u/Affectionate-Stop488

Hello! I have a Victus by HP 15L Gaming TG02-2050nf desktop PC. It currently has an RTX 3050 GPU and an Intel Core i5-14400F CPU (the original configuration when I bought it; I haven't changed anything yet). I'd like to buy a new GPU. I'm not a hardcore gamer, and I don't have huge performance needs. Unfortunately, I recently discovered that this PC only has a 350W power supply, and since it's a proprietary HP power supply, it might be difficult to change... (I didn't know anything about hardware when I bought this PC). I'm therefore aiming for an RTX 5050, as it only consumes 130W according to the specs, which is the same as the RTX 3050. However, I've done some research and seen that Nvidia's 50-generation graphics cards have higher power consumption peaks, meaning they could consume significantly more than the RTX 3050... Do you think the RTX 5050 would work well in my PC? Also, I've seen that HP PC BIOSes can sometimes have trouble detecting newer GPUs; is that true?

This is the first time I've bought a GPU, so please be kind to me.

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u/Affectionate-Stop488 — 10 days ago