GT 1030 or GTX 1050

[psychxpath]

The thing is i can buy any of these graphic card but on low profile..... I really want to buy the GTX 1050 so when it's time to upgrade my entire PC I don't have to worry about the GPU. But I'm not sure if the GTX 1050 will be compatible with my Motherboard/PSU.

Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 304Ah CZC107D088

PSU: 240W HP Stock PSU

CPU: i5-650 3.2ghz

Which of these gpu do you think will be good?

 

[velocityg4]

With only a 240w PSU and a power hungry first generation i5. You'd be pushing it with a GTX 1050. The GT 1030 is a much safer bet at only 30w draw vs 75W.

Without the model of HP. I wouldn't know what sort of GPU it can handle. Sometimes there are white papers which will state max draw for the GPU. Which is usually around 50W on an SFF PC. Although a lot of people manage 75W cards. Even if they don't mention specifics you can look up the GPU options it had. To see what there power draw is. To give you an idea.

If you are willing to deal with the hassle and time of Craigslist for selling and eBay/Craigslist for buying. If you do a clean install of Window and sell your PC. You could probably buy a 3rd generation i5/i7 mini tower HP or Dell on eBay for not much more than you sell yours for. One with Windows 10 installed and 8GB RAM. With the mini tower you'd have better GPU choices. Plus if you choose right. An easy path to upgrade the PSU.

 

[psychxpath]

With only a 240w PSU and a power hungry first generation i5. You'd be pushing it with a GTX 1050. The GT 1030 is a much safer bet at only 30w draw vs 75W.

Without the model of HP. I wouldn't know what sort of GPU it can handle. Sometimes there are white papers which will state max draw for the GPU. Which is usually around 50W on an SFF PC. Although a lot of people manage 75W cards. Even if they don't mention specifics you can look up the GPU options it had. To see what there power draw is. To give you an idea.

If you are willing to deal with the hassle and time of Craigslist for selling and eBay/Craigslist for buying. If you do a clean install of Window and sell your PC. You could probably buy a 3rd generation i5/i7 mini tower HP or Dell on eBay for not much more than you sell yours for. One with Windows 10 installed and 8GB RAM. With the mini tower you'd have better GPU choices. Plus if you choose right. An easy path to upgrade the PSU.

This is the https://gyazo.com/8ed7b9b30bae6bd5283fa356a2603241 model of my PC... If I can't run the GTX 1050, I guess I'll buy the GT 1030 for now then I will sell it in the future for a better GPU.