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Pavilion 550 010il
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have a HP Pavilion 550 010il

 

In the Specifications page there are many upgrades for it so i wan to upgrade the cpu ram and I wan to add a Gtx 960

an add an SSD...

 

And mainly i neede to upgrade the PSU and i want to can i upgrade it

to an ATX one which is a corsair 650w.

 

And in the Specs page it is mentioned as this  300 W uATX aPFC internal power supply

 

So can i change the PSU if so please suggest a one above 400w

 

Please help me with this

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The 650W Corsair PSU's come in many diffferent models.  The maximum depth into your case should not exceed 5.5 as shown by the example below.   Look below for graphic and CPU wattages.  A 600W is still within specs.

Standard ATX PSU measurements (324 x 212).jpg

 

  The GTX960 requires 120W, and two  6pin PCIE power connectors

Present processor:

Intel Core i5-4460 (Haswell) 3.4 GHz Quad Core
84 W
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (GT2)

 

Upgrade max:

Intel Core i7-4790 (Haswell) 3.6 GHz Quad Core
84 W
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (GT2
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HP Recommended

The 650W Corsair PSU's come in many diffferent models.  The maximum depth into your case should not exceed 5.5 as shown by the example below.   Look below for graphic and CPU wattages.  A 600W is still within specs.

Standard ATX PSU measurements (324 x 212).jpg

 

  The GTX960 requires 120W, and two  6pin PCIE power connectors

Present processor:

Intel Core i5-4460 (Haswell) 3.4 GHz Quad Core
84 W
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (GT2)

 

Upgrade max:

Intel Core i7-4790 (Haswell) 3.6 GHz Quad Core
84 W
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (GT2
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(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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