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‎04-18-2019 09:09 AM

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Product: professional
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

can my hp compaq elite 8300 cmt handle an nvidia gtx 1050 ti? i want to upgrade my pc to play some games... so... can my pc handle the power that card needs? says required 300w i opened my pc says 320w... so? can i buy it?

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‎04-18-2019 09:13 AM

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Hi:

 

It should work.

 

I have the older 8200 Elite CMT, and the less powerful nVidia GT 1030 works just fine in mine.

 

The 320W P/S meets the recommendations by nVidia.

 

This guy actually put one in the SFF.  He was brave.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bet_CCPQgUI

Tutorial HP Compaq 8300 SFF + GTX 1050 TI LP
Tutorial HP Compaq 8300 SFF + GTX 1050 TI LP
youtube.com/watch?v=bet_CCPQgUI
If there are any remaining questions, feel free to ask me in the comments. Thanks for watching :) Nvidia Drivers: https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us PC Specs: HP Compaq 8300 SFF Intel Core i7 3770 CPU @3.4 GHz 8 GB Ram MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 TI LP Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB 500
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‎04-18-2019 09:15 AM - edited ‎04-18-2019 09:16 AM

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i dont know much of pcs and builds.... so... i thought i ask cause the seller said something about 400w or something...

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