Is 450watt good quality Antec power supply enough for ATI X1950PRO video card?

Question

Is 450watt good quality Antec power supply enough for ATI X1950PRO video card? I think it is but I just want to be sure.

Answer 1

The X1950Pro uses about 66 watts. I seriously doubt the rest of your system will use up the remaining wattage, hence it will be plenty. Also, I don't know what the one guy was rambling about, but a 450W power supply will give you 450W of power (assuming its a reputable company, which Antec is).

Answer 2

As long as you don't have 6 hard drives, and only a single GTX 465, you should be fine. Stuff like 750W supplies are meant for those running, for example, 3 or those cards in SLI, 4 hard drives in raid mode, etc.

Answer 3

It might not make the cut.. To supply good smooth power I wouldn't use anything less than 500 watts, because all the peripherals that plug into the USB ports etc.. I have 850 watts myself. Doesn't mean it uses 850 watts but it's there if you do some heavy gaming. Good luck!

Answer 4

It will do the job very well, though for the price difference, you could easily jump to 500 watts or better leaving yourself with excess capacity for possible future needs.

Answer 5

you have not mentioned the other parts like
CPU , M/B , Ram
or how many Disk Drives ( like DVD ROM ) you have installed
but because of your powerful VGA, you would better use a
power with real 350 watts output ( it would be necessary you if you would like to over clock your VGA too )
the 450 W written on your power supply is not it's real output
( it can only give out around 230~250 watts )

Answer 6

Well I checked it out, but you may want to go with something bigger. What you fail to realize is that you have other products using power. I would go to pcworld.com to find out. Just search and you will learn what you need.

Answer 7

If in doubt go to www.journeysystems.com/power_supply_calculator.php fill out the questions and it will suggest the wattage you will need. Hope this helps.