Do you need a video card that is compatable with your PSU

[NEED WOW NOW]

I am almost done getting this list of parts i am getting but am a bit worried about the volts and amp outages.

First Question

Do i need to get a PSU that is compatible this these rating?

Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amps.)
Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.)

Second Question

Is this PSU compatible with the above outputs?

Input Current 10A @ 115V, 6A @ 230V
Output +3.3V@22A, +5V@16A, +12V1@15A, +12V2@16A,
-12V@0.8A, +5VSB@2.5A



I have a feeling that they dont match

 

[Kage]

I wouldn't worry too much about the amps and such.
As long as it's a good quality PSU that will keep voltages near what it says, and its higher than the recommended amount for the video card, it seems okay.

So, if you get a video card needing 250watts, its best to have a 300 (though I've only heard of 400+)

 

[Thelis]

Yeah, like Kage said that the amps don't really matter that much. You just have to get a quality PSU.

As for 400W for SLI, I say it is too low. What I would go with is something 550W and above.

 

[freestyler105]

It'll work fine. You need at least 18V on the +12V rail, and that PSU has 2 +12V rails with a combined power of 31A.

How do the amps not matter that much?? You have to make sure the PSU has enough on the +12V rail or it's going to be crap...

And @ Thelis, you can't really say that without even knowing what video card it is...

 

[Thelis]

Well, it is two video cards, so I am guessing they are good ones.

But you are right, my bad.

 

[NEED WOW NOW]

ok thanks i just need to no that
the power PSU is a 500W so i would think it is ok right

 

[Thelis]

500W should be fine, you can up that when and if you upgrade.

 

[NEED WOW NOW]

really this is for a brand new computer so this is the one i am going wit for a while

 

[freestyler105]

It's more than enough. What video card is it?

 

[NEED WOW NOW]

its a
EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail WAY BETTER THAN MY 5200 lol