GTX 1060 with H-Joshua-H61-uATX

[Stormegeden]

I've been planning to get the GTX 1060 to upgrade from my current Radeon HD 7850.
I want to know if the 1060 will work with my motherboard, which is a H-Joshua-H61-uATX.
Will there be any problems with this?

 

[junkeymonkey]

thing is with prebuilts is there proprietary bios's

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Video-Display-and-Touch/Will-This-Graphics-Card-Work-On-My-PC/td-p/4825385

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Graphics-Card-Upgrade/td-p/3799734

and that's just to try to get a old 700 series card to work if it does ??

I would use the hp forum with your model and see whats reported on what may or may not work

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked or fixed'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers there only guaranteed to work as is out of the box as you bought it ,..


also these boards do not have to meet atx standards and there pci-e slot power may not do the required 75w needed for most higher end cards and can be limited to say 45 or 60w that is all thats needed with the low end factory oem cards that it may of shipped with

in the end any upgrade you do is all your own risk . the prebuilt manufactures only guarantees there computers work as sold to you as is out of the box from there factory with what they put on it , not a drop more

 

[Stormegeden]

thing is with prebuilts is there proprietary bios's

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Video-Display-and-Touch/Will-This-Graphics-Card-Work-On-My-PC/td-p/4825385

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Graphics-Card-Upgrade/td-p/3799734

and that's just to try to get a old 700 series card to work if it does ??

I would use the hp forum with your model and see whats reported on what may or may not work

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked or fixed'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers there only guaranteed to work as is out of the box as you bought it ,..


also these boards do not have to meet atx standards and there pci-e slot power may not do the required 75w needed for most higher end cards and can be limited to say 45 or 60w that is all thats needed with the low end factory oem cards that it may of shipped with

in the end any upgrade you do is all your own risk . the prebuilt manufactures only guarantees there computers work as sold to you as is out of the box from there factory with what they put on it , not a drop more

I didn't have any issues when I upgraded to my 7850, I have a 500w PSU, which seems to be good for the 1060. I'll make a post on the HP forums and ask.

 

[junkeymonkey]

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/gtx-960-compatable-with-Joshua-H61-uATX/m-p/5332403/highlight/true#M104925

I guess with the latest bios he got a gtx 960 to work ??

then like here if your boars / hp model shipped with windows 7 you may be out of luck seems like most you need the ones shipped with windows 8 or the bios update may not apply ??

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Joshua-h61-uATX-Bios-update/td-p/5479794/highlight/true/page/2

pretty much like I say

''in the end any upgrade you do is all your own risk . the prebuilt manufactures only guarantees there computers work as sold to you as is out of the box from there factory with what they put on it , not a drop more ''

AMD seems a bit more forgiving its for the most part NVidia cards AMD has better luck with there compatibility

what model hp is it ???

like here between having windows 7 or windows 8 shipped on the hp from the factory

''The NVIDIA GTX 760 is not going to run on your PC with the version 7 BIOS. RMA the graphics cards as being not compatible. ''

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Video-Display-and-Touch/Video-Card-upgrade-for-HPE-H8-1221/m-p/4577196/highlight/true#M36326

 

[Stormegeden]

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/gtx-960-compatable-with-Joshua-H61-uATX/m-p/5332403/highlight/true#M104925

I guess with the latest bios he got a gtx 960 to work ??

then like here if your boars / hp model shipped with windows 7 you may be out of luck seems like most you need the ones shipped with windows 8 or the bios update may not apply ??

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Joshua-h61-uATX-Bios-update/td-p/5479794/highlight/true/page/2

pretty much like I say

''in the end any upgrade you do is all your own risk . the prebuilt manufactures only guarantees there computers work as sold to you as is out of the box from there factory with what they put on it , not a drop more ''

AMD seems a bit more forgiving its for the most part NVidia cards AMD has better luck with there compatibility

what model hp is it ???

This is the model: http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-p6-2200-Desktop-PC-series/5258508/model/5286170/document/c03135925/
It's in a different case though and I have installed an SSD.

Also I am running Windows 10, so maybe the BIOS update will be compatible?

 

[junkeymonkey]

cant say you maybe just down to buy it and try it ? it will work as you expect or it will not ?

just be sure if not you bought the card from a store with a easy generous return / refund policy if needed


that link is no help I need the model not the board

 

[Stormegeden]

cant say you maybe just down to buy it and try it ? it will work as you expect or it will not ?

just be sure if not you bought the card from a store with a easy generous return / refund policy if needed

Are there any other similar-range graphics cards that might have a better chance of working?

 

[junkeymonkey]

cant say ?? need the exact model to go look . I did see this ?

My PC was purchased before or after August 2013

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05195282

notice how they say ''New HP PCs designed for Windows 10 provide the highest level of functionality and allow you to take full advantage of the new OS features''

i though i had this in my little disclaimer but i'll re add it

hp dell acer sell computers and don't really care if your able upgrade - they sell whole ready to use computers and that's how they make there money

if your old one is not doing the job anymore they rather you go to walmart and buy there newest one that will . not upgrade your old one and they don't try to do much as support to do so

any upgrading them is all your own risk and cost

i wish i could tell you YES but all your guaranteed is what hp put in it from there factory

even hp guy cant give a straight answer

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Desktops/Is-joshua-h61-uatx-compatible-with-Nvidia-GTX-1060/td-p/5777079


http://forums.evga.com/gtx-960-not-compatable-with-JoshuaH61uATX-mb-m2408171.aspx