What GPU can i upgrade to?

[partnercops22]

I currently have a AMD RX 5500 gpu and want to upgrade to a good NVIDIA GPU for gaming, preferably something around a 3060, but idk what i will and wont need to buy a new PSU for.

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@partnercops22,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

I would recommend a smaller-sized (dual fan) RTX 4060 (which costs about as much as an RTX 3060) such as this Amazon purchase example: https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-WINDFORCE-Graphics-GV-N4060WF2OC-8GD/dp/B0C8JZNLZL/ref=sr_1_..., which can be powered by a 400-watt power supply with p/n: L04618-800 or 942332-001, which you can purchase online, such as via this trusted eBay Seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155585566114?_skw=l04618-800&itmmeta=01JNQ6T6WXSMKBCGSABHGPTDXM&hash=item24....

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[partnercops22]

Are you sure I can use this with a 400W PSU? Everything else I’m seeing says I need a 550W PSU

[NonSequitur777]

@partnercops22,

Yes, I am positive: an RTX 4060 has a low 115-watt TDP and can easily be powered by a quality HP 400-watt power supply.

This is also confirmed here: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-4060.c4107, where TechPowerUp claims that even a 300-watt power supply could power this card -though I would not recommend that.

However, if this would ease your power-anxiety, this 500-watt power supply with p/n: 901759-013 is the power supply for you.

You can buy this unit online, such as this purchase option via this trusted top-rated eBay Seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/195843274057?_skw=hp+l05757-800&itmmeta=01JNYMJVHPPR767KCVBXXRBBWD&hash=ite....

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[partnercops22]

My motherboard has a PCIE Gen 3 slot, would that be ok?

[NonSequitur777]

@partnercops22,

Absolutely: for all intents and purposes, there is hardly a perceivable difference in graphics card performance between a Gen3 vs a Gen4 PCIe slot.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777