GTX 660 Wattage

[cjgeist]

I have a couple questions about the GTX 660. I know it's going to be a couple generations old soon, but I saw this great deal on it and I really want to pull the trigger:

http://amzn.com/B00FN63XRI

First of all, I've heard mixed feelings about Zotac and their quality control. Is it likely that I'll get a problematic card from them? If so, is their customer service any good?

Next, I only have a 450 W PSU. According to PC Part Picker, the TDP of this card is 140 W. This will bring my estimated wattage to 354 W for the whole PC. Is this too close or will I be okay?

What do you guys think? Should I buy this card?

 

[spadam_2000]

A gtx 660 is recommended to have a 430W PSU minimum with 24A on the +12v rail and a single PCI-e connection.

 

[blacksheep123]

I have a couple questions about the GTX 660. I know it's going to be a couple generations old soon, but I saw this great deal on it and I really want to pull the trigger:

http://amzn.com/B00FN63XRI

First of all, I've heard mixed feelings about Zotac and their quality control. Is it likely that I'll get a problematic card from them? If so, is their customer service any good?

Next, I only have a 450 W PSU. According to PC Part Picker, the TDP of this card is 140 W. This will bring my estimated wattage to 354 W for the whole PC. Is this too close or will I be okay?

What do you guys think? Should I buy this card?

if you want to buy this card ,then buy it

zotac isnt that bad.. its just that their cards arent tolerant to high temps and overclocking

the 450w psu is compatible..

 

[cjgeist]

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[renz496]

I have a couple questions about the GTX 660. I know it's going to be a couple generations old soon, but I saw this great deal on it and I really want to pull the trigger:

http://amzn.com/B00FN63XRI

First of all, I've heard mixed feelings about Zotac and their quality control. Is it likely that I'll get a problematic card from them? If so, is their customer service any good?

Next, I only have a 450 W PSU. According to PC Part Picker, the TDP of this card is 140 W. This will bring my estimated wattage to 354 W for the whole PC. Is this too close or will I be okay?

What do you guys think? Should I buy this card?

as long as it is not some generic power supply then you should be fine. also that 140w is the maximum power used by the card. in average gaming the power usage is a bit less than that.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_660/25.html