Putting a 1050Ti in a 260W Prebuilt

[penguin8967]

Would this be at all recommended? I like playing some basic games, but intel's iGPU just can't keep up with....anything really.

 

At first I thought a GT 1030, but that might not be good enough.

 

However, the PSU is an OEM proprietary 260W one, and can't be replaced. The 1050ti and 1650 are the most powerful cards that don't need power connectors.

 

What should I do?

[Haro]

it should be fine as long as it does not need a pcie connector 

[penguin8967]

1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

it should be fine as long as it does not need a pcie connector 

Sure? The PSU is rated at 260W....I'm not sure if it can supply 260W though.

 

If it helps, the other stuff I'm running is an i5 9500 (65W TDP), 16GB of single channel memory and a 500GB NvMe SSD.

[Haro]

Just now, penguin8967 said:

Sure?

yes.

[rkv_2401]

I wouldn't feel too safe about doing that.

 

Try plugging in the numbers here: https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

From what I saw(I assumed 2 USB devices will be connected, *apart from* the bare minimum - a keyboard and mouse), it seemed to pull up to 264W under load. Not to mention that the OEM power supply may not be of the highest quality. I had a 400W generic power supply that dropped to as low as 10.8V on the 12V rail when I was running folding with a power limited 1060. 

 

[schwellmo92]

3 minutes ago, penguin8967 said:

Sure? The PSU is rated at 260W.

Yes that's plenty of power for a 75w card, they are very common for OEM upgrades.

[penguin8967]

12 minutes ago, rkv_2401 said:

I wouldn't feel too safe about doing that.

 

Try plugging in the numbers here: https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

From what I saw(I assumed 2 USB devices will be connected, *apart from* the bare minimum - a keyboard and mouse), it seemed to pull up to 264W under load. Not to mention that the OEM power supply may not be of the highest quality. I had a 400W generic power supply that dropped to as low as 10.8V on the 12V rail when I was running folding with a power limited 1060. 

 

I've only got a KB and mouse connected (the mouse is wireless anyway), and the keyboard is plugged into a powered USB hub.

 

It's a Dell PSU (not sure what manufacturer). I've seen videos online of somebody putting a GTX 1650 LP in with just 240W...

[rkv_2401]

I don't have the most experience with low wattage builds. I did a little more reading, and as the users above have mentioned, it'll probably be okay. It's unlikely that your CPU and GPU will both hit their peak power draw at the same moment, especially if you're just playing games.

And even otherwise, you can always set a power limit on one or both of them. Go for it!

[penguin8967]

Just now, rkv_2401 said:

I don't have the most experience with low wattage builds. I did a little more reading, and as the users above have mentioned, it'll probably be okay. It's unlikely that your CPU and GPU will both hit their peak power draw at the same moment, especially if you're just playing games.

And even otherwise, you can always set a power limit on one or both of them. Go for it!

I would probably limit the GPU a bit.

 

Besides, I don't play really demanding stuff at all, not AAA or FPS ones, mostly simulation stuff like ETS2.

[Guest]

Remember to check if the PCIe slot doesn't have a power limit. 

[penguin8967]

4 minutes ago, Konrad_K said:

Remember to check if the PCIe slot doesn't have a power limit. 

kk

 

[penguin8967]

7 minutes ago, Konrad_K said:

Remember to check if the PCIe slot doesn't have a power limit. 

Checked the manual, isn't there something to do with the 12V rail as well I don't know about....?

[Guest]

51 minutes ago, penguin8967 said:

Checked the manual, isn't there something to do with the 12V rail as well I don't know about....?

It's fine, the limit is 75 watts so there's no problem.