Question Is my existing PSU enough to add a GPU ?

[damg]

Budget (including currency): 70$?
Country: Indonesia
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: light gaming, office work and learn programming

PC Details:
- Lenovo Thinkcentre M720S
- 210 watt PSU comes with Lenovo Thinkcentre M720S
- i3 8300 (53 watt)
- 8gb cheap ram stick and kingston 16gb ram stick (both slow ones i think)
- Samsung Evo 860 500gb ssd
- Pop!_OS

Upgrade plan:
- low power GPU like 1650 with around 50watt power usage

Questions:
- is my PSU enough to add a GPU ?
- if not, what are my option ?

Thanks for reading this. any help will be much appreciated



If any other information is needed, just let me know.

 

[Aeacus]

- is my PSU enough to add a GPU?

Depends.

Your CPU isn't 53W but instead 62W.
Specs: https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...ocessor-8m-cache-3-70-ghz/specifications.html

GTX 1650 isn't 50W but instead 75W GPU.
Specs: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366

To calculate system power consumption; 62W CPU + ~100W for the rest of the components = ~162W. Ideal for 210W PSU, leaving some headroom (~50W).

Now, you may get away with GT 1030, which is 30W GPU.
Specs: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-1030.c2954

But i'd be wary installing it, since it would push the total wattage way too close for comfort. Leaving ~25W of headroom.
GT 1030, despite weak, is still considerably better than your iGPU (UHD 630),
comparison: https://technical.city/en/video/GeForce-GT-1030-vs-UHD-Graphics-630

Anything higher than 25W-30W GPU, i'd say: No.

 

[damg]

thanks for the answer. i think i will make a new setup instead

 

[Aeacus]

i think i will make a new setup instead

Yes, this is the best course of action. This way, you can get much beefier PSU with comfortable 100W-200W heardoom (depending on components).