PSU for HP desktop
14 minutes ago, Spinjitsudoomyt said:I do already have a custom built pc but i have this at my girlfriends place for us to place some games on together when im over, i was hoping to upgrade it because i wanted to put a SFF 1650 in it instead of the shitty 210 i have in it rn.(card im going to buy for it) It needs a 300w psu and i was hoping i could put a 400-500w one so it doesnt crash the pc
HP Prebuilts just aren't standard, so getting a new 300W PSU for it isn't really an option without either making an adapter to their proprietary connectors or without just rewiring whatever PSU you end up buying anyway. I think there might be someone who makes adapters for these, but they aren't common, and you likely won't be able to close the side panel.
If you're just gonna get a 1650, I've seen those cards run on pretty low wattage PSUs. I know a guy who ran a 1050 Ti (same TDP IIRC) on a 200W PSU that ran like that for 5 years before eventually kicking the bucket. It had the issue where it wouldn't boot unless the keyboard and mouse were unplugged because it was just enough to trigger OCP, but it did work, and once it was on it ran just fine. Use that card in that system with the current PSU until you start having issues with it, it just isn't worth the effort to replace the PSU in that machine.
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