One other thing, this is a PCIx 2 card. Make sure the mother board can take a PCIx 2, otherwise it won't work either.

I did a check on the GTS 250, it requires 12 / 12.5A on the 12V rail at maximum utilization.

The Odin 585W PSU gives 16A on 12V1 and 18A on 12V2 (should be the PCIe one).

My cheapy 430W PSU was 14A on the PCIe 12V rail. Most power supplies should be sufficient for the GTS 250.

With regards to PCI2 2.0:
Any chipset after the P35 should be PCIe 2.0 compliant.
The card should technically work in a PCIe 1.0 slot, but the bandwidth is half that of PCIe 2.0, so some performance issues might occur.

If the motherboard is 3 years or younger (Core 2 technology), it will be PCIe 2.0. So no problems.

Meh I got the Odin since it leaves me with enough space to upgrade to something bigger when I choose to.
I run a Radeon HD4870 1gb XXX edition off of it with no problem.

I agree that most power supplies should be enough to run the gts.

Got an Odin too, awesome PSU at a grerat price

Just read this discussion on power supplies and graphic cards.

www.tomshardware.com/forum/257558-33-rad...ower-supply-question

I went through quite a few power supplies and only then noticed that Nvidia recommends 25A 12V capable power supplies. They are quite expensive as well.

Your telling me! I ordered this one for next year: