[SOLVED] Advice on upgrading NVIDIA Quadro290

[Chrissie2590]

Hi!

I have a computer with fairly good spec but it has a TERRIBLE graphics card... I was watching one on eBay (GTX1050Ti), but looking inside the machine -- see picture -- I don't think this card would physically fit (it looks to be too wide). The PSU appears to be 800W so I don't think there are any considerations except the actual space inside of there.

Help and advice would be very welcome! To be clear, I use this machine for video editing but as you can imagine with this graphics card I get a lot of stuttering, coughing and occasional freezing, which is driving me insane. I do need a better solution ASAP!!

SPECS
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.18362 Build 18362
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP xw8600 Workstation
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Processor Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard 786F5 v01.31, 24/09/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 32.0 GB
Available Physical Memory 28.0 GB
Total Virtual Memory 36.7 GB
Available Virtual Memory 32.9 GB
Page File Space 4.75 GB

 

[Chrissie2590]

Ah... no suggestions? My computer isn't that far beyond the pale is it?!

 

[MasterMadBones]

Video editing is often very CPU-bound. That Xeon has really had its time. Most current CPUs do the same work with half the cores. I recommend you to build an entirely new system.