Minimum Power Requirement to run GEFORCE GT 630

[Arun kumar Kadarkarai]

Minimum Power Requirement to run NIVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630 Graphics card?.

Any special requirement in SMPS ,what will be the minimum current requirement for (+3.3,+5,+12,-12,+5VSB) to run NIVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630.

 

[Onus]

That card does not have a PCIe power connector, which means it cannot possibly draw more than 75W (the spec. limit for the PCIe slot). In actual use it is less. Graphics cards need +12V power. This means that a decent 200W PSU will likely be sufficient. OEM PSUs (e.g. Dell, Compaq, HP) would be able to handle it if they are at least 200W.

 

[Arun kumar Kadarkarai]

That card does not have a PCIe power connector, which means it cannot possibly draw more than 75W (the spec. limit for the PCIe slot). In actual use it is less. Graphics cards need +12V power. This means that a decent 200W PSU will likely be sufficient. OEM PSUs (e.g. Dell, Compaq, HP) would be able to handle it if they are at least 200W.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply,
I am using below mentioned zerbonic SMPS
http://www.flipkart.com/zebronic-zeb-450w-450-watts-psu/p/itmdt9duhfnxz7dz?pid=PSUDKQUHKGRASFKN&otracker=from-search&srno=t_3&query=smps&ref=2649ec3c-30a7-44c1-a367-00f43d804018

it has 12V current rating maximum 15A.(Actually it is 450W)
After inserting the video card in the PCIe slot my system starts rebooting , i thought it was power problem ,do you have any idea about rebooting?,is it a quality smps that i mentioned above?

 

[Onus]

Unfortunately, Zebronics is not a quality unit at all; was Tier-5 (absolutely avoid) on an old PSU quality listing that still gets cited sometimes. Fifteen amps on +12V is only 180W. The label may also be a lie, so it might really be only good for 120W. You'll need to replace that PSU before you can add a video card.

 

[Arun kumar Kadarkarai]

Unfortunately, Zebronics is not a quality unit at all; was Tier-5 (absolutely avoid) on an old PSU quality listing that still gets cited sometimes. Fifteen amps on +12V is only 180W. The label may also be a lie, so it might really be only good for 120W. You'll need to replace that PSU before you can add a video card.

Thanks