Question Installing a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2

[jzedd]

HI i bought an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 gpu and i comes with two power outlets, i found a power cable for it but whenever I connect it my system won't start or seem like it has no power at all. Does this means i need a PSU with more voltage? I have a 650 W but it doesn't seem to be enough, because according to someone in reddit that's what Nvidia recommends, but it's not working for me.

Idk why it doesn't come with more details like these.

Thanks

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

the recommended wattage for this series of cards is 650w.
but many lower quality power supplies do not actually provide their stated wattage.

 

[hotaru.hino]

The thing with startup however is video cards won't draw anywhere near their expected power draw under load, especially since they have to first negotiate with the system that they're a higher power device and detect if the power cables are inserted. And I observed this with my computer plenty of times on boot: it got nowhere near what it would've consumed when gaming.

However, for the sake of helping us out, it would be useful to post the rest of your system specs.