Graphics Card Compatibility

[michaeltbb8]

Hello I am looking to purchase a gaming pc and make a modification to it which would be changing the graphics card. This is the graphics card I would use http:// and these are the PCs I would like to put the graphics card in http:// http:// I would like to know if the graphics card is compatible with any of these PCs so I will know if I should make these purchases or not. Your help is very much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[nitinvaid20]

I dont think the GTX 10xx deried GPU gonna work on those PC because the new GPU needs UEFI bios and those PC are Outdated and they dont have the UEFI bios

 

[Goran571]

I dont think the GTX 10xx deried GPU gonna work on those PC because the new GPU needs UEFI bios and those PC are Outdated and they dont have the UEFI bios

This, but also the 1050Ti is overkill for the CPU.

 

[PistolPaul]

Yep, sorry OP but those look like office type machines with minimal motherboard support. They may not even have suitable expansion slots to mount a graphics card in them. Even if they did those CPUs will struggle badly. Check thei position on the CPU hierarchy chart here at Toms Hardware and see for yourself....

 

[michaeltbb8]

I dont think the GTX 10xx deried GPU gonna work on those PC because the new GPU needs UEFI bios and those PC are Outdated and they dont have the UEFI bios

Thanks for the response. I have found a PC with a dedicated graphics card http:// Will the graphics card that I was talking about work with this? If not then do you know of any graphics cards that are good for gaming that will? My budget is $200(CAD) for a graphics card.

 

[PistolPaul]

I appreciate what you are trying to do, re-purposing an office machine on a budget.

Lots of if's n but's but here goes ....

I THINK this is the mobo manual ....

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/437051/Hp-Z210.html?page=15#manual

It looks like you have a PCI-e 16x slot available ...

It looks like the small format graphics card you have chosen will fit inside the case you will be buying.

BUT - be mindful that the powersupply youll get might NOT have the power plugs for a graphics card abd may not have enough WATTAGE. It also may not be easy to swap the power supply for another. Once upon a time I think I recall "office" type machine builders using non-standard connector types between PSU and motherboard.

Assuming you overcome all these potential issues the PC you will have (on quick analysis) will be a quite low end affair.

May I direct you to this thread. I know it is a few years old but might give you an idea on how to do better for your money. You have 325 for the HP system in mind and 200 more for the graphics card - see what the guy in thread did for 500 dollars ...

https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/74438-a-500-canadian-budget-gaming-pc-opinions-please

Good luck!

 

[michaeltbb8]

I appreciate what you are trying to do, re-purposing an office machine on a budget.

Lots of if's n but's but here goes ....

I THINK this is the mobo manual ....

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/437051/Hp-Z210.html?page=15#manual

It looks like you have a PCI-e 16x slot available ...

It looks like the small format graphics card you have chosen will fit inside the case you will be buying.

BUT - be mindful that the powersupply youll get might NOT have the power plugs for a graphics card abd may not have enough WATTAGE. It also may not be easy to swap the power supply for another. Once upon a time I think I recall "office" type machine builders using non-standard connector types between PSU and motherboard.

Assuming you overcome all these potential issues the PC you will have (on quick analysis) will be a quite low end affair.

May I direct you to this thread. I know it is a few years old but might give you an idea on how to do better for your money. You have 325 for the HP system in mind and 200 more for the graphics card - see what the guy in thread did for 500 dollars ...

https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/74438-a-500-canadian-budget-gaming-pc-opinions-please

Good luck!

Thanks for your post. It is inspiring me to build a PC rather then upgrading one. You gotta remember, I still have to buy the OS, keyboard and mouse, which are added expenses. Still seems like the best option to build from scratch, hopefully I can do it and pull it off.

 

[PistolPaul]

As you are working to a very tight budget have you considered AMD's range of APU's? Building from scratch you will find going for a CPU and discreet graphics card all in one go a big hit on your tight budget, especially if you need all the other stuff like a case / drives / memory and so on.

With an AMD APU you are not going to have a great experience at 1080p but you should be able to get a reasonable one at 720p. If you go with one of the AM4 compatible APUs (an A12 ) on a B350 board at least you will have a platform you can expand on to later and should for now leave enough in the budget to give you some nice secondary components inside your rig. Whatever you do, do NOT skimp on the Power Supply.

In a year or two, or whenever you have saved some more money you would already have the AM4 motherboard which could go on to take a Ryzen 3 / 5 / 7 upgrade and an actual graphics card. Or, if things have not gone on so well on the money front you may still have the opportunity to get one of the newer APUs to put in (coming 2018 I think).

At any rate, I am sure you will find plenty of advice on how to get a rig within a budget, people love those sorts of challenges!