Looking at upgrading an HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Tower with a new graphics card.

[Skytex_]

I'm looking at turning my dad's old business prebuilt HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Tower into a entry level gaming PC. It has a 350w PSU and I need suggestions for a graphics card that would fit. I was think of a GTX1050ti 4GB, but please comment below for maybe a better solution.

 

Thank you.

Skytex_.

[Boinbo]

On 6/3/2019 at 4:53 AM, Skytex_ said:

I'm looking at turning my dad's old business prebuilt HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Tower into a entry level gaming PC. It has a 350w PSU and I need suggestions for a graphics card that would fit. I was think of a GTX1050ti 4GB, but please comment below for maybe a better solution.

 

Thank you.

Skytex_.

First, we need all the specs. Second, upgrade the PSU to an 80+ cert one, preferably 450-500w, third, what's ur budget?

[Skytex_]

12 hours ago, Boinbo said:

First, we need all the specs. Second, upgrade the PSU to an 80+ cert one, preferably 450-500w, third, what's ur budget?

Hi there. Thanks for replying. The specs are as follows:

Specification: 
* Intel® Core i5 4570 Processor 3.2GHz 
* Memory: 16GB DDR3 Synch DRAM 
* Primary Storage: 240GB SSD 
* Optical Drive: DVD-Wrtiter 
* Ethernet (RJ-45) 
* Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection 
* HD audio 
* Microphone and headphone front ports (3.5mm) 
* Line-out and Line-In rear Ports* (3.5mm) 
* Multi-streaming capable* 
* Internal Speaker (standard) 
* USB 3.0 – 4 , 2 (front) 2(rear) 
* USB 2.0 – 2 Front , 4 Rear 
* Video 1 VGA 
* Serial Port (RS-232) 

Dimensions: 
Chassis (H x W x D): 399 x 170 x 442 mm (15.7 x 6.7 x 17.4 in) 
System volume: 30 L (1828 cu in)

 

Second, I'm trying to do this without upgrading.

 

Third, it doesn't matter, but it depends on what is available.

 

Thanks.

[Boinbo]

On 6/3/2019 at 11:59 PM, Skytex_ said:

Hi there. Thanks for replying. The specs are as follows:

Specification: 
* Intel® Core i5 4570 Processor 3.2GHz 
* Memory: 16GB DDR3 Synch DRAM 
* Primary Storage: 240GB SSD 
* Optical Drive: DVD-Wrtiter 
* Ethernet (RJ-45) 
* Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection 
* HD audio 
* Microphone and headphone front ports (3.5mm) 
* Line-out and Line-In rear Ports* (3.5mm) 
* Multi-streaming capable* 
* Internal Speaker (standard) 
* USB 3.0 – 4 , 2 (front) 2(rear) 
* USB 2.0 – 2 Front , 4 Rear 
* Video 1 VGA 
* Serial Port (RS-232) 

Dimensions: 
Chassis (H x W x D): 399 x 170 x 442 mm (15.7 x 6.7 x 17.4 in) 
System volume: 30 L (1828 cu in)

 

Second, I'm trying to do this without upgrading.

 

Third, it doesn't matter, but it depends on what is available.

 

Thanks.

Np for replying. I think you should change the PSU still if possible, because non 80+ cert PSU have the chance of exploding (No joke). I guess of you don't have a budget, get an Rx 570 4GB, Rx 580 4GB, Rx 580 8gb. If you must go with Nvidia, gtx 1060 3gb, anything else is a bit expensive and could cause bottlenecks.

[Skytex_]

20 hours ago, Boinbo said:

Np for replying. I think you should change the PSU still if possible, because non 80+ cert PSU have the chance of exploding (No joke). I guess of you don't have a budget, get an Rx 570 4GB, Rx 580 4GB, Rx 580 8gb. If you must go with Nvidia, gtx 1060 3gb, anything else is a bit expensive and could cause bottlenecks.

Thank you. I don't mind going to AMD. But still, I don't want to spend unnecessary money on it 

[Boinbo]

1 hour ago, Skytex_ said:

Thank you. I don't mind going to AMD. But still, I don't want to spend unnecessary money on it 

How much do you want to spend only on the gpu?

[ahuckphin]

https://www.techspot.com/article/1841-gpu-cheap-oem-pc/ 

[DarkDragon2K04]

On 6/3/2019 at 9:53 AM, Skytex_ said:

I'm looking at turning my dad's old business prebuilt HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Tower into a entry level gaming PC. It has a 350w PSU and I need suggestions for a graphics card that would fit. I was think of a GTX1050ti 4GB, but please comment below for maybe a better solution.

 

Thank you.

Skytex_.

I think you should go to maybe the gt 900 series because a CPU like this will bottle neck that gpu

[Skytex_]

On 6/6/2019 at 7:44 AM, DarkDragon2K04 said:

I think you should go to maybe the gt 900 series because a CPU like this will bottle neck that gpu

Why would it bottleneck it?

[DarkDragon2K04]

On 6/8/2019 at 8:28 AM, Skytex_ said:

Why would it bottleneck it?

This is a fourth gen i7. It's outdated an dold. Thermals would have gotten worse over the years, support is lagging, it's a 22 nano meter processor the cpu isn't that good. Which will lead to the gpu not been used to full power.

[jaye50]

did anyone ever get an answer to this... the answers given aren't relevant because they don't take into account that the 800 has a proprietary motherboard and psu... they carry proprietary power connectors and not atx... and there are no power connectors for a gpu... the only gpu's that will work with this board are one's that don't require external power... this was a crappy idea by hp... but par for the course...

 

and for the record... 4th gen processors are just fine for gaming