[SOLVED] Gt1030 on a hp dc5800 sff, 240w?

[Poordude21]

Hi, just wondering if a 240w dc5800 sff can run a ASUS gt 1030 gddr5 2gb low profile?

I'm planning on buying a gpu, but the asus gt1030 is the only GT for sale here in our country,
Some says that I should just by a 1050 instead of 1030. But I don't have that much money to spend on a gtx 1050

 

[hang-the-9]

I suggest sticking to older gen video cards for a system that old. I don't know who would have told you to get a 1050 for a Core 2 Duo with an old 240 watt PSU but it's not someone that knows that much about computers.

Your old motherboard and BIOS have a very good chance of not working with new cards even if the PSU can handle it. Get a 730 GDDR5, that should work and since it would be used it will be about 1/3rd the cost of a 1030.

 

[Poordude21]

I QUOTE="hang-the-9, post: 21786279, member: 356818"]
I suggest sticking to older gen video cards for a system that old. I don't know who would have told you to get a 1050 for a Core 2 Duo with an old 240 watt PSU but it's not someone that knows that much about computers.

Your old motherboard and BIOS have a very good chance of not working with new cards even if the PSU can handle it. Get a 730 GDDR5, that should work and since it would be used it will be about 1/3rd the cost of a 1030.
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I see, any graphics card that is at the same level as gt 730? I couldn't find any 730 here. A recommendation would be great, any gpus that are at the same performance or atleast a little bit better than GT 730

 

[gamenadez]

Yes It can.

I bought HP Elite 8300 SFF for 75$ from craiglist for my niece. It run on 240W PSU. I just replace the HDD to SSD.

CPU: i5 3470
RAM: 8GB Ram
bought a used 80$ "GTX 1050 Ti Low Profile" on ebay and it work fine.

When playing Games like WoW, LOL, CS:GO
I tested it, I plug the SFF on my Watt-Meter and Play Games, Watch Movies. The Highest Wattage I Get was somewhere around 150Watt Usage (with USB Speaker, USB Mouse,USB Keyboard, Flash Drive) on it..

Pretty much when your gaming, it only somewhere around 130-140Watt Usage.

You have enough power for GT 1030.

 

[hang-the-9]

I see, any graphics card that is at the same level as gt 730? I couldn't find any 730 here. A recommendation would be great, any gpus that are at the same performance or atleast a little bit better than GT 730

740 is an option, Radeon 7750 (55 watt so should be fine with your power supply).

Keep in mind the post above about using a 1050 Ti is for a a system that is quite a bit newer than yours. Core 2 Duo came out in 2008, i5-3rd gen came out in 2012. For newer games a Core 2 Duo is about as useful to run them as a jug of milk. You don't need a faster card than a 730, your CPU won't keep up with even that.