How much power does this card need?

Ithanir

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I wanted to know how much power the 6600gt needs...(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125168)
and if this power supply is enough...(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006)
 

chuck232

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The 12V+ rail on that is rated at 18A which isn't too strong but should be okay. As far as how much power does the 6600GT need, Xbit labs did a little test and it seems to take ~18W at idle and ~50W under load.

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sobelizard

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Minimum ref requirements for the 6600 GT is 350W (A high quality PS, not some POS). Safe bet is to plan higher, depending on what else you are running.

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