Graphics Card And PSU Help please :C

[asajanmathew]

I have a HP 280 G2
With Specs:
1.I5-6500(stock cooler)
2.DDR4 4gb ram
3.500gb HDD 7200 RPM
4.Some 180 watt PSU
5.HP-2b5e Motherboard
6.A hp microtower

I want to know if i could get any graphics card with the current PSU or if I can't, What PSU would you recommend and with what GPU as well as ram as i do want to upgrade that as well. Budget Might be around 300 ish dollars (The games i play currently is CSGO,GMOD,TF2 But might play games like Overwatch and GTA 5 in the future)

Thanks a lot if you took time out of your day to answer me <3

 

[salerhino]

Hahah yeah I sleep no worries, I am from Serbia so probably there is no significant difference in time so I am active when you are.

And about connectors, you should try to unplug Power Supply from 24pin connector and 4 or 8 pin connector on motherboard.
Like this you will be able to see if you really have appropriate connectors.
They should look like this:
http://assets.coolermaster.com/global/upload/product_feature/Elite_400_cable.jpg
1st 2 pictures on that link are the connectors you need to look for.
If you have them then you will be able to put in standard power supply if there is space for it of course as discussed earlier.

 

[asajanmathew]

The first picture one is for the cpu and one is for the fan right ?w?. If so looking from the online photos it basically looks same same >W> tho the 24 pin connector not sure if its 20+4 or 24 pin,I cant remove the pins because i dont want to cause any damage <w<(Not the best handler of stuff :c)Well i will open my case again to recheck :3

Btw what is your time there? Mines 8:1 PM right now 😀

 

[salerhino]

The first picture one is for the cpu and one is for the fan right ?w?. If so looking from the online photos it basically looks same same >W> tho the 24 pin connector not sure if its 20+4 or 24 pin,I cant remove the pins because i dont want to cause any damage <w<(Not the best handler of stuff :c)Well i will open my case again to recheck :3

Btw what is your time there? Mines 8:1 PM right now 😀

18:17 -> 6:17 PM
1st on the pic is for CPU, and it can be eihter 4 pin or 8 pin dpending on mobo and PSU.
2nd on the pic is 24pin for motherboard - standard connector
I meant 2nd in 1st row not column as I guess you meant 2nd like 2nd in 1st column.
Anyway, recheck and reply.

 

[asajanmathew]

8:21*

 

[asajanmathew]

Oh! okay lemme check it again

 

[asajanmathew]

From the cpu it looks like it has 4 pin from photos(would check again later but photos probly the same as what i have >w>) Is the 4 pin normal >W<?

 

[salerhino]

Yes it is normal.

 

[asajanmathew]

What if the Motherboard is 24 pin >w<? also how would i check if its 20+ 4 pin with out pulling it out? (Don't want to destroy it :3)

 

[salerhino]

What if the Motherboard is 24 pin >w<? also how would i check if its 20+ 4 pin with out pulling it out? (Don't want to destroy it :3)

Yeah it is ok for it to be 24 pin.
I guess you can buy ATX PSU then, only concern is case still.
If you want you can keep power supply outside of case or buy new case like we talked.
It is up to you.

 

[asajanmathew]

Well thanks for your answers i really am thankfull for it 😀

But one last request, Could you summarize what you said and i can pick it as a solution >W
It will really help people who will have this same problem in the future 😀

 

[salerhino]

Well thanks for your answers i really am thankfull for it 😀

But one last request, Could you summarize what you said and i can pick it as a solution >W
It will really help people who will have this same problem in the future 😀

No problem here it is:

As anyone on Tom's hardware would tell you: DON'T BUY PREBUILT PCs !
1st reason would be not standard dimensions of cases and sometimes motherboards;
2nd reason would be usage of inappropriate connectors on some models;
3rd reason is that it probably comes with low wattage power supply which would change when you plan to upgrade GPU;
4th reason is that it is more expensive than part-by-part build