GPU options

[MarcSiegel]

If this is my power supply on my computer.L05757-800 

What are my options in terms of GPUS

The ones im thinking of  is  https://www.newegg.com/zotac-geforce-rtx-3060-zt-a30600f-10p/p/1FT-000M-00376

or

https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3060-rtx-3060-ventus-2x-12g-oc/p/N82E16814137632

But waiting to here from those with much more knowledge.

Thank you

[NonSequitur777]

@MarcSiegel,

Welcome to our peer-to-peer HP Community Forum!

You can't go wrong with an RTX 3060 12GB. I would go with the Zotac card (boost clock 1867 MHz vs. MSI's 1807 MHz) -less expensive too.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[MarcSiegel]

Thank you for the help with all these computer related questions.  I am hoping you will be able to help me once more.

I order the  Zotac system.  But  I dont think i fully understood the cables i needed.     As you can see in the photos  It came with 2 cables.    I can plug the Black one into the graphic card.  (those have 8  pins in them) But  then i have  4*6 slots that need to go into my power supply.   

But my power supply i can only plug in 2 of them  so it looks like i need some sort of extentsion or something but Im not sure what i am supposed to be getting,  so i was hoping you would be able to lend me another hand.gpu card plug into gpuneed to plug all into psupower supply cable

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@MarcSiegel,

You said you got a 500-watt L05757-800 power supply.  This power supply is fitted with one 8-pin (6+2-pin) PCIe power cable (which fits in one of your Zotac's 8-pin power receiving connectors), and one 6-pin PCIe power cable.  What you'll need is a 6-pin PCIe to 8-pin PCIe adapter cable, such as this one: 

Link: Amazon.com: StarTech.com PCI Express 6 pin to 8 pin Power Adapter Cable - Power cable - 6 pin PCIe p....

This adapter cable will accept the 6-pin PCIe power cable from your power supply and plugs into the Zotac's second 8-pin PCIe power receiving connector.

A second power option would be to purchase a dual SATA 15-pin to 6-pin PCIe power adapter cable, such as this one:

Link: Amazon.com: 6 Pin PCIe to Dual SATA 15 Pin Male Power Cable, 2X 15-Pin SATA Male to 6 Pin PCI-Expres....

What you do is -just like the first power option, to plug in the 8-pin (6+2-pin) PCIe power cable from your power supply into the Zotac, and then use one of the Zotac's power adapter cables to accept your power supply's 6-pin PCIe power cable, hook up the dual SATA 15-pin cables to two of your motherboard's available SATA 15-pin power cables, and connect its 6-pin PCIe power cable into the Zotac adapter cable's second 6-pin PCIe power cable connection.  This option assumes, of course, that you got two spare (open) SATA 15-pin power cable connectors available.

Anyway, the reason why either power option will work just fine is because the Zotac's TDP is only 170 watt and is rated to work with a minimum 450-watt power supply (see: ZOTAC RTX 3060 AMP White Edition Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database). To be honest, based on the Zotac's power demand, one 8-pin PCIe power cable (which provides up to 150 watt) and your PCIe x16 graphics card slot (which provides up to 75 watt) should be more than sufficient to provide all the juice this card needs.  But since the Zotac card requires two 8-pin PCIe power cables, we'll have to jump through their hoops.  In contrast, for example, my HP-branded RTX 3060 12GB card only requires one 8-pin PCIe power cable.

Hope this was helpful.

NonSequitur777