GTX 750 Ti supported by my pc?

[idiboy]

Hello guys (new here), I was thinking of upgrading my gpu, because I have an integrated one.
Just wanted to know if my motherboard supports the GTX 750 Ti. I saw the specifications, it requires minimum 300W psu, which requirement I meet. Here are the details:
Processor: Intel core i7-3770 3.4ghz (3rd gen)
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Integrated Graphics
Motherboard: H-Cupertino3-H61-uA TX (Cupertino3)
Pc name: Hp pro 3500 series MicroTower pc

The 750 Ti requires PCI express 3.0, while mine are 2.0, is that a problem?
Also will it fit?
And if it doesn't support, is there any way to make it support it?

 

[Titanforall]

Well even GTX 750ti doesnot full utilize the pci e 2.0 and it will definately work with your Motherboard pci-e slot and GTX 750Ti is ATX form factor make sure you have a tower casing which supports full height gpus.

 

[idiboy]

Well even GTX 750ti doesnot full utilize the pci e 2.0 and it will definately work with your Motherboard pci-e slot and GTX 750Ti is ATX form factor make sure you have a tower casing which supports full height gpus.

Actually my pc is a 'microtower' one, so will it fit? And, sorry I don't know some things, could you explain it to me as a beginner?

 

[Titanforall]

Well even GTX 750ti doesnot full utilize the pci e 2.0 and it will definately work with your Motherboard pci-e slot and GTX 750Ti is ATX form factor make sure you have a tower casing which supports full height gpus.

Actually my pc is a 'microtower' one, so will it fit? And, sorry I don't know some things, could you explain it to me as a beginner?

Ok i just saw pictures of Hp pro 3500 minitower and definately the card will fit

 

[idiboy]

Well even GTX 750ti doesnot full utilize the pci e 2.0 and it will definately work with your Motherboard pci-e slot and GTX 750Ti is ATX form factor make sure you have a tower casing which supports full height gpus.

Actually my pc is a 'microtower' one, so will it fit? And, sorry I don't know some things, could you explain it to me as a beginner?

Ok i just saw pictures of Hp pro 3500 minitower and definately the card will fit

So I should buy it right? Can it cause any damage because I contacted HP but they didn't mention it in the compatible list. They said "We are not sure. But, HP doesn't prefer any 3rd party hardware."
I just wanna be sure my i7 doesn't die (I'm a newbie)
btw, thanks

 

[JBeard]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

 

[idiboy]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

How long is the gtx 750 ti? Because I want to measure
Also do you think I will have any problem with such a little psu power?

 

[JBeard]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

How long is the gtx 750 ti? Because I want to measure
Also do you think I will have any problem with such a little psu power?

The ASUS 750ti which has 2 fans is; Length: 5.7 inches Height: 4.3 inches and has a double slot.

I ran my 750ti on a 500w PSU by Cooler Master with no problems, Amazon states it uses 150w, so anywhere over 350+ should be fine, if you want to be safe go for a 450w they are quite inexpensive.

//edit: You say you reach the reccomended 300w PSU for the card, but what PSU do you actually have? =)

 

[idiboy]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

How long is the gtx 750 ti? Because I want to measure
Also do you think I will have any problem with such a little psu power?

The ASUS 750ti which has 2 fans is; Length: 5.7 inches Height: 4.3 inches and has a double slot.

I ran my 750ti on a 500w PSU by Cooler Master with no problems, Amazon states it uses 150w, so anywhere over 350+ should be fine, if you want to be safe go for a 450w they are quite inexpensive.

//edit: You say you reach the reccomended 300w PSU for the card, but what PSU do you actually have? =)

300w, I don't know the type, and I'm also not planning on changing my psu, btw could u tell me what are those names in front, asus, msi do they have any different thing or what.

 

[JBeard]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

How long is the gtx 750 ti? Because I want to measure
Also do you think I will have any problem with such a little psu power?

The ASUS 750ti which has 2 fans is; Length: 5.7 inches Height: 4.3 inches and has a double slot.

I ran my 750ti on a 500w PSU by Cooler Master with no problems, Amazon states it uses 150w, so anywhere over 350+ should be fine, if you want to be safe go for a 450w they are quite inexpensive.

//edit: You say you reach the reccomended 300w PSU for the card, but what PSU do you actually have? =)

300w, I don't know the type, and I'm also not planning on changing my psu, btw could u tell me what are those names in front, asus, msi do they have any different thing or what.

You should be fine with a 300w PSU, just avoid overclocking because you dont know the quality of the PSU.
Also, there are different brands which make cards, they dont have much of a difference between them, a few have different features but its mostly down to your own personal preferance of the look, however all of these brands still operate on the same card made by NVIDIA.

//Important Edit: Your current mobo is made directly by HP, and they, like other companies limit the graphics cards that work on their motherboards, you may run into problems with this motherboard and any other external GPU that you put in. Upon a simple googling of the graphics card and your motherboad name, there is a fix, just check its the same motherboard model etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBTSlBW2oc

 

[idiboy]

I had a micro-tower case and a 750ti, aslong as their are no HDD drives infront of where the PCIe slots are you should be okay.
My 750ti with 2 fans barely reached the end of the motherboard.

//edit: PCIe 3.0 isn't fully utilized and you shouldn't feel a performance drop, thus your PCIe 2.0 will work and be sufficient.

How long is the gtx 750 ti? Because I want to measure
Also do you think I will have any problem with such a little psu power?

The ASUS 750ti which has 2 fans is; Length: 5.7 inches Height: 4.3 inches and has a double slot.

I ran my 750ti on a 500w PSU by Cooler Master with no problems, Amazon states it uses 150w, so anywhere over 350+ should be fine, if you want to be safe go for a 450w they are quite inexpensive.

//edit: You say you reach the reccomended 300w PSU for the card, but what PSU do you actually have? =)

300w, I don't know the type, and I'm also not planning on changing my psu, btw could u tell me what are those names in front, asus, msi do they have any different thing or what.

You should be fine with a 300w PSU, just avoid overclocking because you dont know the quality of the PSU.
Also, there are different brands which make cards, they dont have much of a difference between them, a few have different features but its mostly down to your own personal preferance of the look, however all of these brands still operate on the same card made by NVIDIA.

//Important Edit: Your current mobo is made directly by HP, and they, like other companies limit the graphics cards that work on their motherboards, you may run into problems with this motherboard and any other external GPU that you put in. Upon a simple googling of the graphics card and your motherboad name, there is a fix, just check its the same motherboard model etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBTSlBW2oc

Actually mine is cupertino3, not 2, does that make any difference? And what do you mean by problems? Like not working, or maybe damage to the pc?
Also they told me about 4 gpus that were full compatible but I think they're weak, I need a mid-gaming gpu. Thanks a lot for your time

 

[JBeard]

It may make a difference, it may not, the numbers probably mean its a newer version. Whether that affects compatibility or not I can't say, however I'll do some googling for you and get back to you, not sure how long it will take.

The worst case scenario would be if you were to buy the GPU, it wouldn't turn on the PC and give you an error code over the mobos beeps. (Save confusion, it won't break anything on your PC, you will have to buy another mobo to use the GPU) as a result of that you'd have to buy another mobo (which wouldn't be a bad thing, providing you have the money).

No problem, people have helped me on here a lot so I like giving my part back to the community. We will resolve this =)


// Your motherboard has the right slots to take a 750, or any other graphics card for that matter, it just the case of whether HP restricts their motherboard compatibility, I have heard of cases where other companies do that.

 

[idiboy]

It may make a difference, it may not, the numbers probably mean its a newer version. Whether that affects compatibility or not I can't say, however I'll do some googling for you and get back to you, not sure how long it will take.

The worst case scenario would be if you were to buy the GPU, it wouldn't turn on the PC and give you an error code over the mobos beeps. (Save confusion, it won't break anything on your PC, you will have to buy another mobo to use the GPU) as a result of that you'd have to buy another mobo (which wouldn't be a bad thing, providing you have the money).

No problem, people have helped me on here a lot so I like giving my part back to the community. We will resolve this =)


// Your motherboard has the right slots to take a 750, or any other graphics card for that matter, it just the case of whether HP restricts their motherboard compatibility, I have heard of cases where other companies do that.

I won't risk just for a gpu, not gonna happen.
Anyway thanks a lot.. I hope you google it wisely, cuz I googled a lot but didn't find anything about my motherboard

 

[JBeard]

It may make a difference, it may not, the numbers probably mean its a newer version. Whether that affects compatibility or not I can't say, however I'll do some googling for you and get back to you, not sure how long it will take.

The worst case scenario would be if you were to buy the GPU, it wouldn't turn on the PC and give you an error code over the mobos beeps. (Save confusion, it won't break anything on your PC, you will have to buy another mobo to use the GPU) as a result of that you'd have to buy another mobo (which wouldn't be a bad thing, providing you have the money).

No problem, people have helped me on here a lot so I like giving my part back to the community. We will resolve this =)


// Your motherboard has the right slots to take a 750, or any other graphics card for that matter, it just the case of whether HP restricts their motherboard compatibility, I have heard of cases where other companies do that.

I won't risk just for a gpu, not gonna happen.
Anyway thanks a lot.. I hope you google it wisely, cuz I googled a lot but didn't find anything about my motherboard

You can probably ask HP themselves with their support chat here (http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/chat.html).
And if it doesn't work, you could buy another mobo, they aren't too expensive for a mATX mobo which will support the 750ti.

Make sure to select a 'best answer' so the thread somewhat closes =)

 

[idiboy]

It may make a difference, it may not, the numbers probably mean its a newer version. Whether that affects compatibility or not I can't say, however I'll do some googling for you and get back to you, not sure how long it will take.

The worst case scenario would be if you were to buy the GPU, it wouldn't turn on the PC and give you an error code over the mobos beeps. (Save confusion, it won't break anything on your PC, you will have to buy another mobo to use the GPU) as a result of that you'd have to buy another mobo (which wouldn't be a bad thing, providing you have the money).

No problem, people have helped me on here a lot so I like giving my part back to the community. We will resolve this =)


// Your motherboard has the right slots to take a 750, or any other graphics card for that matter, it just the case of whether HP restricts their motherboard compatibility, I have heard of cases where other companies do that.

I won't risk just for a gpu, not gonna happen.
Anyway thanks a lot.. I hope you google it wisely, cuz I googled a lot but didn't find anything about my motherboard

You can probably ask HP themselves with their support chat here (http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/chat.html).
And if it doesn't work, you could buy another mobo, they aren't too expensive for a mATX mobo which will support the 750ti.

Make sure to select a 'best answer' so the thread somewhat closes =)

I already contacted them, they don't trust 3rd party hardware, so they don't 'care' about it. However, what's the price range of a mobo that would support the 750ti?

 

[pete_101]

Over the past year I have replied to many people with HP computers wanting to upgrade the graphics, and the 750Ti is often what they end up going for. Not one of them has ever come back to say it wasn't compatible.
BTW, Does the PSU have a PCIe 6 pin power connector? If not, be sure to get a card which doesn't require one, but instead draws all of it's power from the PCIe slot.

 

[idiboy]

Over the past year I have replied to many people with HP computers wanting to upgrade the graphics, and the 750Ti is often what they end up going for. Not one of them has ever come back to say it wasn't compatible.
BTW, Does the PSU have a PCIe 6 pin power connector? If not, be sure to get a card which doesn't require one, but instead draws all of it's power from the PCIe slot.

How can I know that? Sorry I don't know many things.. Does the 750ti get all of it's power from the PCI express slot?

 

[pete_101]

Over the past year I have replied to many people with HP computers wanting to upgrade the graphics, and the 750Ti is often what they end up going for. Not one of them has ever come back to say it wasn't compatible.
BTW, Does the PSU have a PCIe 6 pin power connector? If not, be sure to get a card which doesn't require one, but instead draws all of it's power from the PCIe slot.

How can I know that? Sorry I don't know many things.. Does the 750ti get all of it's power from the PCI express slot?

You can open your computer and see what cables are coming from the PSU. My guess is it won't have a 6 pin PCIe power cable as it didn't come with a graphics card. This is another reason why most cards won't be compatible, because there is no way to power them.
Some 750Ti cards use both the PCIe slot and a 6 pin connector and others only use the slot. So be sure to check which it is before you buy a card.

 

[JBeard]

It may make a difference, it may not, the numbers probably mean its a newer version. Whether that affects compatibility or not I can't say, however I'll do some googling for you and get back to you, not sure how long it will take.

The worst case scenario would be if you were to buy the GPU, it wouldn't turn on the PC and give you an error code over the mobos beeps. (Save confusion, it won't break anything on your PC, you will have to buy another mobo to use the GPU) as a result of that you'd have to buy another mobo (which wouldn't be a bad thing, providing you have the money).

No problem, people have helped me on here a lot so I like giving my part back to the community. We will resolve this =)


// Your motherboard has the right slots to take a 750, or any other graphics card for that matter, it just the case of whether HP restricts their motherboard compatibility, I have heard of cases where other companies do that.

I won't risk just for a gpu, not gonna happen.
Anyway thanks a lot.. I hope you google it wisely, cuz I googled a lot but didn't find anything about my motherboard

You can probably ask HP themselves with their support chat here (http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/chat.html).
And if it doesn't work, you could buy another mobo, they aren't too expensive for a mATX mobo which will support the 750ti.

Make sure to select a 'best answer' so the thread somewhat closes =)

I already contacted them, they don't trust 3rd party hardware, so they don't 'care' about it. However, what's the price range of a mobo that would support the 750ti?

This is something that I can help with.

I have this motherboard and it supports most graphics cards below a 1060 (even at a 1060 you could be pushing it) I had the 750ti plugged into it perfectly and it was powered by 1x6pin input, I now have an MSI GTX 970 running off it, and so far is perfectly fine

The mobo is very inexpensive, but if you do get a new mobo, I kinda would suggest a new case if you can afford it because the one you have currently doesn't seem to good on airflow, but then again I could be wrong!

 

[idiboy]

Over the past year I have replied to many people with HP computers wanting to upgrade the graphics, and the 750Ti is often what they end up going for. Not one of them has ever come back to say it wasn't compatible.
BTW, Does the PSU have a PCIe 6 pin power connector? If not, be sure to get a card which doesn't require one, but instead draws all of it's power from the PCIe slot.

How can I know that? Sorry I don't know many things.. Does the 750ti get all of it's power from the PCI express slot?

You can open your computer and see what cables are coming from the PSU. My guess is it won't have a 6 pin PCIe power cable as it didn't come with a graphics card. This is another reason why most cards won't be compatible, because there is no way to power them.
Some 750Ti cards use both the PCIe slot and a 6 pin connector and others only use the slot. So be sure to check which it is before you buy a card.

How does a 6 pin PCIe power cable look in a psu? I looked and couldn't find any, not that sure though.
If I don't have that cable, should I buy it or, just buying a 750ti without a 6 pin connector. Thanks for helping

 

[pete_101]

The PCIe power cable has plugs like these on them, the left one is the 6 pin and the right is a 6+2 which can be used as both a 6 or an 8 pin power connector

This is an example of a 750ti that get all of it's power through the PCIe slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127784&cm_re=gtx_750ti-_-14-127-784-_-Product

 

[idiboy]

The PCIe power cable has plugs like these on them, the left one is the 6 pin and the right is a 6+2 which can be used as both a 6 or an 8 pin power connector

This is an example of a 750ti that get all of it's power through the PCIe slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127784&cm_re=gtx_750ti-_-14-127-784-_-Product

Sorry I have accidentally clicked the 'Best Solution' button. Can I undo that?
I checked, I have no PCIe 6 pin connector or any kind of. I looked at the link, it seems nice, but it requires 400w PSU while mine is 300w. I thought all of them had required only 300w.. Not planning on changing my psu

 

[pete_101]

Sorry I have accidentally clicked the 'Best Solution' button. Can I undo that?
I checked, I have no PCIe 6 pin connector or any kind of. I looked at the link, it seems nice, but it requires 400w PSU while mine is 300w. I thought all of them had required only 300w.. Not planning on changing my psu

No it doesn't actually require 400w, that's them being cautious as they don't know the rest of your system. The PCIe has a maximum rating of 75w, so any card that is powered from it has to be lower than that. The 750Ti is approx. 60w. The PSU that comes in HP computers are better than most pre-built systems, so 300w will be fine.

 

[idiboy]

Sorry I have accidentally clicked the 'Best Solution' button. Can I undo that?
I checked, I have no PCIe 6 pin connector or any kind of. I looked at the link, it seems nice, but it requires 400w PSU while mine is 300w. I thought all of them had required only 300w.. Not planning on changing my psu

No it doesn't actually require 400w, that's them being cautious as they don't know the rest of your system. The PCIe has a maximum rating of 75w, so any card that is powered from it has to be lower than that. The 750Ti is approx. 60w. The PSU that comes in HP computers are better than most pre-built systems, so 300w will be fine.

Ok thanks a lot! I'll look over into my country for this kind of gpu. Btw is it safe? I don't want my pc broken.

 

[pete_101]

Ok thanks a lot! I'll look over into my country for this kind of gpu. Btw is it safe? I don't want my pc broken.

I believe it's safe. There are many examples of members of this forum with HP computers with only a 220w PSU who have used the 750Ti and they haven't come back to say their computers got damaged (most had an i3 CPU). Your i7 uses a bit more power than the i3, but with a 300w PSU it should be safe.....don't go overclocking the GPU as this is the main cause of power issues.