PSU for GTX 1050 ti

[brian rathod]

What is power supply requirement for gtx 1050 ti? I currently have a 220W PSU. Will it suffice or do i need a new one?
" good thing about both the cards is that the TDP is 75W, meaning they can just draw power from the PCI-E connector without requiring external power. However, overclocked versions of these cards will need external power"

 

[SammChisnall]

depends on the other specs of your machine. If you post a list of your full PC specs we will be able to help you out

 

[brian rathod]

Mobo:intel dh55tc,
intel core i3 540@3.07 ghz,
8gb ddr3 ram

 

[SammChisnall]

Your build will require around 230-240w with a 1050Ti, i'd say buy a 300w+ PSU before upgrading to the 1050Ti just to be safe.

 

[brian rathod]

Thanks for the help. And lastly, will my CPU bottleneck the GTX 1050 ti?

 

[Kenny_44]

Thanks for the help. And lastly, will my CPU bottleneck the GTX 1050 ti?

probably not.

 

[rwilcoxiii]

I have a hp 280 g1 I bought off of eBay for the i5 4590s to replace the i3 4160 in a machine I built.

I plugged my machine into a watt meter and stressed the gpu and cpu at the same time. With the 4590s and 1050 ti maxed out at 100% the highest wattage the Meter registered was 138 watts.

I then put the 1050 ti in the 280 g1 (with the swapped out 4160) just to see if the hp motherboard would post and boot because I'm thinking about getting a 1060 for the machine I built.

The hp worked fine with the 1050 ti but I guess if I keep it I'll probably drop $30 on a 400 watt psu for some peace of mind as it is all standard atx.