Is my psu sufficient enough for a gtx 660?

Korbzy

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I have a hp xw4600 workstation with a core 2 quad q9300 and 4gb ddr2 and was looking to upgrade the ram and gpu... and im not sure if my psu is powerful enough see picture below.


http://imgur.com/K3I77NQ

Thanks in advance :)
 
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this is my first time seeing HP use 475W 80+ psu on its product (i never had branded pc as it was overpriced and was never intended for games)

According to this site
https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-workstation-xw4600-core-2-duo-e8500-3-16ghz-4gb-ram-250gb-hdd-vista-business/specs/
and
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/product_pdfs/xw4600_datasheet_may09_043009.pdf
you can upgrade it to 8Gb
and yes you can use standard gpu

BUT

You need to realize the cpu is no longer adequate for supporting even $180 gpu.

If you still insist on upgrading then I would recommended you to get GTX 1050Ti as the max limit of your upgrade. It should be safe for your psu since its a 75W gpu ( recomended 300W psu) and the price is not too...

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this is my first time seeing HP use 475W 80+ psu on its product (i never had branded pc as it was overpriced and was never intended for games)

According to this site
https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-workstation-xw4600-core-2-duo-e8500-3-16ghz-4gb-ram-250gb-hdd-vista-business/specs/
and
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/product_pdfs/xw4600_datasheet_may09_043009.pdf
you can upgrade it to 8Gb
and yes you can use standard gpu

BUT

You need to realize the cpu is no longer adequate for supporting even $180 gpu.

If you still insist on upgrading then I would recommended you to get GTX 1050Ti as the max limit of your upgrade. It should be safe for your psu since its a 75W gpu ( recomended 300W psu) and the price is not too expensive and put into account of your old cpu limitation. It cost around US$115 in US
$115 EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wrmxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gb-acx-20-video-card-04g-p4-6251-kr

Upgrading above this gpu will only waste your money since your cpu will bottleneck it more.

Ram need to get maxed into 8Gb otherwise it will be pointless.

Good luck
 
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