I need to replace power supply

[entropydown]

I want to replace the intel video card with a good nvidia car but the power supply is only 180w and there is no extra power plug except one for a hard drive.  What I neet to know is what type of power supply it is and if their are any specific size that I need to replace it with(dimensions).  If someone could give me  these specs it would make it a lot easier to replace it.

Thank you

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

I believe HP has a 500 watt power supply for the same cabinet but in a different model line.  Contact HP Part Surfer.

part number 746177-002

[entropydown]

yes that helped but the hp power supply is $168 and I only paid $100 more than that for the whole PC.  Why do they have a slot for a video card but no capability to use it?

[Big_Dave · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Did you ever try to build a car piece by piece?

[entropydown]

Yes I have.  But I was able to get enough information from the part description to find a aftermarket power supply.  So I thank you for the information because it did answer my question.

[Big_Dave]

@entropydown

The issue with using a non-HP OEM power supply is that you will need a special power cable adapter. However, I am sure that you have figured out that issue by now as it frequently come ups on this forum.