500W PSU for TE01-0034

[jmcd15]

I have an ENVY TE01-0034 (Rother 8653 MB) that I want to add a GPX 1660 Super 6GB graphix card.  Current PSU (P/N L08261-004) is 180W but new graphix card requires a minimum of 450W.  What is 500W upgrade PSU for this desktop?

[old_geekster]

@jmcd15 , welcome to the forum.

HP has their motherboards made to their specifications.  Your motherboard (Rother) has a proprietary 4-pin power connector.  This means that you would need an adapter from the standard ATX power connector on the power supply unit (PSU) to the 4-pin connector on the motherboard.  I haven't been able to find any adapters for this on the Internet.  The largest PSU that I am aware of from HP is only 400W.

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[jmcd15]

Thanks for the help/answer.  In addition to asking the community I also pursued an answer from HP support.  After more than an hour and being passed around to no less than 4 departments (all of which claim to be unable to answer the question because they are working with a different "set of tools" than the other departments) I was told that the HP motherboard is incapable of supporting an aftermarket/add-on graphix card and the only PSU available for my model is the 180W unit I have.  I find this difficult to believe on several fronts,  First, why does the MB have a PCIe slot if you cannot add something like a more robust graphix card?  Second, why do they say that only graphix available is the on-board Intel 630 chip when I see numerous HP units with the same Intel chip set (w/ 630 graphix) being sold by vendors who have upgraded the unit with better RAM, graphix cards, etc.  Do you know if what they are stating is true?

[wb2001]

@jmcd15,

Do not attempt to find an adapter. It will not work.

All the known PSU units in these models use the following wiring coming off the unit.

1) Two 2x2 plugs, 1 for CPU , 1 for Main power

2) 7 pin  inline plug for the Fan power (only 3 wires attached).

3) PCIE 6+2 known to exist on the 400W PSU.  Likely the 500W.

I wrote this excel spreadsheet to cross reference the models and power supplies.

"click on pic to enlarge"

Now the problem/issue:

1) Rear of chassis has to be opened to allow the PSU to vent. Existing fan vent cut-out is for the smaller PSU.

2) The PSU is held into place by only 1 rear screw.  The PSU mounts on the bottom of the chassis, so the original latching tab will keep secure. (Its a push-down latch that keeps the PSU from sliding forward if you had removed the rear screw(s).

@jmcd15,

I wish I had some pictures of your model.

1) front, rear

2) Inside the case

Send me a PM if you want to discuss this. I could then increase my database.