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I have an HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-0xxx and I would like to upgrade with an NVIDIA video card for video editing requiring 650w (or more if possible).

Whate are my options? Is it possible? 

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@TFresh,

 

You can secure the ATX power adapter inside your desktop (such as on a side panel or drives bay) using double-sided adhesive Velcro tape or zip ties.

 

Remove one or more PCI brackets from the back of your desktop and use that opening to pull in the 24-pin ATX cable inside your PC to plug in the ATX adapter card.  Then connect a motherboard SATA 15-pin power cable to the ATX adapter card and use the opening(s) you created earlier to pull in your ATX's PCIe power cable(s) to power your graphics card.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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@TFresh,

 

Welcome to our HP community forum!

 

The most powerful power supply that is compatible with an HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-0xxx is a 500-watt PSU with p/n: L05757-800.  You can see this play out with these TP01-0xxx Users, where you will only see graphics cards which can be powered by a 500-watt power supply such as an RTX 4060 Ti, GTX 1080, RTX 2060 Super, etc.

 

However, if you don't mind using an externally-placed ATX power supply using an ATX adapter card (see pic), you can power any graphics card you can afford.  It is simple enough to use: connect one of your motherboard's 15-pin SATA power cable and the ATX's 24-pin power cable to the adapter card and use the ATX's PCIe power cable(s) to power your GPU.  You keep your stock power supply in place, and the ATX PSU is dedicated providing the power your high-end graphics card requires.

 

The adapter card syncs your TP01-0xxx power supply with the ATX power supply, meaning, when you power up your PC, the ATX power supply will power up simultaneously, and when you power off your PC, everything powers off at the same time without causing any electrical issues whatsoever.

 

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Hope this was helpful.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777

 


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Thank you very much for this information, it is very helpful!

I do plan on using an external PS so I will get the recommended ATX adapter card...

Are there any recommendations on where/how to implement this adapter in the Pavilion?

Thank you again!

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@TFresh,

 

You can secure the ATX power adapter inside your desktop (such as on a side panel or drives bay) using double-sided adhesive Velcro tape or zip ties.

 

Remove one or more PCI brackets from the back of your desktop and use that opening to pull in the 24-pin ATX cable inside your PC to plug in the ATX adapter card.  Then connect a motherboard SATA 15-pin power cable to the ATX adapter card and use the opening(s) you created earlier to pull in your ATX's PCIe power cable(s) to power your graphics card.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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Thank you!

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@TFresh,

 

You're welcome!

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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