[SOLVED] upgrading gt 1030

[nayypalm]

do you think GT 1030 will fit in HP COMPAQ ELITE 8000 SFF...also im noob at the bios thing, do you need to update that too?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Maybe, but I doubt it. It is a small form factor prebuilt PC that is really designed for offices. Getting a discrete GPU in a SFF case is gonna be an issue.

 

[tommyducker19]

You will have to make sure it's a low profile (half height) GT 1030. Most of them are but make sure they come with the half height bracket. You shouldn't need to do a BIOS update. You will just need to download the drivers from NVidia website.

You can also get low profile GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti as well if you want something better.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

You can also get low profile GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti as well if you want something better.

I dont think the PSU on that computer will support a 1050 or 1050ti. It should a 1030, but it is just not designed to support GPUs.

 

[tommyducker19]

GTX 1050 and 1050Ti use 75W. NVidia recommends 300W PSU. Not sure what PSU comes in the PC. Some spec say 240W others say 320W.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Not all PSUs are created equal. The PSU in that prebuilt is designed to handle the hardware inside the system. Adding a 1030 brings in about 30 watts, so it is not that big of a change. But the 1050ti is bringing in 75 watts (on average, not counting peaks). That is going pretty far above what the original PSU was designed to do.