Can my PC run a GTX 1050ti???

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So I have this Acer PC I got for my birthday and I was wondering if I could run the GTX 1050ti on it.

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i5 4440
Integrated graphics
10 gb of ram 3 sticks (I know its weird)
1 TB HDD
2 Fans (one is the intel heatsink)

On the PSU it says the max is 300 watts, the website for GTX 1050ti says 300 watts is enough but I want opinions on it. If I can't run it should I be able to run the GTX 750ti? And I am talking about the one that does need external power. (Plug and play).

Other notes: I cannot change my PSU, I have tried it before to upgrade a GPU but unfortunately my motherboard is custom made from Acer meaning that it does not have the regular 24 pin, it's a 16 one for some odd reason.
 
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Bradley said:
Well, technically, yes - but you'll be missing out on a lot of performance that the GTX 1050ti offers.
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I got a GTX 1050ti, put it in and the computer wouldn't even boot up. I don't get it, I have the minimum specs, my PSU max is 300 w load, and the GPU minimum is 300w and consumes 75 watts.
 
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ButtClenching said:
I got a GTX 1050ti, put it in and the computer wouldn't even boot up. I don't get it, I have the minimum specs, my PSU max is 300 w load, and the GPU minimum is 300w and consumes 75 watts.
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just get the 1050ti 970 power hungry old hardware its about same as 1050ti anyways[DOUBLEPOST=1512944110][/DOUBLEPOST]
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Nope, just the regular one beep when my computer starts up. All the fans are rolling, my mouse and keyboard light up. only the screen doesn't.
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that might not be your graphics card just fair warning on that.
 
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it might be your power supply, it basically could be that your power supply isnt strong enough to support it[DOUBLEPOST=1512944824][/DOUBLEPOST]Bsaically i see it takes 300W to power your GPU, however you other components take some as well, I would suggest a higher supply
 
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Your GPU isn't the only thing in your PC that consumes wattage. Your CPU and fans are also significant power consumers.
it's usually best to use something like this:https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ for testing how much power consumption your PC has in total.[DOUBLEPOST=1512948439][/DOUBLEPOST]Edit: made a very rough approximation of your build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3rjwTH
as you can see, it's already nearing 300 watt without being fully complete yet.
I would suggest something like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HvTmP6/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr
As a power supply. Since you're not gonna do anything super-intense, bronze-certified is plenty. If you were gonna do overclocking or other fancy things with your PC, I'd recommend silver or gold certified.
 
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Yea, upgrade your power supply, i have a very unneeded 1000w power supply in mine
 
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