Can i run it?

[AstroMagic]

My computer is a HP Pavilion P7-1125 i also gave it 8gb of ram. I am wondering if i can run a GTX 750 TI and or GTX 750. Do i have the power supply at 300 watts and do i have the capability to take the card in and run it? Help is appreciated!

 

[okcnaline]

1) Yes, it would fit.
2) Nope; even if it has 300W it isn't going to do it for a long time. OEMs cheap out on this. Expect bad quality unless they just decided to use SeaSonic, SuperFlower or whatever.

 

[airplanegeek]

300w is perfectly fine for the 750 series. Nvidia themselves recommend at least 300w and you have that, the 750 series are the best cards for users upgrading PCs with prebuilt 300w psu. Just make sure the gpu you choose does not require a 6-pin power plug, as your psu does not have one. A bigger concern is that your motherboard might boot up with a new gpu.

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

I am sure you can run the GTX 750Ti... Considering that you have an i3 that has a max TDP of 65W and the GTX 750Ti with 68W max in stress tests, i am sure your PSU can handle it ^^. So, 130W for CPU+GPU, give another 100W for the rest Ram+Hdd+other components (witch is ridiculos), you should peak out at arround 230W in stress conditions ^^

 

[AstroMagic]

1) Yes, it would fit.
2) Nope; even if it has 300W it isn't going to do it for a long time. OEMs cheap out on this. Expect bad quality unless they just decided to use SeaSonic, SuperFlower or whatever.

How long could i run it so you think?

 

[AstroMagic]

300w is perfectly fine for the 750 series. Nvidia themselves recommend at least 300w and you have that, the 750 series are the best cards for users upgrading PCs with prebuilt 300w psu. Just make sure the gpu you choose does not require a 6-pin power plug, as your psu does not have one. A bigger concern is that your motherboard might boot up with a new gpu.

Would a reboot be bad? I can always do a system backup Also i thought the card comes with a 6 pin from newegg?

 

[AstroMagic]

1) Yes, it would fit.
2) Nope; even if it has 300W it isn't going to do it for a long time. OEMs cheap out on this. Expect bad quality unless they just decided to use SeaSonic, SuperFlower or whatever.

Also what about the non TI version can i run that fine?

 

[okcnaline]

1) Run like 5 hours for months, then fail later.
2) Yes.

 

[airplanegeek]

It will not fail. These cards are built to be run on cheap and crap OEM. Even tomshardware says that in their best gpus for the month articles. My friends has had a 750 TI and an FX-8120 on 300w for 7 months and its going strong. There is nothing wrong with a reboot. A 6 pin card requires a 6 pin connector from your psu, which your's doesn't have. It is not a necessary connector, some manufacturers just use it for better OC. Get a card that doesn't require a 6 pin connector.

 

[AstroMagic]

It will not fail. These cards are built to be run on cheap and crap OEM. Even tomshardware says that in their best gpus for the month articles. My friends has had a 750 TI and an FX-8120 on 300w for 7 months and its going strong. There is nothing wrong with a reboot. A 6 pin card requires a 6 pin connector from your psu, which your's doesn't have. It is not a necessary connector, some manufacturers just use it for better OC. Get a card that doesn't require a 6 pin connector.

I will buy a EVGA 430W recommended by the number one power supply answer guy and hes at the top and he recommended this one because i shouldn't go with a budget for a power supply so i think i will do fine this should run the computer well then

 

[airplanegeek]

A 430W psu isn't really much of an upgrade. 430w psus are about the cheapest anyone would buy. There is no need to waste money, you system can handle it.

 

[AstroMagic]

A 430W psu isn't really much of an upgrade. 430w psus are about the cheapest anyone would buy. There is no need to waste money, you system can handle it.

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