mother board upgrade

[Helal_1]

can i buy this motherboard to my hp pro 3400 microtower mt pc , now i have h61 mobo

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Graphics-DualBIOS-Motherboard-GA-H97M-D3H/dp/B00K7807IK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1462343797&sr=8-4&keywords=h87+motherboard

 

[eatmypie]

Most Hp's like yours will take a micro ATX board just fine. Just make sure that the front panel umbilical cables aren't proprietary. You will also need to get a torx screwdriver to take the screws out properly when you do the swap. You could use a flat head like some people use but you risk slipping the screw driver and scratching something inside the PC.

just double checking but make sure you upgrade your cpu also, that motherboard won't work with that 2nd gen intel chip

 

[Helal_1]

it is fit in my pc

 

[Helal_1]

http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-MicroATX-Motherboard-Micro-Intel/dp/B00IYYUGAS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1462346870&sr=8-6&keywords=motherboard+lga+1155

this supports my cpu, can i put it?

 

[Hazle]

http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-MicroATX-Motherboard-Micro-Intel/dp/B00IYYUGAS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1462346870&sr=8-6&keywords=motherboard+lga+1155

this supports my cpu, can i put it?

sure, but for clarification, why do you want to upgrade your motherboard? if you're expecting a performance improvement, you will be disappointed unless the mobo used by HP doesn't come with a feature that you're looking for (USB 3.0, SLI/CF support, BLINGing up the looks, etc)

additionally, posting your current hardware may help us more.

 

[Helal_1]

it has PCI-Express 3.0 which mean that i can put any newer graphics card without problems, now i have Motherboard: Foxconn H-Coupertino2-H61 TX which have PCI-Express 2.0

 

[eatmypie]

It would fit but I would recommend getting some of these plastic spacers http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motherboard-spacer-standoff-plastic-screw-type-Lot-of-25-Plastic-stand-offs-/291528273034?hash=item43e0706c8a:g:aOMAAOSwMmBVu~Bq those boards that aren't quite as wide as the normal micro atx boards tend to need extra support in hp cases or else they start to sag. You just would be these anywhere you can't put a regular standoff.

Also I hope you aren't just upgrading for that, 3.0 has 0 difference to 2.0 as far as what the average user needs to know.

 

[Hazle]

to re-iterate what eatmypie has pointed out, don't bother upgrading. provided that this is only for gaming, you get no benefit upgrading for the sake of PCIe 3.0

 

[Helal_1]

if there are nd diffference betwwen 2.0 and 3.0, why gtx 750 ti doesnt work in my motherboard??

 

[Hazle]

provided everything was connected perfectly, most likely a defective GPU. not all brand new electronics work perfectly out of the box. have you tried returning it & exchanging with another 750ti?

alternatively, you may need to access the BIOS to manually output your video through the GPU instead of the onboard graphics, which i assume was what you used before getting that 750ti.

 

[eatmypie]

HP motherboards from that era have issues with their bios and that video card or newer video cards in general. Some of them work without problems others just don't. HP will never provide an update to fix this. So yeah once you get a new motherboard you should be just fine.