New graphics card with a 500w 12v 22A power supply

[medev360]

I want to get a new graphics card, but my power supply is a EA500D green 12V 22A. Does anyone know of any good graphics cards that will be able to work in my computer? Preferably under $200.

 

[hunter315]

Lets straighten some things out first. Power requirements listed for cards are actually for the whole system so they are referring to the combined power between the 12 V rails. Your EA500D has 2 12 V rails with 22 A limits on each one and 444 W (37 A) available between the two of them, its that 37 A number that is important. The EA500D can run pretty much any single card, i wouldn't run a GTX 480 on it, but something like a 560 Ti or a 6950 are well within its capabilities.

 

[medev360]

oh thank you very much

 

[rseiler]

hunter315, in trying to apply what you said to my situation, where did the 37A figure come from?
http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjIzOA==

 

[hunter315]

Newegg has pictures of the sticker with the load table on it which is where i got the number from. Its also in the product flyer
http://www.antec.com/pdf/flyers/EA500D_flyer_EN.pdf

At the bottom of the output table it says "+12V1, +12V2 Maximum combined output 444 W", 444 W divided by 12 V is 37 A.