350 watt PSU good enough for GTX 750Ti SC 2GB?

[n00bguy84]

I just popped my case open and saw that I have a 350 Watt PSU. It isn't made by a Corsair or Antec or anything like that. It is by some other company that I don't recognize. But I haven't dealt with many power supplies. I think it was PBA or something. It started with a P.

Anyway I heard someone say a 300 watt wasn't good enough. But on Newegg the specs say 300 watt or greater. Mine is greater, not by much though.

So will the 750Ti work?


I am planning to buy and use the model that gets power from the slot not the models that need power directly from the PSU.

 

[legokill101]

Yes it should be fine the 750ti consumes almost no power and OEMs dont include crappy power supplies generaly cause it costs them money if htey have to replace it

 

[PapaWood]

Possibly not, what parts are you using?

One thing people learn the hard way is PSU.

its best that when it doubt, get a good model PSU. 500Watt PS thats cheap can nuke a machine or die fast, a 500W higher end PSU can save your PC's life 😉

 

[anoori9000]

NO! do not use that PSU.

Get this: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Its an alright PSU and will handle your System well.

 

[PapaWood]

I don't know, how old is that power supply? If you have the spare money, it wouldn't be end of the world to get a newer model.

 

[colonelblake]

nope. all 750ti's need a 400w psu and 20amps on the 12v rail

 

[n00bguy84]

nope. all 750ti's need a 400w psu and 20amps on the 12v rail

I plan to use the one that gets power from the slot. Not one that connects to the PSU itself.

 

[PapaWood]

If you can afford it, go with a better power supply, at least you have room to grow down the road by doing that,

 

[n00bguy84]

I don't know, how old is that power supply? If you have the spare money, it wouldn't be end of the world to get a newer model.

I just bought the computer earlier this month. It is an ASUS M32BF model.

 

[n00bguy84]

If you can afford it, go with a better power supply, at least you have room to grow down the road by doing that,

I chose this card because I don't have the space inside for another PSU.

 

[colonelblake]

nope. all 750ti's need a 400w psu and 20amps on the 12v rail

I plan to use the one that gets power from the slot. Not one that connects to the PSU itself.

the pci-x slot draws power from the psu


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[n00bguy84]

Possibly not, what parts are you using?

One thing people learn the hard way is PSU.

its best that when it doubt, get a good model PSU. 500Watt PS thats cheap can nuke a machine or die fast, a 500W higher end PSU can save your PC's life 😉

Just what came in the case when I bought it April 2nd. A10 6700 quad core, 8 GB RAM, a 1 TB HDD and the usual Realtek sound.

 

[colonelblake]

If you can afford it, go with a better power supply, at least you have room to grow down the road by doing that,

I chose this card because I don't have the space inside for another PSU.

not a second psu :facepalm: replace the one you have

 

[legokill101]

no you dont the 750ti consumes only 60w or so which works out to around 5A on the 12v rail their should be a chart on the PSU that breaks down the output at each voltage, how much does it have on the 12v one. also OEMs do not include crappy PSUs becuase if it dies its bad for them

 

[n00bguy84]

nope. all 750ti's need a 400w psu and 20amps on the 12v rail

Even the Nvidia site says 300 watt power supply. Of course it says minimum. I have a 350.

 

[PapaWood]

Correct you would be ideally removing that power supply and replacing it with a upper end model.

 

[iballew]

Most of what people are saying is complete bullcrap. Nvidia recommends a 300 watt power supply for the gtx 750 ti (verified on their website) so yes, it will be fine. It is a very power efficient card that does not ask for much from your PSU. Just to boost your confidence, a buddy of mine has been using a gtx 750 ti on his stock 220 watt PSU for about 8 months without any hiccups.

 

[legokill101]

what is more important is the quality of the PSU a high quality PSU with a a bit over 200W could do it, I also know of some 1000w PSU's that would die, but OEMs dont cheap out on the power supply, so unless that model is notorious for failures its probably fine

 

[n00bguy84]

nope. all 750ti's need a 400w psu and 20amps on the 12v rail

I plan to use the one that gets power from the slot. Not one that connects to the PSU itself.

the pci-x slot draws power from the psu

I know that. But some models require a 6 pin connection directly to the card itself.

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[PapaWood]

Everything needs to be accounted however, the power your CPU needs, and what it uses at load, hardrives/optical drives, memory, fans, accessories. All small demands in most ways.

I think were just implying be safe not risky. Its your PC you can do whatever you please, but if it were me, I'd feel safer with a higher quality PSU.

My last PC i was prob 100W under where I needed to be, this is ages ago, and the PC died, fortunately I was lucky and replaced the PSU and all was well, others whom have experienced issues from too weak or too cheap PSU not so much.

 

[colonelblake]

Most of what people are saying is complete bullcrap. Nvidia recommends a 300 watt power supply for the gtx 750 ti (verified on their website) so yes, it will be fine. Just to boost your confidence, a buddy of mine has been using a gtx 750 ti on his stock 220 watt PSU for about 8 months without any hiccups.

some vendors like asus recommend 400w for their overclocked 2 fan varients, i know, he probably got the the one that needs no 6-pin

 

[colonelblake]

Everything needs to be accounted however, the power your CPU needs, and what it uses at load, hardrives/optical drives, memory, fans, accessories. All small demands in most ways.

I think were just implying be safe not risky. Its your PC you can do whatever you please, but if it were me, I'd feel safer with a higher quality PSU.

My last PC i was prob 100W under where I needed to be, this is ages ago, and the PC died, fortunately I was lucky and replaced the PSU and all was well, others whom have experienced issues from too weak or too cheap PSU not so much.

very good advice. "risky" being the keyword

 

[n00bguy84]

Most of what people are saying is complete bullcrap. Nvidia recommends a 300 watt power supply for the gtx 750 ti (verified on their website) so yes, it will be fine. Just to boost your confidence, a buddy of mine has been using a gtx 750 ti on his stock 220 watt PSU for about 8 months without any hiccups.

some vendors like asus recommend 400w for their overclocked 2 fan varients, i know, he probably got the the one that needs no 6-pin

That is exactly the one I plan to get.

 

[n00bguy84]

The problem is my case isn't really setup to for an after market PSU. I have looked them over at New egg and many look like they will not fit. They have fans on the top instead of the back. I can get PSUs like that on newegg but they are 300-350 watt models. Mostly ones I have never heard of. My PSU blows air out of the back of the case. I don't really want to have to mod my case to fit a different power supply.

 

[n00bguy84]

Matter of fact my first choice was the R9 270X 2GB. But the hassle over the PSU made me change my plans. Also my PC is covered by a geek squad plan for 3 years. I might even pay them to install it. I would install it myself but I can't get the little metal covers plates out of the back of the PC. Also I believe my model has a TV tuner so that will have to be moved down to fit the card in which needs 2 openings.