Video Card Help.

[THRiLL3RRR]

Hey, I was just wondering if my desktop would able handle this video card without like causing any harm or anything: http://goo.gl/CgUuVH. On the site the specification for the card says a "300 watt or greater power supply". But when I got the card from the mail on the side of the box it says "400 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 20 amps on the +12 volt rail". Here are my specs.

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (6.1, Build 76-01)

System Manufacturer: MSI

System Model: MS-7721

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33

Processor: AMD A4-4000 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (2CPUs), ~1.6GHz

Memory: 4096 RAM (Patriot Viper Extreme 4 GB)

DAC Type: Internal DAC(400 MHz)

Power Supply Unit: Output Specification, ThermalTake TR2 500Watt. P/N, AC INPUT (Input Voltage: 115V/230) (Input Current: 8A/5A) (Frequency: 47Hz- 63 Hz)
TR-500: DC OUTPUT, +3.3V, +5V, +12V1, +12V2, -12V, 5VSB.
Output Current, 22A, 18A, 18A, 17A, 0.3A, 2.5A.

So yeah, if there's anything else just let me know. Thanks in advance and I apologize for my lack of knowledge for computers.

 

[Mattib 050]

Your PSU has two 12V rails, so there's a total of 35A available on the 12V rails. You'll be fine using that GPU with your current PSU.

 

[THRiLL3RRR]

Thanks for the quick reply.
I was recently talking to someone about it he said that it's not all about if the PSU can power it, but if the motherboard, processor, and RAM all have to be just "right" as he said or it can cause issues.

 

[Mattib 050]

That graphics card is well suited to your build, there shouldn't be any issues

Nothing will go wrong if one part is more powerful compared to the rest of your system, you just won't see then full benefit of that more powerful part.

 

[THRiLL3RRR]

Thank you so much, I greatly appreciate it!!!