worried about low power supply on a gtx 1050 and i7 7700 prebuilt

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feelinfroggy777


I don't know what you paid for the PC or what you are using it for. But for gaming, it is not a great choice. You have too much CPU and not enough GPU. Even a 1050ti would be a little lopsided with a 7700. The other issue is relevant, there is no upgrade path. With a 180 watt PSU, you cannot add anything to it.

If it were me, I would take it back and look for something with a 1050ti or better. The GPU is much more important in gaming than the CPU.
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feelinfroggy777

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Yeah, that is pretty low. Most of these prebuilt PC's come with pretty bad power supplies, but 180 is pretty low. It is also a strange combination of a 7700 and a 1050. It is like having a Ferrari with no AC and cloth seats.

For the record, Nvidia recommends 300 watt PSU. But take that with a grain of salt because they have no idea what other components are in the system.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1050/

I would look on the actual PSU itself. It may be an error and the PSU may be rated higher in your box as the site says configurations may vary.

I don't know if there is much you will be able to do about it without getting a new case too, because I doubt a ATX PSU will fit there. I am just eyeballing the case, but it looks like a small form factor. But I may be wrong.
 
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Chris_392

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I'll check if the psu is rated higher. If it isn't I might just return the pc because I can still refund it. Also the last time I looked inside, it was pretty cramped in there.
 
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No need to worry really, with pre built machines they are able to control exactly what hardware is used and tailor the psu to match. If you built the same machine yourself then yes a 300W PSU would be advisable but there are always safety margins involved.

I tried inputting the specs here https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator and came up with 225W but obviously hp think 180W is enough.
I'd trust them well enough, they have a warranty to support after all so if there were a lot of failures it would be expensive for them
 
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feelinfroggy777

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I don't know what you paid for the PC or what you are using it for. But for gaming, it is not a great choice. You have too much CPU and not enough GPU. Even a 1050ti would be a little lopsided with a 7700. The other issue is relevant, there is no upgrade path. With a 180 watt PSU, you cannot add anything to it.

If it were me, I would take it back and look for something with a 1050ti or better. The GPU is much more important in gaming than the CPU.
 
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