Is your current power supply sufficient for adding a GPU?

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Is your current power supply sufficient for adding a GPU?

Is your current power supply sufficient for adding a GPU?

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floundershy
Member

191

03-30-2016, 11:49 AM

#1

Budget (including currency): 70$?
Country: Indonesia
Games, programs or workloads it will serve:
light gaming, office tasks and learning programming
PC Specifications:
- Lenovo Thinkcentre M720S
- 210 watt PSU included with the unit
- i3 8300 (53 watt)
- 8gb cheap RAM stick and a 16gb RAM stick from Kingston (both seem slow)
- Samsung Evo 860 500gb SSD
- Pop!_OS
Upgrade suggestions:
- consider a low-power GPU such as 1650 with about 50watt consumption
Questions:
- does my PSU support adding a GPU?
- if not, what alternatives are available?
Thanks for reading this. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
If further details are required, feel free to inform me.

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floundershy

03-30-2016, 11:49 AM #1

Budget (including currency): 70$?
Country: Indonesia
Games, programs or workloads it will serve:
light gaming, office tasks and learning programming
PC Specifications:
- Lenovo Thinkcentre M720S
- 210 watt PSU included with the unit
- i3 8300 (53 watt)
- 8gb cheap RAM stick and a 16gb RAM stick from Kingston (both seem slow)
- Samsung Evo 860 500gb SSD
- Pop!_OS
Upgrade suggestions:
- consider a low-power GPU such as 1650 with about 50watt consumption
Questions:
- does my PSU support adding a GPU?
- if not, what alternatives are available?
Thanks for reading this. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
If further details are required, feel free to inform me.

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wolfpup118
Member

229

03-30-2016, 12:28 PM

#2

Depends on the details.
Your CPU isn't 53W but actually 62W.
Specifications:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...oc...tions.html
GTX 1650 isn't 50W but instead 75W GPU.
Specs:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/ge...1650.c3366
To estimate power use, 62W CPU plus around 100W for other parts = roughly 162W. This fits a 210W PSU with some margin (~50W).
You might manage with GT 1030, which has a 30W GPU.
Specs:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/ge...1030.c2954
However, I'd be cautious about installing it, as it would make the total wattage too close to the limit. You'd still have about 25W left.
GT 1030 is weaker but still better than your current iGPU (UHD 630), see:
https://technical.city/en/video/GeForce-...aphics-630
Any GPU over 25W–30W would be a problem.

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wolfpup118

03-30-2016, 12:28 PM #2

Depends on the details.
Your CPU isn't 53W but actually 62W.
Specifications:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...oc...tions.html
GTX 1650 isn't 50W but instead 75W GPU.
Specs:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/ge...1650.c3366
To estimate power use, 62W CPU plus around 100W for other parts = roughly 162W. This fits a 210W PSU with some margin (~50W).
You might manage with GT 1030, which has a 30W GPU.
Specs:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/ge...1030.c2954
However, I'd be cautious about installing it, as it would make the total wattage too close to the limit. You'd still have about 25W left.
GT 1030 is weaker but still better than your current iGPU (UHD 630), see:
https://technical.city/en/video/GeForce-...aphics-630
Any GPU over 25W–30W would be a problem.

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Meadras
Member

139

03-30-2016, 03:20 PM

#3

Thanks for the response. I believe I'll set up differently next time.

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Meadras

03-30-2016, 03:20 PM #3

Thanks for the response. I believe I'll set up differently next time.

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volcanix1000
Member

159

03-30-2016, 09:43 PM

#4

Absolutely, this approach is ideal. It allows for a significantly stronger PSU while providing a comfortable power output of 100W to 200W, depending on the components used.

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volcanix1000

03-30-2016, 09:43 PM #4

Absolutely, this approach is ideal. It allows for a significantly stronger PSU while providing a comfortable power output of 100W to 200W, depending on the components used.