Quote Originally Posted by 'Sam DeathWalker',index.php?page=Thread&postID=172414#p ost172414

550 Watt / 8-pin connector
That can't be just for the video card can it?
That's the minimum power supply for the whole PC that Nvidia says you need with this card. Except Nvidia actually says "550 watt and 8 pin and 6 pin." You can see that on Nvidia's website on this page (click specifications and scroll down):

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...tx_280_us.html