Power consumption for cheap pc

[JIMBO20]

 

I’m trying to figure out whether I’ll be able to add a graphics card to my pc, here are the specs.

hp prodesk 600 g2 sff motherboard 

i5 6600k

200w hp power supply 

WD Blue 1TV 3.5” 7200RPM HDD

silverstone case fan

Cooler master i70C intel LGA-115x socket cpu cooler

I’m looking at getting a Asus GeForce GT 1030, 2GB

[Somerandomtechyboi]

24 minutes ago, JIMBO20 said:

 

I’m trying to figure out whether I’ll be able to add a graphics card to my pc, here are the specs.

hp prodesk 600 g2 sff motherboard 

i5 6600k

200w hp power supply 

WD Blue 1TV 3.5” 7200RPM HDD

silverstone case fan

Cooler master i70C intel LGA-115x socket cpu cooler

I’m looking at getting a Asus GeForce GT 1030, 2GB

Swap the psu, if it cant fit youll have to modify the case or just swap case altogether

[jaslion]

23 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Swap the psu, if it cant fit youll have to modify the case or just swap case altogether

A 1030 will JUST about work but still this is a very weird system with odd specs.

[maartendc]

3 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Swap the psu, if it cant fit youll have to modify the case or just swap case altogether

Keep in mind, this is an HP desktop, they often have weird power connectors on the motherboard that are not standard. You probably cannot switch it out.

3 hours ago, JIMBO20 said:

 

I’m trying to figure out whether I’ll be able to add a graphics card to my pc, here are the specs.

hp prodesk 600 g2 sff motherboard 

i5 6600k

200w hp power supply 

WD Blue 1TV 3.5” 7200RPM HDD

silverstone case fan

Cooler master i70C intel LGA-115x socket cpu cooler

I’m looking at getting a Asus GeForce GT 1030, 2GB

You probably can, since that card only draws board power. But be aware: you will not get any decent performance from that GT1030. That card shouldnt even exist. If you are planning to add this card for gaming, don't. If its just for video output, it should work.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

9 minutes ago, maartendc said:

Keep in mind, this is an HP desktop, they often have weird power connectors on the motherboard that are not standard. You probably cannot switch it out.

Swap the board for a decent z170 or a b150 that can set multi

 

Hp prob uses some garbage h110 or q150 board with garbage vrms that cant oc the i5 6600k

[maartendc]

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Swap the board for a decent z170 or a b150 that can set multi

 

Hp prob uses some garbage h110 or q150 board with garbage vrms that cant oc the i5 6600k

Of course it is a garbage motherboard.

 

I wouldn't recommend swapping it out. If you swap the motherboard you need to:

- Get a new PSU, because the HP one has proprietary connectors.

- Get a new case potentially, because those motherboards have weird form factors, and standard boards might not even fit the case or front IO

 

At a certain point, you are just building a new PC altogether. Why would you spend money on a new motherboard for an old 4-core 6600K? Either stick with the current PC (perhaps slot in that GPU), or just sell it and build a new system.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

23 minutes ago, maartendc said:

Of course it is a garbage motherboard.

 

I wouldn't recommend swapping it out. If you swap the motherboard you need to:

- Get a new PSU, because the HP one has proprietary connectors.

- Get a new case potentially, because those motherboards have weird form factors, and standard boards might not even fit the case or front IO

 

At a certain point, you are just building a new PC altogether. Why would you spend money on a new motherboard for an old 4-core 6600K? Either stick with the current PC (perhaps slot in that GPU), or just sell it and build a new system.

Mobo is the most expensive part here but then again b150 boards exist and you can prob oc somewhat on them maybe via bios or throttlestop, a decent 600w psu is like 70$ and you can just toss it in whatever case you can find whether it be a 3$ scrap case or go caseless and shove the pc on top of a cardboard box