upgrade graphic card

[Erikilrosso]

Hi everyone, I've a question. My pc doesn't include a graphic card and I'd like to get one, possibly a gt 1030 even low profile would be great. The main problem is that the power supply in my pc is just 180watt, is there a graphic card that I can use without substitute the power supply? My CPU is: i3 8100, ram: 8gb power supply: 180w

[Grzwacz]

Greetings,

Welcome to the forum.

I am not a HP employee.

This is a tricky question because the answer depends on why you want a better graphics card.

The 1030 requires a 300 watt power supply.

You will have to upgrade the power supply if you want to game or you are dissatisfied with the onboard GPU.

You will not see much improvement in gaming if you install a discrete graphics card that will run on a 180 watt PSU.

Regards

[Erikilrosso]

Thanks for your reply, I imagined that I had to upgrade the power supply also 😞. I wanted to upgrade the graphic card in order to play more recent games without slowdowns. Never matter, so with an intel I3 8100 and a 300 watt power supply do you think I could install at least a 1050 graphic or better? Or the cpu is too weak for the gpu? 

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You're very welcome.

You have some upgrade options.

You can upgrade the proprietary power supply in your case to a HP 400 watt power supply (part number L04618 -800) at HP Part Surfer (Link).

HP lists CPU upgrade options for your PC at this site (Link). You can do a i5-8400 or even a i7-8700 CPU.

Now you can look at Nvidia graphics cards at 1050 or higher. 

Make sure the graphics card fits in your motherboard and case. Make sure the card does not exceed the 400 watt power supply requirement.

Regards

[SPEM-PT]

Hello Erikilrosso

Try view this PSU

https://hpecas.com/fontes-de-alimentacao-para-desktops-workstations/hp-original-400w-sff-psu-80-plus...

It have 400W and a cable for Graphic Card