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‎04-14-2020 07:41 AM - edited ‎04-15-2020 01:19 AM

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Product: Pavilion 500-120eem
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I was planning a GPU upgrade but I'm not sure as to how many watts are supplied to my PCIe-x16 slot on my 2AF7 motherboard. I can't be completely sure about whether a full 75W is supplied to the slot with a supply rated at 300W max. Here's what I'm running now.

 

Desktop model: HP Pavilion 500-120eem (E8U36EA#BV = PRODUCT NUMBER)

Intel i5-4440

AMD Radeon HD8570(OEM)

Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD

6GB RAM

 

Here are the voltages supplied by the rails:

+12Va : 12A

+12Vb : 16A

+3.3V: 12A

-12V: 0.3A

+5.08V: 16A

+5.08Vsb: 2A

5.08v and 3.3v shall not exceed 103W

300W @ 35 degrees Celsius

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‎04-14-2020 12:09 PM

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@nemesis586,

While your information is concise, and the PCIEx16 port has a rated 75W max,  what are your plans? If it is gaming, name 2 titles. Are you willing to spend $400-500 in a CPU, GPU and PSU upgrade? Maybe more.

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‎04-14-2020 03:37 PM - edited ‎04-14-2020 03:43 PM

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.@Wb2001, 

 

I'm only spending 200$ on components that would allow me to engage in 1080p gaming. Titles like Overwatch and maybe Doom.

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‎04-14-2020 05:56 PM - edited ‎04-14-2020 06:03 PM

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@nemesis586,

You are not going to get 1080p unless your into a card level of the GTX 1660 or better.

And you have the least Intel chip on the scale.     Your in the wrong chip family.

https://www.techradar.com/news/best-1080p-graphics-cards

OverWatch requirements

https://www.wepc.com/benchmark/overwatch-system-requirements/

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‎04-15-2020 01:13 AM

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.@Wb2001,

You see, I'm ok with making the budget a bit larger, but the reason why I don't want to opt for a larger power supply is because I have heard that some HP mobos don't allow a GPU with an external 8 pin or 6 pin connector to boot. And I guess the GTX1650 is fine with me since I can compromise on visual quality. It is quite the step up from my 7 year old card anyway. In my books, anything over 30fps is ok!  

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‎04-21-2020 02:02 PM

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