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Hello!

curenlty i have a

Graphics card:gt 640 

 Intel core i5 4430 3.00GHz

PSU corsair 450 

Motherboard H87M-3 

 so i want to upgrade my gpu to an msi gtx 960 4gb...but i have seen that the card's power consuption is 120 watt and i have also seen that they(nvidia) recomment at least 400watt psu...

if i buy the card...will i have promblem with the psu or any problem in general?

 

THNAKS <3

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You have a 450w power supply, the Nvidia recommend you use a 400w. You're definitely good. With your CPU and a GTX 960 you probably wouldn't even use more than 300w anyway. 

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The R9 380 would be a better choice since it outperforms the 960. You can also wait for polaris in July.

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