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Solved Where Do I Find a 300w Low Profile Power Supply?

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A somewhat similar question has been brought up, but it still left me scratching my head a bit.

I have a HP Compaq 6005 Pro Small Form Factor PC with a 240w power supply.

I need a dual monitor graphics card installed, to support two monitors and enough load capabilities for high resolution photoshop {not gaming}

I purchased the GeForce GT 610 1Gb LP which is plenty enough for what I need and most likely woul dnot run into any issues unless I was desiging 3D effects, which I am not.

BUT its minimum power supply requirement is 300W. In fact all new cards out today seem to require at least that much if not more. I’m fine with this one, but I still have the issue of finding a 300w low profile box.

now in another thread someone mentioned that the cards dont really draw this much power, yet I’ve read in other sites that the card will fail if it is under powered, which could lead to both the card and the power supply crashing. I’m guessing this happens under the circumstances of someone pushing the threshold of the card’s capabilities right? And if so, where does that put me with running two monitors on it.

Just to throw in a wrench, there will be a third monitors as well thru a primary USB port.

Thanks in advance

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  1. I don’t know where you got your info from but the GT 610 is just a rebranded GT 520. It’s an HTPC card that uses slow 64-bit memory & only draws up to 29W. See the following:

    NVIDIA outs budget GeForce GT 610, GT 620 and GT 630, no Kepler in any of ’em

    Based on your system specs & the fact that the HP sells versions of 6005 Pro SFF PC with the Radeon HD 4550, HD 4650, or Nvidia Quadro NVS 290 while still using the same 240W PSU, I’m sure it can handle the lowly GT 610.

    HP Compaq 6005 Pro Small Form Factor PC – Specifications

    And note that the power supply is a “240 W BTX power supply – Active PFC”

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