Upgrading old hp slimline

[Ryzenhasrisen]

Hello forums, i have an old old hp pavilion slimline s7700n, with an amd athlon 64x2, integrated graphics (never could find out what they were) and two gigs of slow ddr2. My athlon actually died recently, and although this isnt my main rig, and hasnt been for a while, id like to repair it to its former glory, and maybe add some along the way. My main problem here is the hp power supply. Its rated for 108 watts. My plan of upgrade was to use a new terabyte hard drive, upgrade to four gigs of slightly higher frequency ddr2, replace the cpu, and (if possible) put in my geforce 710. (I know its a weak card) i know the 710 doesnt take much power, and the cpu was 2.0 ghz on a dual core, and the replacement that seems to be the closest available is the amd athlon 64 x2 3800+, which im not sure how much power that takes. If it is possible id like to get a slightly higher frequency cou that wouldnt oberload the psu and still works with the old am2 socket. I could upgrade the power supply, but the board requires an odd version of power, it takes a sata power, a molex 4 pin that i could live without, and a smaller atx power than most modern boards. Next issue is the graphics card. It says it is a pcix 16 card, but it has a shortened connector and does fit in the hp's pci 8 socket. But will that cause issues, and if it does, are there any graphics cards that would work and have a low profile bracket while maintaining at least some power. The final issue is because of how small the pc is, it may need a special cpu cooler thats extra small to fit. And im nit sure what bracket i have, as it doesnt look like a standard amd cooler mount. Thank you in advance.

 

[clarkjd]

Hello forums, i have an old old hp pavilion slimline s7700n, with an amd athlon 64x2, integrated graphics (never could find out what they were) and two gigs of slow ddr2. My athlon actually died recently, and although this isnt my main rig, and hasnt been for a while, id like to repair it to its former glory, and maybe add some along the way. My main problem here is the hp power supply. Its rated for 108 watts. My plan of upgrade was to use a new terabyte hard drive, upgrade to four gigs of slightly higher frequency ddr2, replace the cpu, and (if possible) put in my geforce 710. (I know its a weak card) i know the 710 doesnt take much power, and the cpu was 2.0 ghz on a dual core, and the replacement that seems to be the closest available is the amd athlon 64 x2 3800+, which im not sure how much power that takes. If it is possible id like to get a slightly higher frequency cou that wouldnt oberload the psu and still works with the old am2 socket. I could upgrade the power supply, but the board requires an odd version of power, it takes a sata power, a molex 4 pin that i could live without, and a smaller atx power than most modern boards. Next issue is the graphics card. It says it is a pcix 16 card, but it has a shortened connector and does fit in the hp's pci 8 socket. But will that cause issues, and if it does, are there any graphics cards that would work and have a low profile bracket while maintaining at least some power. The final issue is because of how small the pc is, it may need a special cpu cooler thats extra small to fit. And im nit sure what bracket i have, as it doesnt look like a standard amd cooler mount. Thank you in advance.

The first thing you need to do is go on to the HP support website and check what HP says that you can upgrade to, in terms of CPU, RAM, etc. The BIOS on your machine may not support higher performing chips(if they are even available!), without a new motherboard. Then you can get into fitment issues, especially with a slimline case. you have already experienced the fact that it has a proprietary PSU and connector. The whole process can get to be quite expensive, considering that you have to use discontinued parts. Good luck!

 

[TJ Hooker]

That PC is too old to be worth upgrading, nevermind the pain of worrying about what upgrades would be compatible with a slim OEM build. You'd be better off just getting a cheap refurb or something.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883795946&ignorebbr=1
Would probably be cheaper, and much more powerful.

 

[Ryzenhasrisen]

That PC is too old to be worth upgrading, nevermind the pain of worrying about what upgrades would be compatible with a slim OEM build. You'd be better off just getting a cheap refurb or something.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883795946&ignorebbr=1
Would probably be cheaper, and much more powerful.

Thank you. I understand full well that it may not be worth it, but it's more of a nostalgia/sentimentality sort of thing

As well as a fun challenge