HP Compaq Pro 6300 upgradabilty?

[jaminbenji]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

 

[Samer1970]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

can you open the case and look at the sticker on the power supply and give me the reading of the Amps on 12V ?

12V ???A ??

 

[jaminbenji]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

can you open the case and look at the sticker on the power supply and give me the reading of the Amps on 12V ?

12V ???A ??

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Thanks for the quick reply!

 

[Samer1970]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

can you open the case and look at the sticker on the power supply and give me the reading of the Amps on 12V ?

12V ???A ??

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Thanks for the quick reply!

Ok Listen Carefully , This power supply is good , it Gives 320 Watts on 12V

This is Enough for you System with GTX 1060

dont worry about the power , the card comes with a power adapter to use with 4 pins ...

if not buy it alone .

https://www.amazon.com/Electop-Express-Molex-Power-Cable/dp/B01D0XATL8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875054&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=moles+to+6+pin

 

[jaminbenji]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

can you open the case and look at the sticker on the power supply and give me the reading of the Amps on 12V ?

12V ???A ??

http://

Thanks for the quick reply!

Ok Listen Carefully , This power supply is good , it Gives 320 Watts on 12V

This is Enough for you System with GTX 1060

dont worry about the power , the card comes with a power adapter to use with 4 pins ...

it comes included , I will post a movie soon to show you

4-pin molex? if that's what you're referring to, I don't have any with this psu unfortunately. its all sata and the weird mb power connectors (one 6-pin, three 4-pin)

 

[Samer1970]

I recently purchased a HP compaq pro 6300 microtower from ebay, mainly looking for a good processor/base build to start out a gaming build. Little did I know that the power supply is using three 4-pin power connectors and a single 6-pin for power to the motherboard. I was planning on putting a RX 480 or GTX 970/980 in this build with an upgraded psu. But I can't seem to find any with this weird form factor. I don't know if I can put a different motherboard in this case and get a new psu or did i effectively just buy the cpu some ram and a hard drive? Any Help is very appreciated!!

EDIT : Would it be possible to use a second power supply for just the graphics card? Thanks!

can you open the case and look at the sticker on the power supply and give me the reading of the Amps on 12V ?

12V ???A ??

http://

Thanks for the quick reply!

Ok Listen Carefully , This power supply is good , it Gives 320 Watts on 12V

This is Enough for you System with GTX 1060

dont worry about the power , the card comes with a power adapter to use with 4 pins ...

it comes included , I will post a movie soon to show you

4-pin molex? if that's what you're referring to, I don't have any with this psu unfortunately. its all sata and the weird mb power connectors (one 6-pin, three 4-pin)

you will need this adapter

https://www.amazon.com/Electop-Express-Molex-Power-Cable/dp/B01D0XATL8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875054&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=moles+to+6+pin

look at the 2 4 pin molex you have those ?

 

[Samer1970]

can you post a pic of the wires ?

Edit : dont worry u can get SATA to 6 pin adapter as well

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875505&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+to+6+pin+pci-e

 

[jaminbenji]

can you post a pic of the wires ?

Edit : dont worry u can get SATA to 6 pin adapter as well

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875505&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+to+6+pin+pci-e

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That's most of them the others are for fans.

EDIT : Can I use those for motherboard or just PCI power?

 

[Samer1970]

can you post a pic of the wires ?

Edit : dont worry u can get SATA to 6 pin adapter as well

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875505&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+to+6+pin+pci-e

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That's most of them the others are for fans.

EDIT : Can I use those for motherboard or just PCI power?

Then use SATA to PCIE Adapter , you need to buy one ...

and if the cables dont reach get SATA power extender or splitter

 

[jaminbenji]

can you post a pic of the wires ?

Edit : dont worry u can get SATA to 6 pin adapter as well

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875505&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+to+6+pin+pci-e

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That's most of them the others are for fans.

EDIT : Can I use those for motherboard or just PCI power?

Then use SATA to PCIE Adapter , you need to buy one ...

and if the cables dont reach get SATA power extender or splitter

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This is my main concern. Instead of being one 20/24 pin its multiple pins. I am needing to know if there are power supplies made like this form factor so i can upgrade them? I don't exactly trust the one in the computer currently.

 

[Samer1970]

can you post a pic of the wires ?

Edit : dont worry u can get SATA to 6 pin adapter as well

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEXADAP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470875505&sr=1-2&keywords=sata+to+6+pin+pci-e

http://
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That's most of them the others are for fans.

EDIT : Can I use those for motherboard or just PCI power?

Then use SATA to PCIE Adapter , you need to buy one ...

and if the cables dont reach get SATA power extender or splitter

http://

This is my main concern. Instead of being one 20/24 pin its multiple pins. I am needing to know if there are power supplies made like this form factor so i can upgrade them? I don't exactly trust the one in the computer currently.

you cant upgrade this power supply it has non standard plugs. But it is very good one . This is a business grade PC not cheap one .

320 watts on 12v , you dont need more for your PC and GTX 1060.. you just need to take the power from the sata plugs. and it is no big deal just 50 watts the rest from the mobo .. GTX 1060 consumes 120 watts only .. Thats the max graphics you can get your power supply can handle with other components ..

( CPU+MOBO+fans+drives = 170 watts ) + 120 = 290 watts

 

[Corrupt Rezi]

Hi i have a HP Compaq 6300 Pro right now with a gtx 750 ti i was curious if you ever got the gtx 1060 to work because i was looking to upgrade my gpu in the near future

 

[Jungstar]

Hi i have a HP Compaq 6300 Pro right now with a gtx 750 ti i was curious if you ever got the gtx 1060 to work because i was looking to upgrade my gpu in the near future

Did you manage to make the upgrade.... I'm looking closely at the same PC to do the same. I would be happy with the Rx480 4gb or 1060 3gb....

 

[fajar_2]

i have same problem here, i'll upgrade with gtx 960 forGTA and DOTA. but the one i should upgraded is PSU because mobo doesnt have any connector for pcie and i was bought this connector
https://www.amazon.com/motherboard-6-Pin-Power-Supply-adapter/dp/B01MT5DSXG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493795254&sr=1-1&keywords=6pin+mainboard
but it doesnt work.i need a better solution. i bought this CPU last year with expensive price

 

[Jungstar]

I SUCCEEDED

I managed to install an EVGA 1060 single fan SC 6GB into my HP Pro 6300. And it works!

1. It was the only 1060 GPU I could fit, as longer cards would hit the CPU cooler.
2. Most likely your i5 + GTX 1060 will never use more than 220W (see example here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyMlMgMIrL8)
3. I would be more concerned with AMD 470 - 580 etc that get closer to the 280W - 330W (https://youtu.be/mIpOx8YUXuU?t=7m14s)
4. As several people have commented in this thread that the PSU is 320W of continuous use and a good quality one from Lite On with 90+ rating. (87/90/87% efficient @ 20/50/100% load). This means that it can power a GTX 1060 with no problem!
5. I pulled power from one of these bad boys adn stole the STAT power from a missing HDD and the DVD. (https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATPCIEX8ADP-6-Inch-Express-Adapter/dp/B007Y91B80/ref=pd_sim_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B007Y8FSMQ&pd_rd_r=GVKTT6EV8TZ7HXHFVRMX&pd_rd_w=n3Ry1&pd_rd_wg=pWixO&refRID=GVKTT6EV8TZ7HXHFVRMX&th=1)
6. You might need an extender.
7. Now game

 

[Hamza Ahmed Jamil]

I have 6300 mt...i was wondring if i can upgrade my processor g860 to xeon e3-1290 because both are compatible with lga 1155 socket

 

[Hamza Ahmed Jamil]

I did buy xeon e3-1290 and mannaged to fit in my 6300 mt It waorked like charm but the problem is when it goes under pressure it makes noise like psu fun rotating faster My specs are:

xeon e3 1290
gtx 750 msi oc edition 1gb
8 gb ram
2 HDD (160) and (250)
PSU is 320 Watt

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