Building pc for a friend

[ComputerNerdDude158]

Hey guys, I'm building a PC for a friend, been building computers for a while, but I have a little oem with a i5 3470 8gb ram, but the gpu is where I just don't know what to do, I was thinking the gt 1030, but also the gtx 1050 ti low profile, which should I get? Is the gt 1030 worth it? I wanna go with the cheaper one if it's still good cause I am not getting paid to make this build and so yeah, it has a 240 watt power supply too, that is important to say

[3 Lions]

Get the 1050Ti and upgrade the PSU. 

[Kirky2k15]

Where are you and how much budget do you have?

 

Have you considered an RX 570?

 

They are way better than the 1050 Ti's and can be had for around the same price...

 

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-AMD-RX-570/3649vs3924

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to New Builds and Planning-

 

[steelo]

17 minutes ago, ComputerNerdDude158 said:

Hey guys, I'm building a PC for a friend, been building computers for a while, but I have a little oem with a i5 3470 8gb ram, but the gpu is where I just don't know what to do, I was thinking the gt 1030, but also the gtx 1050 ti low profile, which should I get? Is the gt 1030 worth it? I wanna go with the cheaper one if it's still good cause I am not getting paid to make this build and so yeah, it has a 240 watt power supply too, that is important to say

+1 on upgrading PSU and buying a RX 570. It is a remarkably snappy card for the price and will destroy a gt 1030 and a gtx 1050ti.

[GoldenLag]

Get an rx 570 and upgrade the PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 570 4 GB AREZ STRIX OC Video Card  ($124.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $179.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-22 12:27 EDT-0400

 

Something like this would be the best course of action

[ComputerNerdDude158]

Well a rx 570 won't fit in the case is the problem

[eemunni]

is that pc some hp sff pc?

[ComputerNerdDude158]

Hp Compaq Elite 8300 Small form factor

[ComputerNerdDude158]

5 minutes ago, eemunni said:

is that pc some hp sff pc?

Yeah

[ComputerNerdDude158]

This PC was in real bad shape when I got it, the Cpu was dead, it had no ram, the hard drive was dead (was gonna put a ssd in anyways) and all the fans were locked, I rebuilt it cause the guy I'm building it for wants it to be a sff so he has room for it in his house, so that's why I'm doing this instead of building a whole new pc

[eemunni]

Ok you cannot upgrade that psu without 24pin atx to 6pin adapter and you need to re wire that adapter too

Look that post how to re wire it.

 

[ComputerNerdDude158]

Awesome! This should be helpful!