Psu for hd5750

[number58]

A friend of mine is thinking of buying a radeon hd5750. She's got a earthwatts 430 power supply. Would that be enough to power the video card? I know it has a pci-e connector for the card. Ati's recommended minimum is 450 watts, but would the 20 watt difference really matter?

 

[MagickMan]

It should be fine. The EW430 is a good little PSU and will handle a single 5750 with ease.

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: number58
A friend of mine is thinking of buying a radeon hd5750. She's got a earthwatts 430 power supply. Would that be enough to power the video card? I know it has a pci-e connector for the card. Ati's recommended minimum is 450 watts, but would the 20 watt difference really matter?

depends on the rest of the system. a power supply powers the entire computer not just the video card. that being said if she has a fairly basic system then that power supply will be just fine with plenty of room to spare.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: MagickMan
It should be fine. The EW430 is a good little PSU and will handle a single 5750 with ease.

This. Power Supplies Wattage is not a clear cut indication of a Power Supply's capability. Due to that, AMD/ATI's recommendation of "450 Watts" is based upon taking into consideration both good Quality power supplies as well as poor quality power supplies. Her's is a good quality Power Supply and will likely be able to handle even higher Recommendations above 450 even.

 

[number58]

That's good to hear. The rest of the hardware is pretty basic. Dual core processor, micro atx motherboard, 4gb of ram.