GPU Help upgrading GPU

[eth0lo]

Good day,

Currently, I have an i7-6700T paired with a GTX-1050Ti inside an S4 mini. Originally I was intending to do a brickless build however I ended with a dell 330w external brick and HDPLEX 160 DC-ATX.

My current setup includes a 1080p 60Hz monitor, which I plan to upgrade down the line as well.

I wonder what's the best path to upgrade the GPU?

 

[ZeppeZ]

As you «only» have the HDplex 160 I would look into getting another DC-DC PSU.
The HDplex 400w should fit nicely inside the S4 mini.
Dell 330w and the HDplex 400 should be enough for a pretty decent system. Correct me if Im wrong, but I think that combo can run a 1070 ti/1080 maybe 1080ti with that 35w CPU. Not sure what the power req. for the RTX 2080 is, but it would probably be enough power for a RTX 2060/2070 system.

 

[eth0lo]

Definitely getting an HDPLEX 400 DC-ATX is mandatory for such endeavor, but the i7-6700T would not bottleneck the GPU, given that I can get an RTX-2070 mini?

 

[ZeppeZ]

Just skimmed through this youtube clip and it looks like the 4770k doesn't have a big problem running the RTX 2080 TI.

Looking at ratings from PassMark - CPU benchmark:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-6700T-vs-Intel-i7-4770K/2614vs1919

Your 6700T has about 88% of the Single thread rating and around 90% of the CPU mark rating compared to the 4770k used in the youtube clip.
The 2070 are 12-40% slower than the RTX 2080 Ti according to the SFF review.
https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-2070-mini-review

If anyone has any experience with the 6700T and 2070, please correct me if Im wrong.
So after seeing/reading these tests, I think the i7-6700T would hold up pretty good with the RTX 2070.

 

[eth0lo]

Thanks you very much