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@ramiad90 that happened to me when I installed a 3060 to mines. After a few tries it randomly started working. So far been using mines for 2yrs now. So chance that is the same thing
Bro, how did you mount the SSD to the plate without screws? Btw I received it with a cable that my friend told me it's to connect the ssd to pc, but yours was already in without anywhere attached. Nvm tho, I won't mess up with it tbf, but I might actually do, I will buy condensed air or however it's called, thermal paste etc so I can make it better after 4 years, oh yeah, hope I wont have problem unstucking CPU 😂 Edit: Nevermind I just realized I had some screws on a small bag, need to find them too 😂. I put the glassy cover and saw them, with the cable I told you etc. Clearly YT is my best friend to learn about systems, and about tools I ask my friend cuz it's his work.
Sometimes, SSDs can come with (usually red/black) SATA cables, but usually these smaller PCs just have the cable attached to the motherboard from factory. For the SSD, I ended up just using some 3M double sided tape. For some reason mine didn't come with screws and I couldn't find spare ones in time :p Good luck with repasting your CPU! It can make quite a difference in thermals. Made a video repasting my laptop too.
@@Humaam295 oooh I see! Yeah, I got that wire and I have the very same PC as you show, or at least of its series. It came with 32gb ram, 2tb m.2, i7-9700kf and rtx 2080 ti. About motherboard i dont remember but tbf it really made me shocked to see that you coule put a 30XX series into this system. About thermal paste and stuff I'm scared tho, cuz unscrewing it's easy, but I'm fraid of forgetting what goes where 😂.
The PC already has an NVME SSD which had windows on it, so I did not have to switch it. However, from what I understand, it seems you want to boot from a different SSD. You will have to hop into BIOS to change the boot order, and select the correct SSD which has your OS on it. I believe the BIOS key is delete for this PC, but you can also try Esc, F1, F2, F11, F12 etc if that doesn't work. Good luck!
It really varies from GPU to GPU, but the one that I used somehow had a TDP less than the stock one lol. Make sure to do your research before getting the parts though! The stock GPU in this model used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page.
Trident3 8th, it doesn't use gtx4060. I have msi gtx4060 and installed today. 8th's graphic card is gtx1060, so it use 6pin. 4060 use 8pin and i bought gender. Then i installed 4060 to my trident 8th gen but there are no signal in display. I searched information about trident 8th + 4060 and i got data that 8th mainboard doesn't support 4060 but support 3060. So i give up install 4060. Don't waste your time, 8th owners. I waste 6 hours 😢
I didn't change the PSU at all, just using the one that came with. Check the TDP rating of the GPU that you are buying. The 1650 that was in this PC had a TDP of 120W, while the 4060 that I installed had 115W. It's been used for about 4 months now with no issues at all.
@@Humaam295and urs came with the 230watt correct? Mine came with the 1650s that uses 100watts and I see this one is rated at 115watts so should be fine with my factory 230watt PSU right?
@@jorgegallegos6151 I ended up getting it and it works fine with no issues. Probably the best GPU upgrade for the trident 3 especially if u only have the 230psu to work with.
Hi there! Your video is great. My PC is trident 3 9si, it's drive me crazy today. The GPU is 1660ti, and I updated NVIDIA drives two days ago. Today my computer keeping black refresh, I can't do anything cuz it pause my work. Before it completely can't reboot, I tried reinstall drives, even old version drives, nothing helpful. I'm sure there is something wrong with my GPU or the drives. After watch your video, I'm thinking about would it fix the problem if I buy a new GPU. BTW have you met same problem as my before?
Hey! First of all, thanks for taking the time to watch the video. If you have tried reinstalling the drivers, the GPU being damaged over time could be a potential issue. I haven't experience what you are having, but you might be better off getting a new GPU. Just make sure it has a good return policy before getting it :p
As long as your GPU is the same/less TDP than the one in the pc, should be plug and play! The stock GPU in this model used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page.
Hey I have trident 3 8th gen with 1060(6pin connector), thinking about upgrading to 4060 zotac solo. Is the power cable you used in the video from MB to GPU 6-8pin? any problems so far?
www.msi.com/Desktop/Trident-3-9th/support This is the link i used, it says version 950 but I've seen some other people talk about version 1.0 and 2.0 too. See if updating with this makes a difference.
@@Humaam295yeah i realized 8th didnt get bios updates like 9th, so i got 3060 instead sadly. Contacted msi support to and they didnt suggest using other bios updates not to brick the whole system
@@avalunch1 Yeah, not sure what obsession MSI has releasing products then just killing it off like that. I had also contacted them and they said more or less the same thing
It could be a driver issue. What I did to make sure that I didn't have any issues with this was to connect my HDMI cable to the motherboard instead of the GPU, install the drivers from NVIDIA's website, and then only use the GPU after a quick restart. See if that works for you!
As long as the motherboard supports the GPU, and as long as you have the correct cables, you should be good to go for a drop in place GPU swap. The stock GPU in the 9th gen used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page. As long as the GPU you are planning to buy has a TDP that is the same/lower than your current GPU, you should be good to go. If you don't know the TDP of your current card, try using a tool like GPU-Z to find out about your exact GPU model, then go from there. Hope this info helps!
@@Humaam295 The MSI trident 3 series before the 10th gen had a power limiter on the version 1.0 motherboards, 7th and 8th gen boards need the 2.0 version mobo with the higher 330w power brick not the 230 PSU ones, or you have to underclock the GPU,. So you can get a 330w brick PSU and undervolt or undervolt with the 230w with limitation of GPU being used. I own 3 of these machines the 7th gen, 8th gen artic , and normal 8th gen VR, MSI locked the bios out on these boards for TDP requirements that handicaps the performance Severely, best thing to do is just buy a standard h310 itx or b365 itx all together
@@jorgegallegos6151 upgradability was never a design in these particular machines, I know of people on the MSI forums who have gotten the the 7th gen gpu upgrades with a 1660 super undervolted to work. My 8th gen I swapped the board and case out for the equivalent h310 ASUS motherboard itx, 7th gen obviously wouldn't work on an h310 board, you would need a h110 or b250 board. only other real solution would be to have the gpu under it's own power on another brick power source. but then your running into bottle necking
I'm not sure why I'm not getting notifications for comments, only get them once every week. I'll try to keep up with questions and answer them as soon as I see them. Sorry for the late respones!
Thank you so much. I’ve never upgraded a pc before, never mind one of this size, and your video helped me from start to finish!
Not all heroes wear capes!
The GOAT is back.
I have the same setup running DCS AT HIGH while using VR and it runs perfectly fine (using windows 10 lite)
NIce!! Im thinking about Swapping the 3060 on mines for a 16gb 4060ti
@@ramiad90 how it won't work? It's about the same size and not that much power drawn
@ramiad90 that happened to me when I installed a 3060 to mines. After a few tries it randomly started working. So far been using mines for 2yrs now. So chance that is the same thing
Bro, how did you mount the SSD to the plate without screws? Btw I received it with a cable that my friend told me it's to connect the ssd to pc, but yours was already in without anywhere attached. Nvm tho, I won't mess up with it tbf, but I might actually do, I will buy condensed air or however it's called, thermal paste etc so I can make it better after 4 years, oh yeah, hope I wont have problem unstucking CPU 😂
Edit: Nevermind I just realized I had some screws on a small bag, need to find them too 😂. I put the glassy cover and saw them, with the cable I told you etc. Clearly YT is my best friend to learn about systems, and about tools I ask my friend cuz it's his work.
Sometimes, SSDs can come with (usually red/black) SATA cables, but usually these smaller PCs just have the cable attached to the motherboard from factory.
For the SSD, I ended up just using some 3M double sided tape. For some reason mine didn't come with screws and I couldn't find spare ones in time :p
Good luck with repasting your CPU! It can make quite a difference in thermals. Made a video repasting my laptop too.
@@Humaam295 oooh I see! Yeah, I got that wire and I have the very same PC as you show, or at least of its series. It came with 32gb ram, 2tb m.2, i7-9700kf and rtx 2080 ti. About motherboard i dont remember but tbf it really made me shocked to see that you coule put a 30XX series into this system. About thermal paste and stuff I'm scared tho, cuz unscrewing it's easy, but I'm fraid of forgetting what goes where 😂.
Does the MSI Trident 3 motherboard have PCIE 3 or 4?
I think the RTX4060 can't perform to its full potential unless it has PCIE 4, so which is it?
I have the 1060 3gb version, could i still do this swap?
You super video how did you boot your pc after installing the ssd, I am taking to the bois when I switch ssd old to new ?
Yoo have you got it to work
The PC already has an NVME SSD which had windows on it, so I did not have to switch it. However, from what I understand, it seems you want to boot from a different SSD. You will have to hop into BIOS to change the boot order, and select the correct SSD which has your OS on it. I believe the BIOS key is delete for this PC, but you can also try Esc, F1, F2, F11, F12 etc if that doesn't work. Good luck!
Is the stock power supply enough to run that? ive read mixed reviews on upgrading
It really varies from GPU to GPU, but the one that I used somehow had a TDP less than the stock one lol. Make sure to do your research before getting the parts though! The stock GPU in this model used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page.
Trident3 8th, it doesn't use gtx4060. I have msi gtx4060 and installed today. 8th's graphic card is gtx1060, so it use 6pin. 4060 use 8pin and i bought gender. Then i installed 4060 to my trident 8th gen but there are no signal in display. I searched information about trident 8th + 4060 and i got data that 8th mainboard doesn't support 4060 but support 3060. So i give up install 4060. Don't waste your time, 8th owners. I waste 6 hours 😢
What power supply do you use?
What is your power supply. And how can I check and see if I got enough for a better gpu. I got a 1650 super
I didn't change the PSU at all, just using the one that came with. Check the TDP rating of the GPU that you are buying. The 1650 that was in this PC had a TDP of 120W, while the 4060 that I installed had 115W. It's been used for about 4 months now with no issues at all.
@@Humaam295 1650 its 75 w and rtx 4060 115 w , its work with 230w ?
@@Aquarium366 The same question
Any bottleneck though?
How did you manage the screws
tyvm
Did you have to get a 330 watt power supply for that 4060, or was the 240 watt enough ?
Nope, in my case the GPU I got used less TDP somehow, so it was a simple plug and play for me
@@Humaam295and urs came with the 230watt correct? Mine came with the 1650s that uses 100watts and I see this one is rated at 115watts so should be fine with my factory 230watt PSU right?
@@jarrett9636Prolly will work because this card is newer with the same tdp as 1060 3g
@@jorgegallegos6151 I ended up getting it and it works fine with no issues. Probably the best GPU upgrade for the trident 3 especially if u only have the 230psu to work with.
Hi there! Your video is great. My PC is trident 3 9si, it's drive me crazy today. The GPU is 1660ti, and I updated NVIDIA drives two days ago. Today my computer keeping black refresh, I can't do anything cuz it pause my work. Before it completely can't reboot, I tried reinstall drives, even old version drives, nothing helpful. I'm sure there is something wrong with my GPU or the drives. After watch your video, I'm thinking about would it fix the problem if I buy a new GPU. BTW have you met same problem as my before?
Hey! First of all, thanks for taking the time to watch the video. If you have tried reinstalling the drivers, the GPU being damaged over time could be a potential issue. I haven't experience what you are having, but you might be better off getting a new GPU. Just make sure it has a good return policy before getting it :p
Does it work with AMD GPU?
Well this still run well with the power brick?
As long as your GPU is the same/less TDP than the one in the pc, should be plug and play! The stock GPU in this model used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page.
@@Humaam295 where did you order the pin
can u list the graphics card used in this video im trying to upgrade my trident 3 but i dont want to buy the wrng 1 please n ty!
Not sure which one he used, but I recommend the RTX 3060 12GB Aero (make sure is an Aero, with 1 fan), 3060 Ti 8GB Aero as well and the 4060 8GB Solo.
www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-gaming-geforce-rtx-4060-8gb-solo
Hey I have trident 3 8th gen with 1060(6pin connector), thinking about upgrading to 4060 zotac solo.
Is the power cable you used in the video from MB to GPU 6-8pin? any problems so far?
Hey there! The PC has been working great since. Just make sure the TDP of your current GPU matches/is lower than the one you are planning on getting.
Hello, may i know which bios version you were running? Can you share a link for that
www.msi.com/Desktop/Trident-3-9th/support
This is the link i used, it says version 950 but I've seen some other people talk about version 1.0 and 2.0 too. See if updating with this makes a difference.
@@Humaam295yeah i realized 8th didnt get bios updates like 9th, so i got 3060 instead sadly. Contacted msi support to and they didnt suggest using other bios updates not to brick the whole system
@@avalunch1 Yeah, not sure what obsession MSI has releasing products then just killing it off like that. I had also contacted them and they said more or less the same thing
I did the same upgradebut no signal any tips?
It could be a driver issue. What I did to make sure that I didn't have any issues with this was to connect my HDMI cable to the motherboard instead of the GPU, install the drivers from NVIDIA's website, and then only use the GPU after a quick restart. See if that works for you!
I have the 7th gen version what would be the best gpu and would tou recommend me to get a better power supply if i have the 240 one
As long as the motherboard supports the GPU, and as long as you have the correct cables, you should be good to go for a drop in place GPU swap. The stock GPU in the 9th gen used about 120W TDP, while the 4060 that I installed had a listed TDP of 115W on the amazon page. As long as the GPU you are planning to buy has a TDP that is the same/lower than your current GPU, you should be good to go.
If you don't know the TDP of your current card, try using a tool like GPU-Z to find out about your exact GPU model, then go from there. Hope this info helps!
@@Humaam295 thank you so much.
@@Humaam295 The MSI trident 3 series before the 10th gen had a power limiter on the version 1.0 motherboards,
7th and 8th gen boards need the 2.0 version mobo with the higher 330w power brick not the 230 PSU ones, or you have to underclock the GPU,.
So you can get a 330w brick PSU and undervolt or undervolt with the 230w with limitation of GPU being used.
I own 3 of these machines the 7th gen, 8th gen artic , and normal 8th gen VR,
MSI locked the bios out on these boards for TDP requirements that handicaps the performance Severely, best thing to do is just buy a standard h310 itx or b365 itx all together
@@Exessive-Gaming so you recommend a case swap the motherboard
@@jorgegallegos6151 upgradability was never a design in these particular machines, I know of people on the MSI forums who have gotten the the 7th gen gpu upgrades with a 1660 super undervolted to work.
My 8th gen I swapped the board and case out for the equivalent h310 ASUS motherboard itx, 7th gen obviously wouldn't work on an h310 board, you would need a h110 or b250 board. only other real solution would be to have the gpu under it's own power on another brick power source. but then your running into bottle necking
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Im gonna throw that pc through the window i swear, cant take the top left screw off. Its like literally impossible.
Has the screw been stripped? See if you can use the rubber band method to get it off