Question How do I know if I have enough power in my psu for GTX 1050ti? HP Elite 8300 computer upgrade

[Matt123MJC]

I have an i7-3770 3.4ghz, 8gb ddr3 ram, 500gb HDD and a 320 w psu. Its all part of an HP elite 8300 tower. I was planning on getting a SSD- maybe 480gb one like this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N0TQPQB/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1) and also a GTX 1050 ti- maybe this one(https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MEHGRMS/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1).

I don;t know how much it affects power but I've also got usb speakers, mouse and keyboard and a CD/DVD drive.

I used this: https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator and it told me a load of 318 watt and it recommends 368w. I am basically wondering how accurate this website is and if I can get away with keeping my psu. If not, which cheap one would be a good replacement?

Finally, does anyone know much about the HP elite 8300. Its motherboard is made by HP and I wasn't sure whether it will be compatible with another psu or the graphics card. Space isn't an issue though because the case is massive. I am a complete novice- please help

 

[Matt123MJC]

if you got psu connector like this you can upgrade to Another psu

https://www.computerhope.com/cdn/bigmb.jpg

thats one connector to 20/24 pin and one 4 pin 12 v connector thats the standard for motherboards.

brands like hp and Fujitsu use their own kind of psu connectors on alot of their computers

as you can see in that picture it dont got the normal psu 24 pin connector. thats the sff model but i guess its the same for the desktop.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1HD-001M-00038

I'll definitely bear that in mind for the future. For now tho im gonna stick with it. I exceed the minimum wattage given by nvidia and those minimums are usually overestimated anyway with people running 1050ti on 240w okay. This is gonna be such a nice cheap pc build. I managed to get the pc for 40 quid and its not some broken piece of crap it just expired its warranty or something so the company it was at sold it. Tack on 150quid for the card and im sorted.

 

[Matt123MJC]

One last thing: is every 1050ti max power consumption the same and if so which one should I get?

 

[j121]

check if the card got semi passive cooling meaning the fans only go on under load.
asus geforce gtx 1050 ti expedition got that. if you dont care about some fan noise any of the bigger brands is ok.
all 1050 ti should be same but check the specifications and make sure it dont need extra connector.

 

[Matt123MJC]

check if the card got semi passive cooling meaning the fans only go on under load.
asus geforce gtx 1050 ti expedition got that. if you dont care about some fan noise any of the bigger brands is ok.
all 1050 ti should be same but check the specifications and make sure it dont need extra connector.

Gone with: GV-N105TOC-4GD

Its the Gigabyte OC GTX 1050ti. No extra 6 pin connector, dual fans, I think semi-passive cooling (fans slow down- don't think they turn fully off- if not under load).

Thanks for everyone's contributions on this thread.