Upgrading Graphics Card in pre-built machine?

[paulthompson94]

Recently ordered a desktop PC due to laptop biting the dust, gaming wasn't my first instinct but after ordering it I have realised there is certainly potential for it to be a very decent gaming pc. Nothing spectacular but nice on the side.

The only thing that lets it down is the graphics card. Would I be able to upgrade the graphics card in due course?

Here it is :

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=N8X32EA&opt=ABU&sel=DTP&jumpID=ps_xeuz482n9f/sf:_sku:N8X32EA&k_clickid=EMEA%7C_kenshoo_clickid_&kpid=N8X32EA&gclid=CjwKEAiAws20BRCs-P-ssLbSlg4SJABbVcDpPJFe8lyJhj8TIP78qI_0e7d4JsiOFYVrhlVD5e14HBoCaLbw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKuwxdiIo8oCFcM6Gwod9qcGUw

 

[Dapanji]

It already has a dedicated PCI-e GPU so you can upgrade it without problems. That PSU worries me though. When you decide to upgrade, you're definitely going to need to get a better one.

 

[BadActor]

It only has a 180 watt power adapter, upgrading is not going to be practical.

 

[paulthompson94]

It only has a 180 watt power adapter, upgrading is not going to be practical.

Would upgrading the PSU solve that problem?

 

[meat_loaf]

It only has a 180 watt power adapter, upgrading is not going to be practical.

Would upgrading the PSU solve that problem?

You can always buy another graphics card and put it into PCI-e 3.0 slot and get a better power supply around the 500w-600w range would be more than enough to power a single gpu.

 

[BadActor]

It's more than that. Without knowing or looking at the motherboard, you may have proprietary wiring or even a Bios that would prevent it. The best place to find information on possible upgrades is probably over on the HP forums. Maybe someone has already done it.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops/ct-p/DesktopPC

 

[meat_loaf]

It's more than that. Without knowing or looking at the motherboard, you may have proprietary wiring or even a Bios that would prevent it. The best place to find information on possible upgrades is probably over on the HP forums. Maybe someone has already done it.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops/ct-p/DesktopPC

Its difficult to know if the bios is locked or not. And forums don't provide a 100% basis as HP could of supplied a different motherboard during the product line. But the possibility of having bios locked is very low.