Question HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF

[deseis]

Thats the build I have I only have 240 watt power supply because it a small for factor
I was wondering if any could direct me to a decently priced video card that wont put me over my power limit.

 

[Lutfij]

Even a GTX750Ti will demand your system to have a 350W PSU that is reliably built. Unfortunately there is no option for that prebuilt SFF unit.

 

[DSzymborski]

Yeah, unfortunately the PCIE slot for this motherboard maxes out at 25W as well. And HP really means that 25W limit; lots of people have tried to get a GT 1030 working on these HP SFFs without 75W PCIE slots and mostly run into failure even there.

There's a reason that PC came with a 19W GPU.

The sad truth is that old, small form-factor pre-builts meant for light productivity are really terrible candidates to try to turn into even an entry-level gaming rig. If you want to turn an old pre-built into an entry-level gaming rig, you'll have to start with a $100-$125 refurbished mini-tower with an i5 2400 or something, then replace the PSU and add a GPU.

 

[Unique-Name]

According to the manual http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04034127 on Page 42 it lists a number of cards for the Compaq Pro 6300 SFF

nVidia Quadro NVS310 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB

nVidia Quadro NVS300 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB (not for use with Windows 8)

nVidia Quadro NVS300 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB (for use with Windows 8)

nVidia GF505 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB (for use only in China)

AMD Radeon HD7450 PCIe x16 graphics card, 1 GB (not for use with Windows 8)

AMD Radeon HD7450 PCIe x16 graphics card, 1 GB (for Windows 8; use only in China)

AMD Radeon HD7450 PCIe x16 graphics card, 1 GB (for Windows 8; not for China)

AMD Radeon HD6350 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB (not for use with Windows 8)

AMD Radeon HD6350 PCIe x16 graphics card, 512 MB (for use with Windows 8)

I wondered as well about the small power supply and how it could run any of these with that.

Anyway I hope this assists you.