how many watts does the power supply have to have in order to run this graphics card? and is there a installation disk?
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Depends on all the other hardware you may be running. Such as extra CD/DVD drives, multiple hard drives, etc.. But with a stock PC, the standard power supply that came with it will be sufficient. Personally I would prefer to replace it, if your PSU is under 400w and in addition if it is already several years old. A reliable brand replacement of 500w-600w is available for around $50 or less. It does have an install disc, but it is best to get the newest driver directly from nVidia website. http://www.geforce.com/drivers From menu on this page select 'GeForce', select 'GeForce 6 series', select your operating system, 'start search'. Select newest driver on top of the list, download and install. Couldn't be easier. :=)
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depends on other hardware, graphics card, number of harddrives etc. google "psu calculator" and compute your power needs
1056257
From NVIDIA, Thermal and Power Specs: Maximum Graphics Card Power 29 (W) Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 300 W The power supply you should get is completely dependant on your entire build. But to specifically answer your question NVIDIA recommends a PSU with a minimum of 300W in this case. Sources: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610/specifications
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You're PSU must have 75 watts free to have this card run. Example, if your computer and its components run at 400 watts and you have a 500 watt PSU you could add this card and have 25 watts left over.
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I would say it depends on your build. But for the graphics card alone at least 200 watts. However all parts combined along with this card I'd reccomend at least a 600 watt. I have a 750 watt myself.
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The minimum power supply listed on the box is 350W (350 Watts). There is a side note about having a minimum 12V current rating, as well, which I suspect applies to just about everyone with electricity. I use a 700W supply.As a side note, I do not recommend this video card if you wish to use it for gaming. It seems to work fine for most other things (streaming video, playing dvds, web browsing), but I found most of my games to be quite unresponsive even with severely lowered video and interface options.
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I'm not sure, but it can't be much. I have it running in a 250w slim desktop system. Seems fast enough, but the fan noise is pretty loud if you run any sort of a game that uses the graphics.
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found this forum post. according to it: "...a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater power supply." www.tomshardware.com/forum/348776-33-radeon-7850
614142
It really depends on your graphics card. I have this, 8GB of RAM, and a Radeon HD7770 with a 550W power supply and it's plenty.
1291525
Your power supply is more than enough for this card. 300 watts is the minimum requirement, you have 350 watts so you are good to go, my friend.
587478
Not many because of the 250 watt power supply. You would need to upgrade it according to what graphics card you're interested in. Check the product requirements. I've never upgraded because video games are not in my interest.
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I know your post was almost a month ago; however if you have not received any help here are the graphic card comparison charts that you need to determine how big an upgrade that the new card would be http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ As far as how big a power supply that you would need, this really depends on how many hard drives, optical drives, ram, etc. that you have. My suggestion would be 600 is usually a decent wattage for a power supply with an upper end graphics card.
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A power suppuy with 600 watts will be enough, make sure it has 2 pci express of 4 and 8 pins, and remember to be sure its compatible with your motherboard
716521
Depends on the rest of your hardware. This card uses 150w, you will have to calculate the rest on your own. Minimum recommended is 500w.
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I would suggest a more powerful supply than 450W, but these are the specs from the manufacturer.Thermal and Power Specs:97C Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)150W Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)450W Minimum System Power Requirement (W)5Two 6-pin Supplementary Power Connectors
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The TDP of the card is advertised as 150W, although it should be a little lower considering it can still be overclocked within it's physical power input restrictions (75W through pci-E slot + 75W from the 6-pin connector). But yeah, 150W is a safe estimate. As to the wattage required to run a system (i.e. power supply requirement) people will throw random numbers at you like 500W PSU or better, but the truth is that it all depends on the hardware you are running. I suggest you do some google search for a power calculator and do your own math and see what kind of PSU you're going to need.
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You're right, 300W is minimum for 8500GT made by BFG per power supply requirements stated on the box. For PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT, with 512MB, also stated on the box, I was surprised to read "300W" is still the minimum recommended. So, we just may be able to squeak by with any available memory version - 512MB preferrably - 8500GT video card, for future-proof support of games designed to run with Vista's DX10.