8800GTS power

[LOLzilla]

Whats the smallest power supply I can run one of these cards off? I have a 350W supply at the moment which has a PCI-E connecter with DC output of "+12V , 10A" for pins 1, 2 and 3, whatever that means. Will this be enough? I don't plan on overclocking it and its the 640mb version.
Thanks

 

[willhub]

So, the +12v only has 10A rating on it? and there is only 1? if so, this will deffenitly not be enough.

What's the rest of your system specs?

 

[LOLzilla]

So, the +12v only has 10A rating on it? and there is only 1? if so, this will deffenitly not be enough.

What's the rest of your system specs?

Theres only one PCI-E connecter yes.

My specs are C2D E6300 at stock, 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 ram, asus p5vd2-mx motherboard and im running 2 hard disks.

 

[lee87]

The Antec Earthwatts 380W psu for £30 is probably one of the cheapest psu you will find that can power a 8800GTS.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-085-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=103

 

[LOLzilla]

Will an Arctic Power 500W PSU be enough to power it?

Also it it possible to overclock a normal card to the speeds of the superclocked ones without altering the volts or the cooler?

 

[J.D]

What about saving up a little more and get the Corsair 520W?. It is a little dearer but it will last and is a great PSU.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=823