[SOLVED] Do I have enough watts in my prebuilt PSU?

[hm2zh89]

I have a 1tb hard drive for the OS and another Western Digital 1tb hard drive for games storage. I just ordered a 500gb SSD so that would mean that I would have 3 hard drives installed on it along with a 1050ti. What I am afraid of is the psu. I don't know if I have enough power for it? What do you think?

 

[DSzymborski]

I have a 1tb hard drive for the OS and another Western Digital 1tb hard drive for games storage. I just ordered a 500gb SSD so that would mean that I would have 3 hard drives installed on it along with a 1050ti. What I am afraid of is the psu. I don't know if I have enough power for it? What do you think?

Well, the missing information here that we'd need is information about your prebuilt PSU.

 

[hm2zh89]

Well, the missing information here that we'd need is information about your prebuilt PSU.

My prebuilt is a HP 8200 elite CMT thats the only thing I know.

 

[DSzymborski]

My prebuilt is a HP 8200 elite CMT thats the only thing I know.

There should be information directly on the power supply.

 

[hm2zh89]

There should be information directly on the power supply.

It says 320W max

 

[86zx]

As long as it’s a 1050 ti with no power connector it should be ok

 

[hm2zh89]

As long as it’s a 1050 ti with no power connector it should be ok

yes no power connector its just installed in the pci slot no cables.

 

[geofelt]

A SSD uses a trivial amount of power.
Adding one will not be a problem.
Do you have an available sata power and data connection?

 

[hm2zh89]

A SSD uses a trivial amount of power.
Adding one will not be a problem.
Do you have an available sata power and data connection?

Hi, yes I got a cable off ebay

 

[bignastyid]

You may run into a problem with the bios. The 1050 Ti requires a UEFI compatible bios and HP never updated the bios on older boards to support UEFI

 

[hm2zh89]

You may run into a problem with the bios. The 1050 Ti requires a UEFI compatible bios and HP never updated the bios on older boards to support UEFI

yep, I realize that I am probably really pushing this build. I've had it since 2018, I was considering to stop throwing money into it and just put the money towards an AMD 3700x build but I was reminded that an SSD would give me a smoother performance and give it some life. But I really should be saving for a build next year.

 

[hm2zh89]

Maybe I should consider disconnecting the cable off the dvd drive since I dont use it. That should get me some extra power right?

 

[geofelt]

Maybe I should consider disconnecting the cable off the dvd drive since I dont use it. That should get my some extra power right?

Do not worry about power since you are doing ok with a GTX1050ti already installed.
I would leave the dvd connected unless you are short a sata psu power lead or a sata port on the motherbpard.