Power supply upgrade

[jmb151]

I currently have the standard 180W EPA90 ENT20 power supply, and am wanting to upgrade to something bigger like 400-500W power supply to power a graphics card upgrade. Is this something I am able to upgrade?  I am not sure what other specifications i need to know in order to be able to upgrade it or not. 

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@jmb151,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

Your HP ENVY Desktop PC TE01-1000i (1K4E8AV) as fitted with the Baker motherboard (SSID: 8767) can be upgraded with a 400-watt power supply with p/n: L69242-800, or a 500-watt power supply, with p/n: L05757-800.

Both power supplies can easily be purchased online such as via eBay or Amazon.

A 400-watt PSU can power up to a smaller-sized (dual fan) RTX 4060, whereas a 500-watt PSU can power up to a smaller-sized (dual fan) RTX 4060 Ti.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[jmb151]

Thank you thank you for all the info you shared! I have an additional question regarding the type of graphics card i can upgrade to as well if possible. I see the rtx 4060 ti is recommended upon getting a 500W power supply that you provided below (thank you again so much!), does it matter what size/brand/specs the rtx 4060 ti has? 2 fans/3 fans? 8gb/12gb? And is nvidia a preferred graphics card or does the geforce rtx 4060 ti work as well?

Also when i google what can fit in the X16pciexp slot on the motherboard, it will say the graphics card and then say compatible with this slot at 3.o or 4.0 slot. How do i know what "version" this slot is?

I apologize for the many questions, there seems to be so many different options! Thank you again for the answers and the speed you provided, all is very much appreciated!

[NonSequitur777]

@jmb151,

Your desktop is mid-sized, therefore I already recommended the smaller-sized GPU options, such as this RTX 4060 model: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-dual-rtx-4060-oc.b1114, or this RTX 4060 Ti model: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-dual-rtx-4060-ti-ssd-oc.b11454, for best fit inside your desktop.

For example, I was barely able to fit an Asus DUAL RTX 2080 SUPER EVO V2 (267mm length) in my HP Pavilion TP01-3003W upgrade project: 

Better to stay with GPU cards less than 240mm (24cm) in length.

And this reminds me, there is a 650-watt power supply that probably would also be compatible with your desktop, which has p/n: L57253-003 / L36049-003, needed to power the aforementioned 250+ watt graphics card.

[EDIT:] With the 650-watt power supply, you can power smaller-sized RTX 4070 models, such as this example: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-dual-rtx-4070-evo-oc.b11810.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@jmb151,

And no, it doesn't matter whether you purchase the heavier-duty RTX 4060 cards, such as this 16GB RTX 4060 Ti model (needing the 500- or 650-watt power supply): https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-dual-rtx-4060-ti-advanced-16-gb.b11466, as long as it is "smaller-sized".

As far as a preferred GPU is concerned, that rests somewhat in the personal preference realm.  I happen to like the Asus brand the best.  In my opinion, I would avoid Manli, PNY, and Zotac models, and of course the PRC weird-brand purchase options.

You got the "3.0" PCI slot, but for all intents and purposes, you would be hard-pressed to notice the graphics performance difference between a 3.0 vs. a 4.0 PCI slot whilst playing your favorite games.

In other words: don't lose sleep over it.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[jmb151]

Awesome!! Lots of good info here, i sincerely appreciate all of it!! I’ve been wanting to build my own of but figured i would see if upgrading is possible, and now that i see that it is, i am very excited!! 

Last question I promise!

Is the baker motherboard 8767 going to be able to handle the extra power supply and graphics card that i add to it?

I’ve seen articles saying that there is a chance my  motherboard could possibly downplay or “throttle” the speeds therefore not being able to use the parts at its full potential. Thoughts on this? Should I be worried or no reason to lose sleep over it? 

thank you thank you!! I enjoy learning about all of this, this is so so cool!!

[NonSequitur777]

@jmb151,

Outstanding questions!

Your Baker motherboard will have no problems whatsoever dealing with higher-wattage power supplies -it will take what it needs, that's all!

And no, your motherboard will continue to provide up to 75-watt through its PCIe x16 slot -regardless of what wattage PSU you install, and not a watt more.

No power throttling issues whatsoever -at least not with graphics cards.  As I found out with my HP Pavilion TP01-3003W upgrade project after installing the i7-12700KF processor -which sports a blistering maximum 190-watt TDP, the Reno motherboard would crash. So, I had to cap power output to the i7-12700KF to 150-watt max, using this most useful freeware Utility program called "QuickCPU", which you can download from here: Quick CPU - Real time performance optimization and Sensor monitor. Reason why I am mentioning this, is that many (if not all) of the upgrade principles also apply to your desktop.

(I am getting off-topic here: I apologize) For example, looking amongst your fellow HP System ENVY TE01-1xxx Users here:

https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/HP-ENVY-TE01-1xxx/196219, I could not locate a single rig with a 95-watt TDP "K" processor, such as the: i7-10700K, i7-10700KF, i9-10900K and the i9-10900KF, which I can almost guarantee would zip along just fine in your PC if you ever were to consider upgrading to one of these fine CPUs.

It was the same story with my TP01-3xxx desktop, there were no "K" processors, until I fitted my PC with one, first with the lower wattage i5-12600KF -and since that worked out A-OK, followed up with an i7-12700KF:

Now, with all of this upgrading, there is one BIG caveat: HEAT! ♨️ 🥵

That's why I added several extra cooling fans ❄️ in addition to an upgraded CPU heatsink/cooling fan combo.

Please keep this in mind!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[jmb151]

This is all so awesome!! It is so cool to know that i could upgrade my CPU/Processor as well if i wanted to!! All of this info is going over my novice head but am so excited to dig into this as a project!! 

I had also wondered about the fact that it could overheat. All the custom PC’s i see have like 6 plus fans. I don’t think my pc would be able to fit that, i could possibly replace the existing fans if i wanted to, right? 

A bad picture unfortunately, but shows the 2 existing fans. If i add a graphics card, that has a dual fan system, then maybe just maybe i could replace the fan on the left side? the one on the bottom looks off centered to me but i don’t know enough to know if i could replace both of these fans or not?

I think i am planning to go with the 500W Power supply, the ASUS dual 4060 ti and honestly am thinking about upgrading the processor maybe in the future as well!  :))

Kind regards,

jmb151

[NonSequitur777]

@jmb151,

At the very least, in order to improve the overall airflow through your rig, consider adding a front-panel based cooling fan, like how this brother-in-arms shows, starting at timestamp 4:30:

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5RUVrYV0Z8&ab_channel=TechNitWit.

Yes, this means you'll have to get rid of your drives bay.  No great loss in my opinion. You can use zip-ties or double-sided tape to secure a secondary SATA SSD elsewhere in your PC and/or increase the capacity of your M.2 NVMe SSD.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777