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‎03-27-2017 08:08 AM

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Product: pavilion 550 106na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

hi i have a weak psu it only puts out 180w and i wanna put in a 600w but im not sure what will work i was looking at this brand

 

Corsair CP-9020098-UK VS650 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Power Supply Unit, UK - 650 W

 

and i was wondering would it work cause i wanna upgrade my graphics card from the amd radeon r5 330 to this

 

GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4G OC

 

could do with some help

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‎03-27-2017 09:30 AM

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@PETERCOLLERAN,

The r5 330 draws less than 25W. The GTX 1050ti draws 75W off the motherboard, without needing a PCIE power lead.

A 650W PSU seems excessive based on these facts.

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‎03-27-2017 12:46 PM

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my psu is only putting out 180 watts and i tried to install a asus graphic card but the psu had no power cable, if i get this 650 watt psu will it damage my system or something?

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