Hello,
Im looking for advice on if 3 parts ive chosen will work on a older HP desktop. Im mainly concerned about power issues, but im grateful if you spot anything at all. There may be some glaring issues that I overlooked.
Its a 3 year old PC out of my mom's house that im trying to upgrade for my nieces as a gift. I do have experience building myself a high end gaming PC every 4-5 years - as recent as the first 3080 launch I built a I9 / 3080 system, but I feel less comfortable inside these older janky PCs. And if someone sees that something I ordered wont work, I can return it before opening the box, which would be great.
HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC (SFF = Small Form Factor)
- 2TB HDD
Here is a link to the PC on HPs site:
support.hp.com
More detail on the hardware:
support.hp.com
I want to upgrade the HDD to a SDD, add a video card, and maybe double the RAM.
I purchased these 3 items:
VisionTek Radeon 5450 2GB DDR3 (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) Graphics Card - 900861,Black/Red
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CN1F1ZM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
Kingston 480GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD SA400S37/480G - HDD Replacement for Increase Performance
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0TQPQB?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
SSD Mounting Bracket 2.5 to 3.5 Adapter 2 Pack,Ruaeoda SSD Bracket SSD Tray Adapter 2.5" to 3.5" HDD SSD Hard Disk Drive Bays Holder Metal Mounting Bracket Adapter for PC SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078BGLCS8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
I didn't order any RAM yet. Would upgrading to 16MB from the current 8MB make much difference for gaming on this thing? Looks like it will cost about $60 to do it, but I didnt think it would affect performance much on the low tech games they will be playing on it like Minecraft and Rocksmith 2014.
For the video card - I'm fairly sure it has the correct type of PCI port even though its an older one im not too familiar with anymore and its not labeled exactly how I was hoping. The card says it needs a 250W PSU and the system has a 240W, but I assume it will still work right? The card is low form factor to fit the SFF case and it doesnt have a power hookup - i guess it just pulls from the PCI slot.
And for the HDD to SDD: The current HDD has SATA power and SATA interface, so I assumed I could just plug and play/reload windows without issue on the SDD.
Does any of this sound wrong? lol
Ill reply with more info if needed. 2 days until the parts arrive, so I thats my window for answers or ill probably open them all and attempt to install.
Thanks!
Here is a imgur link to 5 pictures of the internals:
View: https://imgur.com/a/OpeXBwI
Im looking for advice on if 3 parts ive chosen will work on a older HP desktop. Im mainly concerned about power issues, but im grateful if you spot anything at all. There may be some glaring issues that I overlooked.
Its a 3 year old PC out of my mom's house that im trying to upgrade for my nieces as a gift. I do have experience building myself a high end gaming PC every 4-5 years - as recent as the first 3080 launch I built a I9 / 3080 system, but I feel less comfortable inside these older janky PCs. And if someone sees that something I ordered wont work, I can return it before opening the box, which would be great.
HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC (SFF = Small Form Factor)
- x64 based
- I5 2400 CPU @3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
- 8192MB RAM
- WIN 10 PRO
- 2TB HDD
Here is a link to the PC on HPs site:
HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support
Specifications document for HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC.
More detail on the hardware:
HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support
Specifications document for HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC.
I want to upgrade the HDD to a SDD, add a video card, and maybe double the RAM.
I purchased these 3 items:
VisionTek Radeon 5450 2GB DDR3 (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) Graphics Card - 900861,Black/Red
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CN1F1ZM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
Kingston 480GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD SA400S37/480G - HDD Replacement for Increase Performance
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0TQPQB?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
SSD Mounting Bracket 2.5 to 3.5 Adapter 2 Pack,Ruaeoda SSD Bracket SSD Tray Adapter 2.5" to 3.5" HDD SSD Hard Disk Drive Bays Holder Metal Mounting Bracket Adapter for PC SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078BGLCS8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
I didn't order any RAM yet. Would upgrading to 16MB from the current 8MB make much difference for gaming on this thing? Looks like it will cost about $60 to do it, but I didnt think it would affect performance much on the low tech games they will be playing on it like Minecraft and Rocksmith 2014.
For the video card - I'm fairly sure it has the correct type of PCI port even though its an older one im not too familiar with anymore and its not labeled exactly how I was hoping. The card says it needs a 250W PSU and the system has a 240W, but I assume it will still work right? The card is low form factor to fit the SFF case and it doesnt have a power hookup - i guess it just pulls from the PCI slot.
And for the HDD to SDD: The current HDD has SATA power and SATA interface, so I assumed I could just plug and play/reload windows without issue on the SDD.
Does any of this sound wrong? lol
Ill reply with more info if needed. 2 days until the parts arrive, so I thats my window for answers or ill probably open them all and attempt to install.
Thanks!
Here is a imgur link to 5 pictures of the internals:
View: https://imgur.com/a/OpeXBwI