HP Compaq 8000 Elite power supply upgarde

[LightOfReason]

Probably, they key is to wire it properly which was something I didn't want to to risk so I just bought the adaptor card. It's still working after all this time and I haven't regretted buying it.

[junaidiqbal]

Bro .. i just bought this pc 2 months ago and didnt know about its power supply issue......now i m aware of it and saw your whole story and success......
What will you suggest me about this problem ?
To ask some shop owner to do that thing for me ?
Or to change the whole machine ?

Kindly give me some of your time .

I cant do it myself because i didnt undrstnd most part of method.

[chrisloup]

well. considering this isn't a gaming machine (ie; not meant to be, you might as well get an asus or msi if you want a gaming machine).

still. some Nvidia cards are low powered enough that you can use it with the in built psu.

I'm using a nvidia GT620 which can draw 49W

I believe the 320W can support GTX 750/750Ti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units

of course, if you have the option to return the machine at no cost then I would get rid of it.

[junaidiqbal]

I m thinking to have this pc in form of gaming machine.....i have option to return but i cant get used q9650 processor alone in cheap price ... i have to buy brand assembled pc because of some issue......
My specs are....q9650 processor
4gb ddr3
128gb ssd
320sata

[junaidiqbal]

Can a shopkeeper or pc technician do the same thing as many people on this article did ?

[prerunnerwannab]

I think it really depends on how beefy of a graphics card you want to install. The 750ti seems like a fantastic go-to for this kind of situation, and if I were in your shoes, I'd probably get one of those and go from there. While it's not a super bad a gpu, it'll still provide a very playable gaming experience if you are willing to keep games off of ultra.
You don't actually need to wire anything from the cpu fan. It'll just give you an error code every time you power up saying that there isn't a power supply fan detected, but you can just hit f1 and it'll boot up just fine.
In case anyone was wondering, for whatever reason, I'm having issues with my computer boozing up. Like the fans will rotate for just a split second and then it turns off again. Idk if my psu just doesn't like what's going on, or if it's the voltage booster (which I've checked and adjusted), or the wiring harness, or the motherboard. So I said screw it and ordered a standard 1156 mini-atx mobo from Asus and will be installing everything in a standard case. I am actually at the point where the only parts that I'm keeping from the original computer are the cpu and the hard drive. Everything else has or will be changed.
Moral of the story? Don't buy a stupid af small form factor computer from HP expecting to turn it into a bad a gaming pc. If it was a standard size pc things would have turned out very differently, but since I had the small form factor, the case was teeny, the mobo was weird, and the power supply produced something like 2 watts (okay, more than that, but not nearly enough to power something even like a 750ti).
So yeah, that's my experience, but I guess on the bright side, I'll have an almost totally new computer! 😛

[junaidiqbal]

I want to do like XargXar did......but dnt know .... which person should be called to do this all.... 😞

[prerunnerwannab]

I feel like any computer specialist would be able to do it. The only question I would have is whether or not they would be willing to do it, because it would be a liability for them if the messed something up and fried your computer (which if they're paying any kind of attention shouldn't happen, but still).
If nothing else, you should be able to take it to an electrician, because that would be right up his alley. It would just probably be pretty expensive. If I have time I may be able to throw together a diagram or something of which wires need to go where, and honestly, it's pretty straight forward process.
What kind of graphics card are you planning on using?

[junaidiqbal]

I have no gpu still.....plan to upgrade after 4 months due to exams ...
I am confused about gpu ... if i was able to have 500w psu than will have more powerful gpu ... on the other hand ... i have to find used 750ti gpu....

How much it will cost aprox as XargXar did ?

[junaidiqbal]

If i will*