PowerSupply is low for Gaming Card

[hasanbilal]

Hey!
i have XFX GeForce 9500GT 1GB Graphic Card and it requires 350W. but i have dell optiplex 620 in desktop and it has 250W power supply in it. is this card work in my pc without any causing trouble?

[kalniel]

Hey!
i have XFX GeForce 9500GT 1GB Graphic Card and it requires 350W. but i have dell optiplex 620 in desktop and it has 250W power supply in it. is this card work in my pc without any causing trouble?

If you have the right connectors from the PSU then yes, it should work fine. The 350W is an overly large estimate to take account of poorly rated PSUs, Dell conservatively rate their PSUs on continuous power.