Can I run it?

[Alexander_27]

I have a old Pavilion Elite HPE 410y with AMD Phenom 2 1045T six-core processor and a 8 GB DDR3 system memory and a 300w power supply. I am looking to upgrade the graphics card to a EVGA® 2GB Plug-in Card 5400 MHz GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphic Card. Will it work for my PC?

 

[Manitha Chandrasena]

the 750ti draws power from the MOBO and 300w is more than enough for the card

 

[Alexander_27]

The graphics card it came with is the ATI Radeon HD 5570 series which is a really outdated card. Will the GTX 750 be able to fit in the computer and plug without getting bottlenecked?

 

[br00n0]

The GTX 750Ti will fit just fine in your Pavilion Elite HPE 410y. It looks like a medium tower and the 750 is a small card. Just make sure to buy a version without the extra 6-pin PCIe plug. Your 300W power supply probably lacks that extra cable. Most 750 Ti versions do not require that cable but better to double check.

 

[Alexander_27]

I asked someone from best buy and they told me no it wouldn't work because it has a PCI express x16? Confused as people say "oh it will work" or "oh it won't work" x) I am trying to be very careful before I end up throwing 150$ + down the drain. Can you explain further? Sorry I have never replaced something in a computer before.

 

[Manitha Chandrasena]

I asked someone from best buy and they told me no it wouldn't work because it has a PCI express x16? Confused as people say "oh it will work" or "oh it won't work" x) I am trying to be very careful before I end up throwing 150$ + down the drain. Can you explain further? Sorry I have never replaced something in a computer before.

your computer has one gen 2 pci-e 16x slot, this is fast enough for any GPU, so all you have to do is unplug your current GPU and plug in the 750ti in the same slot.