Workstation Upgrade

[dhruv_k_1307]

Hello, I was wondering if it would be possible to upgrade my Z238 HP workstation which currently has:

i5-7500

1 tb hdd

256 gb sata ssd

280 watt psu

 

My main concern is that which psu will be compatible with this and the best GPU for this PC

[whispous]

What do you use it for that you would like to run better?

[dhruv_k_1307]

Hello 

I have a HP Z238 workstation which  I am looking to upgrade. 
it has an i5-7500 

8 gb ddr4 dimm ram

1 tb hdd 

256 gb sata ssd

280 watt

 

which New psu and GPU would be best for upgrading this pc?

[dhruv_k_1307]

Hello 

I have a HP Z238 workstation which  I am looking to upgrade. 
it has an i5-7500 

8 gb ddr4 dimm ram

1 tb hdd 

256 gb sata ssd

280 watt

 

which New psu and GPU would be best for upgrading this pc?

Budget (including currency): $250 or ₹20000

Country: India 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): i5-7500 8gb ddr4 dimm, 1 tb hdd, 256gb sata ssd, 280 watt psu. Will be playing at 1366x768 at 60hz. I just want to be able to play Fortnite, Valorant, Minecraft, The Finals, etc at medium to high settings at stable 60 fps

 

[dhruv_k_1307]

Currently the only game that runs smoothly is Valorant. I want to be able to play Fortnite, The finals, etc at 1366x768(native resolution) at 60fps.

[dhruv_k_1307]

Hello 

I have a HP Z238 workstation which  I am looking to upgrade. 
it has an i5-7500 

8 gb ddr4 dimm ram

1 tb hdd 

256 gb sata ssd

280 watt

 

which New psu and GPU would be best for upgrading this pc?
 

I want to be able to play games like Fortnite and the finals and minecraft etc at 1366x768 (native resolution) at medium to high settings at stable 60fps

[Tetras]

Does it use a standard ATX PSU, with 20/24 pin and 8 pin EPS12v?

 

What graphics card does it have now?

 

What is your budget?

[SpookyCitrus]

Another 8GBs of ram and a GPU is really all you can do to this, those HP Z series desktops are proprietary, the PSU you have is most likely the only option for it. You'll need to find a GPU that not only fits in the tower but runs off of motherboard power only, as I don't see a PCIE cable coming off of that PSU.

 

Also there is no need to make multiple of the same topic.

[Glenwing]

Threads merged. Please do not post the same topic in multiple locations.

[dhruv_k_1307]

Sorry for multiple threads

8 hours ago, Tetras said:

Does it use a standard ATX PSU, with 20/24 pin and 8 pin EPS12v?

 

What graphics card does it have now?

 

What is your budget?

No it has a proprietary non modular PSU

it has integrated graphics  Intel HD 630

$250 or ₹20000 that is the max I can go.

 

[dhruv_k_1307]

7 hours ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Another 8GBs of ram and a GPU is really all you can do to this, those HP Z series desktops are proprietary, the PSU you have is most likely the only option for it. You'll need to find a GPU that not only fits in the tower but runs off of motherboard power only, as I don't see a PCIE cable coming off of that PSU.

 

Also there is no need to make multiple of the same topic.

I have plenty of space in my tower and the only problem I am facing is having less wattage and I can’t even power a GTX 1050ti or GTX 1650 (they both take 75 off watts) and since Nvidia recommended at least having a 300 watt PSU

[Tetras]

2 hours ago, dhruv_k_1307 said:

I have plenty of space in my tower and the only problem I am facing is having less wattage and I can’t even power a GTX 1050ti or GTX 1650 (they both take 75 off watts) and since Nvidia recommended at least having a 300 watt PSU

OEM PSUs are usually pretty good, I'd expect it to cope with either of those cards.

 

Be careful you don't buy one which requires a power connector, as some do.

[dhruv_k_1307]

5 hours ago, Tetras said:

OEM PSUs are usually pretty good, I'd expect it to cope with either of those cards.

 

Be careful you don't buy one which requires a power connector, as some do.

I was thinking of buying a Normal 500 watt psu and using a 24 pin to 6 pin female. I have seen many people doing this to upgrade their workstation’s psu.

 And one more thing should I go for rx580 or gtx 1650, because rx 580 has way better performance but on pc build it shows that it will have 6-7% bottleneck

[Tetras]

3 hours ago, dhruv_k_1307 said:

I was thinking of buying a Normal 500 watt psu and using a 24 pin to 6 pin female. I have seen many people doing this to upgrade their workstation’s psu.

 And one more thing should I go for rx580 or gtx 1650, because rx 580 has way better performance but on pc build it shows that it will have 6-7% bottleneck

CPU bottleneck is not important, but unless you're desperate for the performance I'd get the 1650 (one without the power connector), just because the power consumption is much lower and you can likely use one without changing the PSU. There's also the fact that many (most?) used RX 580s will have been mined to death.

[dhruv_k_1307]

22 hours ago, Tetras said:

CPU bottleneck is not important, but unless you're desperate for the performance I'd get the 1650 (one without the power connector), just because the power consumption is much lower and you can likely use one without changing the PSU. There's also the fact that many (most?) used RX 580s will have been mined to death.

Ye, I had also contacted HP and they also said that I can use a GTX 1650 with my 280 watt psu. If I go to change my PSU then I will go for a new RX 580. Since mining is nearly banned in china all the leftover brand new rx 580s are being sold for less than $145.