Compatibility (size) with my HP ProDesk 405 G6 SFFand a GPU GT 1030 (fanless)

[Billie2607]

Hello,

I would like to add a GT 1030 fanless GPU (MSI or Gigabyte) or  better a MSI GTX1050 LP to my SFF computer. But when I look in the machine I see a very narrow place to insert such a device on the PCI-e slot.

Is it compatible ? Will there be enough place and enough power ?

thank you

1050 GTX is here (lacks power ?) :

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-GTX-1650-4GT-LP-V1

[BeemerBiker]

This board may fit but there could be a problem with air flow.  Note that it takes two slots

I suspect you would be better off with a single slot with a fan

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-1030.c2954

HP has RX550x that is listed as compatible with your prodesk sff

https://www.ebay.com/itm/155389970445

The 1030 is superior to the 550x according to google

[Billie2607]

Thank you very much 😃

Wow crazy price !

I discovered that it exists in the Dell world at cooler prices 👹 :

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185934819867?hash=item2b4a94321b:g:T~wAAOSwgvpkTCnb

What do you think ?

And what is your opinion on this one I discovered on ebay (1slot, low consumption) :

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-wx-4100.c2874

and it's little sister :

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-wx-2100.c2979

Thank you again

regards

[BeemerBiker]

The problem is the 180 watt power supply.  The boards listed by HP supposedly are designed for use in your ProDesk405 G6

Other OEM or generic may draw more power and not be compatible.

Your CPU has  RYZEN Vega 7 built in which is fairly good.

Here is a gaming comparison of your Vega 7 to other boards.  Note that "-" indicates a slower board

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-Vega-7-Graphics-Card-Benchmarks-and-Specs.450004.0.html

The RX-550 is only %9 better than the built in Vega 7

probably not worth the gaming improvement

I suspect these boards are offered to allow multiple monitors to be attached to enhance desktop productivity instead of gaming

Here is a typical offereing

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Graphics-Card-DisplayPort-Workstation/dp/B07XLZFS9R

Download and run GPUz and click on "lookup"  to go to a website that can provide comparisons

[Billie2607]

Thanks,

I forgot to say that it is not for gaming but for graphic design / multimedia and the Ryzen is sometimes lags with 2 screens connected (27" 2560x1440 + 24" 1920x1080).

And I read on some forums that a GPU is most of the time better than integrated graphics (benchmarks are mostly "gaming oriented")

The Radeon Pro WX 2100 is given for 35w :

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-wx-2100.c2979

and the 4100 for 50w :

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-wx-4100.c2874

...and the G6-405 PSU is labelled "do not exceed 210w" (???)

[BeemerBiker]

I do not have any ProDesk 4xx type systems.   Do they accept a full height full length graphics board?

The boards you pictured earlier are low profile but are shown with a full height bracket.  If you buy a new board it would come with the low profile bracket.  Occasionally, buying a used board, the seller may no longer have the correct bracket.

Make sure the seller has return policy.  Will the w-2100 fit with the lid closed?

Also a warning:  Two years ago I bought a fake 1050ti board and was lucky to be able to return it.

[Billie2607]

Ok thank you.

Yes thats a risk 😰 How did you recognize the fake board ?

The bracket seems not to be a problem for me. I will verify this with the seller.

[BeemerBiker]

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@Billie2607 wrote:

Ok thank you.

Yes thats a risk 😰 How did you recognize the fake board ?

The bracket seems not to be a problem for me. I will verify this with the seller.

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GPU-z revealed it was a fake

[Billie2607]

Precious testimonial, thank you it will help me !