pci e x16 low profile motherboard work with normal pci e x16?

[matthieu_1]

Hey, Guys I own this http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02779498

http://www.staples.ca/en/HP-Pro-6200-Refurbished-Desktop-Intel-Core-i5-2400-3-1GHz-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Windows-7-Pro/product_2300602_2-CA_1_20001#desc_content



I am wondering what does pcie low profile means? could I get a stronger psu and put a used gtx 770 in it? or this a motherboard limitations. I usually see low profile pcie specs in mini towers pc.



Thanks

 

[Rogue Leader]

If it truly is that microtower you are in luck because it will definitely accept a full size PCIe card. Now that said you will need to replace the PSU, but again you are in luck as it also will accept a standard size ATX PSU.

GTX 770 would be a good choice so you avoid any UEFI bios issues.

 

[junkeymonkey]

well as I say on prebuilts as well

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-Compaq-6200-pro-sff-and-GTX-750-ti-will-it-work/m-p/4791013/highlight/true#M91744

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-6200-Pro-SFF-and-using-GTX-750-low-profile-card/m-p/5146262/highlight/true#M100422

''The NVIDIA GTX 750 TI model will draw 55-80 watts depending on the model. Some models will require an auxillary PCI-E six pin power connector. All of the NVIDIA GTX 750 TI models require a 300 watt power supply as the minimum power supply wattage size as specified by the graphics card manufacturer.
The other issue is the BIOS level that your PC is using. Some NVIDIA 750 models have been known not to work in many of the older PCs.''


you may not use a card over a 750 most off hand is hp can limit the motherboards slot poewer to what ever under the full 75w pci-e standard

so most lo pro card are low powered cards like maybe around 50w at the pci-e slot that 760 may need the full 75w and it mat not get it and fail to wiork


my disclaimer

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


good luck

use the hp support forums and serch you model and see whats working and what may not

 

[matthieu_1]

interesting thanks for the help, I decided to not go with it. I bought a used comp off of my friends. it was little more but more powerful.