Will the nvidia geforce gtx550 run on a 300 watt pwer supply
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http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-550ti/specifications
nVidia says 400w minimum .... card pulls 116 watts max
nVidia says 400w minimum .... card pulls 116 watts max
Not many video cards will run with that little power. OEMs like Dell intentionally put the smallest possible power supplies in the computer to prevent you from upgrading. That way they make more money off you for upgrades.
I'd recommend just getting a new power supply, at least 500W. Do not get the cheapest unit you can find. Cheap PSUs will kill your other components. If you don't spend at least $40 on the unit, you're going too cheap.
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Get a GT545: http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=719421
Believe it or not I can max out Diablo III with my i3-2120 and this.
Believe it or not I can max out Diablo III with my i3-2120 and this.
Hey Mouse24
thanks for the info..........i looked over the spec on that card.........
very interesting that a card with those specs can run on that low of power!
will prob buy it. i want a card that will run Diablo 3 looks like the 7750 will work
wont run it at the high end but it will run
PCIe 3.0 provides twice the bandwidth of 2.0, which provides twice the bandwidth of 1.0. There are other differences not usually worth mentioning, like that a 2.0 slot can provide twice the power of a 1.0 slot (only matters if you want to stick a card pulling more than 75W through the slot alone into a 1.0 slot).
Since only the highest end cards can make use of all the bandwidth of a 2.0/2.1 slot, you can put almost any card into a 2.0/2.1 slot and get 100% of its performance. The exceptions would be things like a 7970 or 680/690.
There are also benefits to having 3.0 in doing SLI/Crossfire. There are the same number of lanes, but with double the bandwidth, so you can get a lower end motherboard with PCIe 3.0 and not need to worry about whether or not your card is going to be handicapped by an x8 slot (since it's equivalent to a PCIe 2.1 x16 slot).
Since only the highest end cards can make use of all the bandwidth of a 2.0/2.1 slot, you can put almost any card into a 2.0/2.1 slot and get 100% of its performance. The exceptions would be things like a 7970 or 680/690.
There are also benefits to having 3.0 in doing SLI/Crossfire. There are the same number of lanes, but with double the bandwidth, so you can get a lower end motherboard with PCIe 3.0 and not need to worry about whether or not your card is going to be handicapped by an x8 slot (since it's equivalent to a PCIe 2.1 x16 slot).
i have installed the ASUS Radeon HD7750 i purchased from NEW EGG for a little over$100......
it runs Diablo 3 w/ high settings ......no lag no issues at all..........
this is a fantasic value....... plus low power requirements.......... great for upgrade for units
with OEM integrated graphics.
thanks for the tip!
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