Can this psu(350W) run GTX750 ti 2GB?

eastrn

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Hello, I have little to none knowledge about psu properties such as amps, watts and whatnot and I was wondering if my psu can run it.. specs - http://imgur.com/J4yhGfI

Rest of my pc:
i3 540
500GB HDD
4GB @1333hz
DVD Drive
 
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System Power Supply Requirements for a single NVIDIA Reference Design GeForce GTX 750 Ti
NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 300 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
the system power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 20 Amps or greater
for some of the non-reference design cards (e.g. ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC 2 GB [GTX750TI-OC-2GD5], EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti FTW w/ EVGA ACX Cooling [02G-P4-3757-KR], ..., etc.) the system power supply should also have at least one 75-Watt...


Oh, totally forgot about to mention the mobo. It's MSI H55M-E33 and the cooler is stock.
 


I can't find the draw from the board, so I would say my earlier statement stands, fine, but not much room for upgrades.

EDIT: found the draw right after I posted, it should be fine.
 
It should work for the time being...."time being" key word. With my 10 plus years of experience any good brand of PSU operating at close to the maximum wattage will shorten the life span of the system. PSU blows because the rails are at full capacity and then something burns or shorts out a board CPU etc and at that point, it was cheaper getting a more powerful PSU. Yes it can run you are close on the max wattage. Look into getting something with a little more head room, allow the PSU to run cool. Same with when it comes to speakers and amps. Everything with electricity creates heat, heat destroys electronic components. Last thing you want to worry about your rig is if your PSU is going to blow or it is maxing it.
 
System Power Supply Requirements for a single NVIDIA Reference Design GeForce GTX 750 Ti
NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 300 Watt or greater system power supply. (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz 130 Watt TDP processor.)
the system power supply must also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 20 Amps or greater
for some of the non-reference design cards (e.g. ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC 2 GB [GTX750TI-OC-2GD5], EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti FTW w/ EVGA ACX Cooling [02G-P4-3757-KR], ..., etc.) the system power supply should also have at least one 75-Watt 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.

FSP OEM GHN Series 350W (FSP350-60GHN(85))
OEM: FSP
maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating: 28 Amps <===== More than sufficient
No PCI Express supplementary power connectors
Ambient Temperature Maximum (i.e. without derating): 40°C
Modular Output Cables: No
Passes Official Intel Haswell Compliance Test: No
80 PLUS BRONZE Efficiency Certification
2 Year Limited Warranty

The power supply unit is electrically sufficient.

Just make sure you get a model of GeForce GTX 750 Ti that doesn't require any PCI Express supplementary power connector.
 
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Better safe than sorry I guess. After all, it's not like those psu's cost a fortune. Thanks for the reply buddy.
 


Is there any chance of it blowing out due to some sort of overload? And I don't mean overclocking and stuff like that, just everyday gaming. I can buy a new PSU if I must, but if it's not necessary, I'd rather not spend a dime more on this rig due to it being a secondary, budget gaming pc.

 


That power supply has more than enough capacity to handle that system configuration.
 


That's great to hear. One last question - will the pci-x 2.0 slot handle the gpu's 3.0?
 


Yes. PCIe 3.0 is backward compatible with PCIe 2.0.