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jar3av
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3 minutes ago, jar3av said:

290 watts its an oem that i upgraded the name of it is optiplax 7020 

You should be good to upgrade the video card.

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1 minute ago, jar3av said:

it has a 290 watt power supply can i upgrade to a gtx 1650 in the future

yes, should be fine. What CPU are you using? Can't imagine it's pulling more than 100 watts.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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3 minutes ago, jar3av said:

I just bought a pc for 87 bucks and put in it a gtx 750 for 23 bucks and it has a 290 watt power supply can i upgrade to a gtx 1650 in the future if not what are some suggestions the modal of the 1650 doesnt need external power at 75 watts TDP

If it's a good PSU, yes.

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
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8 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

yes, should be fine. What CPU are you using? Can't imagine it's pulling more than 100 watts.

i7 4790 with tdp of 88 watts

also i can provide pics from cpu z

also i do wanna note that i have 3 hdd one at 7.2k rpm and two at 5.4

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5 minutes ago, jar3av said:

i7 4790 with tdp of 88 watts

also i can provide pics from cpu z

TDP is a worthless metric. Either way, that CPU can pull 100ish watts, depending on the load it's under.

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9 minutes ago, jar3av said:

i7 4790 with tdp of 88 watts

also i can provide pics from cpu z

also i do wanna note that i have 3 hdd one at 7.2k rpm and two at 5.4

the hard drives are only gonna be like 5 watts each. Get an SSD and it's like 3 watts so no issues there.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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so that makes my answer a yes i can upgrade right

What power supply do you actually have?

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3 minutes ago, jar3av said:

290 watts its an oem that i upgraded the name of it is optiplax 7020 

You should be good to upgrade the video card.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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7 minutes ago, jar3av said:

290 watts its an oem that i upgraded the name of it is optiplax 7020 

also rated at 80 plus bronze

Dell optiplex power supplies are generally not bad. You should have no problems with a 1650

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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