can see it has 2 x +12volt rails with max 18 amps each, combined below it says 360watts which equals 360/12=30amps!

 

[maticax]

Best answer selected by maticax.