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  • stump2874
    PCHF Member
    • Mar 2019
    • 2

    #1

    Power supply

    First my pc is Lenovo gaming
    I5 quad core
    12 gb ram
    1gb nvidia graphics
    What I want to know is what power supply should I use when installing an Nvidia 740 GT ddr3 128 bit video card
  • Evan_Omo
    PCHF Member
    • Sep 2016
    • 1257

    #2
    Hi stump2874, Welcome to PCHF!

    What power supply does your current system have? You would need at minimum a 400 watt power supply but it depends on what power supply you have in your system that will determine if you need to swap it out with a better unit.

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    • stump2874
      PCHF Member
      • Mar 2019
      • 2

      #3
      ok mine is 320 watt. you said 400 minimum but how many for the absolute maximum use of my graphics card

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      • phillpower2
        PCHF Administrator
        • Sep 2016
        • 15205

        #4
        Originally posted by stump2874
        ok mine is 320 watt. you said 400 minimum but how many for the absolute maximum use of my graphics card
        400W with a minimum of 20 amps on the +12V rail, the cost of an appropriate 400W PSU means that they are not a good financial option and you would be better to go for a 500W unit, examples of both here and here

        [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]You must confirm for yourself if an ATX type power supply will fit in your computer, we cannot say that one will as we do not know what type of case you have.[/COLOR]

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        • Evan_Omo
          PCHF Member
          • Sep 2016
          • 1257

          #5
          Let us know if you still need assistance with upgrading your power supply.

          Phill linked to two good units that are affordable.

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          • veeg
            PCHF Director
            • Jul 2016
            • 8977

            #6
            Any updates?

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            • Evan_Omo
              PCHF Member
              • Sep 2016
              • 1257

              #7
              Thread closed.

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