PSU upgrade

[MLGcostted]

can some one please give me a link or something to a psu that will work in this and is at least 600 watts (and yes i need that many i have a 3060 that i want to put in it)

[itsmyname]

@MLGcostted -- is this your computer: HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-2000a PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

That web-page lists: Power Supply Type: 180 W Smart AC power adapter

and the back-panel on the computer has one power input port.

To me, that seems to describe an EXTERNAL power adapter, which gives you more options than if it were an INTERNAL power-supply that probably is proprietary to your HP computer.

Search on eBay or Amazon for a generic adapter that has a power-connector that fits into that "power input port".

CAUTION: If the motherboard is designed to accept 180 Watts, then feeding 600 Watts into the motherboard could easily "fry" the motherboard.  Presumably, that "3060" has its own power-input socket. You might be smart to have a separate power-supply, to feed power ONLY into that socket, and leave the 180 Watt power-supply for the current needs of the computer.

Good luck. I think that you will NEED it -- you may be asking the impossible.

[TheOldMan]

From what I found concerning that model PC, it would appear that doing what was expected is probably not possible or not a wise decision.

Here is a manual showing the general idea of changing the graphics card and you can also see the power supply in some of the pictures

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06425327.pdf

While the pictures are mostly of the cartoon style and general in nature, it seems highly unlikely that a 3060 will fit in that spot.  I recommend that investigation for a card that will fit in that limited spot first.  If you have done the research and found a graphics card that meets the necessary requirements, and it will fit in the space, please post that info.  While you are inside the case and looking, please indicate the motherboard name and model as that info is limited to me.  Pictures would be nice, too.  It would be a good time to verify the existing power supply and its dimensions.

[itsmyname]

@MLGcostted -- I agree with the "search first" recommendation from @TheOldMan 

I see a price of over $1000 (before taxes) for the 3060:  https://www.newegg.ca/p/1FT-0009-006J7

and it has a Gen 4 x16 interface.

Your motherboard: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c07093984

lists:  Expansion slots: One PCI Express Gen 3 x16

So, your current motherboard could be a "bottle-neck" to the Gen 4 GPU.

I recommend that you exercise great caution before you decide to go forward with your idea.

[Prométhée]

Hi

difficult, certainly
but impossible, maybe not
in any case it is certainly not an external power supply,
see, an example, it may not be the same motherboard, anyway, that gives you hope !!

https://support.hp.com/hr-en/document/c08004696

HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-2032ur PC

Erica6

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 (12 GB GDDR6 dedicated)

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Upgrade-psu-on-hp-Pavilion-Desk...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?q=erica6%20power%20supply&noSynonym=fals...

[MLGcostted]

so if i get like a 450watt psu and just plug it into the 3060 in my hp computer but do nothing else to it it will work?

[MLGcostted]

i want planning on having my 3060 not in the case but out side the case with a PCIe riser but i will send photo once i get the pc from hp. my motherboard is a erica6 in the HP computer i am getting (https://support.hp.com/za-en/product/hp-pavilion-desktop-pc-tp01-2000a/2100367768/document/c07916587)

[Prométhée]

It is very difficult to answer you that
it will depend on the model of your graphics card most certainly
Do you have the same motherboard as the example given ..
Here it is a model given for Hp, with specific characteristics, of which certainly the dimensions
a model found in the trade, may not work
what I indicated to you above is only for information
to show you that it is possible
but you have to be careful if you are still under warranty, avoid this

I wrote at the same time as you @MLGcostted 
I just read the answer

I would advise you more to change your computer model in this case!

[itsmyname]

@MLGcostted --  that web-page lists: Power Supply Type: 180 W Smart AC power adapter

and the back-panel on the computer has one power input port.

Most certainly, this *IS* an external power supply. Discard any incorrect claim.

[itsmyname · Accepted solution]

@MLGcostted -- so if i get like a 450watt PSU and just plug it into the 3060 in my hp computer but do nothing else to it it will work?

Yes.  You will have to find some way to power-on that PSU.

Normally, a "tap" of a power-button (on the computer's case) triggers a power-supply to power-on.

But, in your case, your computer's power-button signals to the motherboard, not to the external power-supply.  A bit (pun intended) of electrical wiring, and a power-button, will be needed.

See: https://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+power+on+a+computer+power+supply

for instructions on how to create such a device.