HP Elite 8200 (Core i7 2600), with a GT 1030 (PSU Concerns before upgrading)

[emergeisbest]

So, I'm planning to put a GT 1030 (GDDR5, Low Profile, 2 GB) in this HP Elite 8200 via the black PCIe slot. However, I have one main concern, the power supply.

I have seen videos of even a GTX 1050 TI in these machines, however, I am worried that it may simply not work for me, or it won't work long term.

My HP Elite has the following:

Core i7 2600 (95W TDP, 3.4 GHZ, 3.8 GHZ Turbo, 4 Cores, 8 Threads)

4 Sticks of 2 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1333 MHZ (8 GB RAM in total)

500 GB HDD @ 7200RPM

TPM 1.2 is enabled.

Has the DVD optical drive.

I also have an Asus VP228 monitor (the 75 HZ one that is 21.5 inches.)

With my monitor (I'm worried that it will draw too much power, as well,) and my current specs, will the 30W GT 1030 run in my configuration, even with the 240W OEM PSU? And if so, is it likely that it will work long term (2+ years?)

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The GT 1030 should work just fine.

The card will definitely work because I have one in my 8200 Elite CMT.

This site indicates it only needs a 200 W P/S to operate correctly.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database

If you are really worried about it, get the GT 710 low profile card instead, which as a power draw of 19 W.

[emergeisbest]

Alright, thank you so much!

I was mainly concerned about my monitor (and the CPU under load), and I was afraid that I wouldn't have 30W left to have the GT 1030. Thanks!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[DGroves]

the 30 watt limit for the video card takes into account that

1. all pcie slots have a card in them drawing power

1a. you have a pci card installed

2. you have all drive bays filled with mechanical (not ssd's which draw less) hard drives

3. you have the optional sd card reader/optical drive installed

4. you have all 4 memory slots filled

5. you have a std cpu (95 watt i7 or i5) installed instead of the optional low power i7/i5 "S" (65 watt) cpu model

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/52215/intel-core-i72600s-processor-8m-cache-up-...

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/52208/intel-core-i52400s-processor-6m-cache-up-...

just the power savings from the low power cpu (65 watts vs 95 watts) installed will give you 30 more watts for the video card  and still be under the HP total power draw with all optional components installed

this means a nvidia 750Ti card (model without gpu pwr connector) will work along with the GTX1050 again models without a GPU pwr connector

[emergeisbest]

I don't have the 65W CPU, I have the 95W i7. Does this reply mean that I can't have a GT 1030 or that I can?

[DGroves]

go back and REREAD both my post and pauls, they are quite clear in regards to your nvidia 1030 question

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @emergeisbest 

What DGroves is indicating is that your PC if fully outfitted can run the Nvidia GT 1030 but if your PC had one of the 65W processors installed, that would have given you 30 more watts to use for either of the better and more powerful Nvidia cards he referenced.

Since your only concern was with the GT 1030, I did not offer any alternative cards you could install.

It's a decent card.  Certainly better than the onboard Intel graphics.

In conclusion, if you want to install the Nvidia GT 1030, it will work fine in your PC as it is currently configured.

On a different subject...Even though it is not supported for W11, the 8200 Elite runs Windows 11 just fine.

If you are interested in the free upgrade to W11 let me know and I will give you an easy way to bypass the W11 hardware checks and do an in-place upgrade to W11.

[emergeisbest]

Thanks, no worries about Windows 11, I know how to do the bypass. I actually did have it installed on this Elite 8200 but I didn't like the reduced functionality (task manager not in the taskbar context menu is annoying,) plus, my webcam drivers were having some problems with Windows 11 so I just reverted back to Windows 10.

I'll be running Windows 10 until 2025, and then I'll either get a new PC, or simply just use a bypass again to install Windows 11.