Need help with my PSU upgrade.

APotatoCalledJoe · Jan 9, 2016

So, I recently bought a new pre-built PC, and a GPU along with it. Unfortunately, when buying the PC it didn't list anything about the PSU, and it turns out that it's the bare minimum of 240w, correspondingly not able to power the GPU. I tried looking for a new PSU, but am very confused as to what to look for (not the best with PC building). The one that I have now has three separate cords, a 4 pin, and two 6 pins (One is one row, and the other is two, little pictures to help: One row ...... Two row ::: ). I'm sorry if these have proper names, but I don't know them. Anyways, if someone could help me find a PSU with all of these cords that runs around 550+ Watts, that would be awesome! If you're confused tell me, and other than that thanks for the help!

bignastyid · Jan 9, 2016

Need more information. Model of the prebuilt pc, model of gpu you want to install, your location, and budget.

Forever Oleg · Jan 9, 2016

What exactly are you getting a PSU for and on what budget? What is the PC?

You can look at this PSU Tier list over here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Tier 1 is the highest quality with Tier 2 being a bit lower but still solid units. Tier 3 is acceptable on budget. Tier 4 is acceptable but you can find some Tier 3 PSUs for the same price.

APotatoCalledJoe · Jan 9, 2016

bignastyid :

My computer's model: 15VFHPDT0020
As for the GPU: GeForce 9600 GT, just something for a little boost, needs 400W minimum.
Budget: As low as possible. I just need a PSU that will be able to handle the GPU and all other components, and you know, not die after a week. If we could stay at or below $60 that'd be great.

APotatoCalledJoe · Jan 9, 2016

Forever Oleg :

I just need a PSU boost so my computer will run when my GPU is installed, everything else can be found in my response to bignastyid.

Forever Oleg · Jan 9, 2016

You still didn't tell us what GPU you have (9600 GT?) but this is the cheapest good PSU: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-vp450
Don't know if the PSU upgrade is even possible though.

bignastyid · Jan 10, 2016

That's an old Hp Elite 8000, its a small form factor case and looks like it uses a proprietary PSU so there's no upgrading it.

APotatoCalledJoe · Jan 10, 2016

bignastyid :

I've read that you can mount a PSU outside of your case as long as you take a few safety precautions first, and as far as it being a proprietary PSU, couldn't I still remove it and replace it as long as the new one is propriety too, or does it not work like that? Thanks for all the help btw.

bignastyid · Jan 10, 2016

APotatoCalledJoe :

The motherboard is also a proprietary small form factor so the PSU and motherboard are designed to work with each other and are not a standard form factor. Another problem with trying to add a gpu is the 16x slot is only a 25w slot and most cards will not work in a 25w slot. A standard 16x pci-e slot can deliver upto 75w. Unfortunately you are kinda SOL for upgrading.
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/getpdf.aspx/c04287230.pdf?ver=1

APotatoCalledJoe · Jan 10, 2016

Okay, thanks for all the help anyways!

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