Castiel Wrote:Edit: Why does it still ask for a min of 400W power supply when you can't even connect a power supply to it? >.>
Even though you don't have to connect the power supply to the card, it still needs power to run. The PCI XPress port gives the card power to run, which takes power from the mother board which takes power from the power supply. A 400w power supply is a basic requirement so you don't over heat the entire system, it's a power distribution thing. It's powering several devices at once. However most computers won't even turn on if it doesn't have enough power. Noticible symptoms of a over worked power supply is your system will start to bog down, windows and other apps won't work properly, the system will crash, and all kinds of fun stuff.
Now, I, personally, am not a fan of PNY. That graphics chip in any other manufacturer is going to cost some $30-$60 more. Even more if you buy the card directly from Nvidia. PNY's have a history of burning out before the expected lifetime of the actual chipset because they're boards are cheaply made, hence the good price you can get for them.
Don't get me wrong, I've had a PNY card last me a long time, but they usually can be shipped faulty. If you don't want the same exact thing, get your money back for the card (if they'll let you) and get another card for the same price from a website like <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.newegg.com">www.newegg.com</a><!-- w -->. <--- they've got great deals on lots of things. Try to find a card from XFX Force. I've got an Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO 768mb GDDR3 and it was under $100 and it passes the FFXIV benchmark in flying colors.
Sorry for the long post and I hope it helps.
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