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Originally Posted by SeaWolf U-57
x2 PCIe 6 pin power conectors that are supplied by 4 x4pin power conectors so you will need x4 4pin conectors free from your power
supply unit running flat out when running a game as well as the extra
power it pulls from the board itself. so that dont leave many for the extra cooling fans you will need
and all this running on a 600w psu ....  |
The 460 is only a 160W card, for the 1024mb model.
the 768mb is a 150W card.
System wattage under full stress, tested with a i7 o'd to 3.75 ghz, energy saving functions disabled for mobo, and to boot the test system has water cooling, additional cold cathode lights: 307W.
600w is ample. If you are running a sli config, then 750-800 is adequate.
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nVidia's take is:
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Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)104 C Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)160 W Minimum Recommended System Power (W)450 W Supplementary Power Connectors6-pin & 6-pin
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Cooling, or rather how much you need is entirely dependent upon person's case, for one.