Hi, I have an HP Compaq pro 6300 SFF with 16 gb ddr3, i7 3770 quad core and ssd running win 10 pro 64 bit. This is my sons pc and it has been good for minecraft, but he is moving onto other games like fortnite and god of war and he has to play on lowest settings. So the integrated graphics are not cutting it. I don’t want to go low profile 1030 which would fit on the one available pci 16 slot as that is not a great card. I was looking at a low profile 1050ti, but am concerned the motherboard may not adequately power it. So this is what I am thinking, but being a novice would like some input. I would like to use a riser as an extension cable to move the gpu outside of the case, and use a multiple power supply adapter (add2psu) to add a second modular psu and power the gpu from that. I can get a used 750 watt modular supply for 100 bucks. Basically I would build a small case to house the second psu and gpu, I figure this would also enable me to run a full sized gpu as well and give me more options. Basically this would be an egpu for a desktop. If this would work and be safe I figure I would have a psu and gpu for a future build when my son wants to upgrade. I realize getting a different pc would be ideal, but I don’t have the budget to upgrade him and this pc works quite well.
Any thoughts as to whether this makes sense, thanks.
Mike
Any thoughts as to whether this makes sense, thanks.
Mike