Upgrade HP MoBo

[jitter1127]

I have an HP h81020. It has a horrible mother board in it and I would like to upgrade it so I can upgrade the GPU. Even though my old MoBo (carmel 2) has a pci express 2.0 slot other people say it will not take newer graphic cards for some reason. The board is a micro atx lga 1155 slot. My processor is an i7 2600s. Would I have any problems just buying a micro atx lga 1155 motherboard and and putting it in my current case? The case itself seems to have a good amount of room, but not sure if HP cases are special made or not?

 

[unksol]

It will take any PCIE GPU if it has a 2.0 x16 slot. there is no reason to upgrade the board. it will just cause problems

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

If your OEM motherboard does not have the UEFI interface BIOS, then NVIDIA GeForce 700 or higher GPUs are not compatible. You can replace the motherboard with any Micro ATX-compliant motherboard, but remember that you will need to renew the Windows license if you do that. This motherboard has USB 3.0, SATA III, and PCI-E 3.0. Also remember to upgrade the PSU to comply with the new GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M/CSM Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $159.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 22:16 EST-0500

 

[jitter1127]

I wanted to get a r9 270x....Will it work with a non UEFI bios? I know my Bios is a legacy bios...I can not seem to get a definite answer for an ATI card.

Thanks

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Not positively sure about an AMD card. However, I'm sure that a GTX 660 will work, but if you can find a GTX 680 for cheap on eBay or something, then it's worth it. Also, an XFX TS 550w PSU will be a good fit for that PC.