Posted June 6, 2020 I've done some looking around on YouTube and the internet, and it looks like many people have put a GTX 1650 low profile in with a smaller PSU like 240W etc. Would it be safe to do this, and should I do this with my prebuilt, or should I stick safe and go with a 1030 instead. penguin8967 Intel i5-9500, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, 1x 120mm Fan. Upgrading soon to an ITX GTX 1650 (4GB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, penguin8967 said: I've done some looking around on YouTube and the internet, and it looks like many people have put a GTX 1650 low profile in with a smaller PSU like 240W etc. Would it be safe to do this, and should I do this with my prebuilt, or should I stick safe and go with a 1030 instead. I'm not sure its enough. The 1650 isn't great value either, and the 1030 is a really terrible card. If you can spare the extra, I would get an entry level psu, maybe ~$50-60, then buy a new or used RX570, or even a used RX580. This will give you far superior performance and, if you get a decent psu, the chance to upgrade in the future. PC Ryzen 5 2600 Stock Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend) Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend) Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend) Kingston A400 240GB SSD Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD Corsair CX550M 550W 80+ Bronze Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub 3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2 https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL Peripherals LG 24MK400H Logitech G413 Carbon Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend) Logitech Z150 HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend) Moto G5 Plus (Webcam) Phone Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend) *Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 6, 2020 I notice LP. If the case is LP the highest power card currently made afaik is a 1650. It draws power off the motherboard so it’s no more than 75w. Depending on what else you have drawing power from the PSU (what cpu and is it OC?) it could work. My memory is that the 1030 doesn’t actually draw that much less power than the 1650. Not a pro, not even very good. I’m just old and have time currently. Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake. Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 6, 2020 Using a LP GTX1050Ti >75w< and a 240w PSU here...i7 3770/16GB DDR3 1600Mhz "Playlist" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ofzFlQXfuFEXJINN914cgz93B4qquk- Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 6, 2020 Author 1 hour ago, Bombastinator said: I notice LP. If the case is LP the highest power card currently made afaik is a 1650. It draws power off the motherboard so it’s no more than 75w. Depending on what else you have drawing power from the PSU (what cpu and is it OC?) it could work. My memory is that the 1030 doesn’t actually draw that much less power than the 1650. The 1650's TDP is 75W, but the 1030 is only 30W actually. My CPU's TDP is 65W and not OC'ed, the case itself isn't LP, but I know for a fact that it's slightly shorter than standard tower cases. I have no HDD in the PC. Would this be a good idea or not? Also, should I limit the power of the 1650 if I did get one (would it make much difference in performance)? penguin8967 Intel i5-9500, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, 1x 120mm Fan. Upgrading soon to an ITX GTX 1650 (4GB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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