Will an Nvidia 512mb 8600GT work in a PC with a 300 Watt power supply?

Question

I know this isn't the best card on the market but it's only around £25 so i was wondering if a 300 watt power supply would be enough to run it. I've only seen 512mb cards in pc's with 400 watts plus, i have an old 3.2Ghz pentium 4 and i just want this to do me for a few weeks until i get my new machine.

Answer 1

Yes, as long as you don't also plug your monitor into the power supply as well.

That would be the only reason you would ever need more than 300W.

Answer 2

Yeah it should

Answer 3

you will be ok for a couple of weeks but its pushing it really;)