[SOLVED] Would this Inno3d GTX 1050Ti work with this motherboard? help.

[wrathofliom63]

Hello everyone,

I have a fairly old pc that I was wondering if I could connect a gtx 1050ti to, in particular, this one:

https://www.inno3d.com/en/PRODUCT_INNO3D_GeForce_GTX_1050_Ti_X2_2

My Motherboard: Hewlett Packard 1494

This does have an option to boot into "EFI", and I've heard UEFI and EFI are the same thing, but I normally use legacy bios on it, and have never really tried EFI on it.

I've heard the GTX 1050Ti is a UEFI only card. Will it work?

Thanks.

 

[Eximo]

Should work fine, a relatively modern motherboard.

If you do have to switch from legacy to EFI, then you will need to re-install the OS from scratch. You won't be able to use the HP image/recovery discs if it was setup for legacy.

 

[wrathofliom63]

Should work fine, a relatively modern motherboard.

If you do have to switch from legacy to EFI, then you will need to re-install the OS from scratch. You won't be able to use the HP image/recovery discs if it was setup for legacy.

That shouldn't be a problem. I'll install a new version of Windows 10 Pro, but this time by booting into EFI.

Thanks for clarifying it would work!

 

[Eximo]

Should being the operative word. This is an HP/Compaq/Emachine motherboard, so it won't be as universally compatible as a retail off the shelf board.

You also need to make sure the PSU in the system can handle the additional load from the GPU.

 

[wrathofliom63]

Should being the operative word. This is an HP/Compaq/Emachine motherboard, so it won't be as universally compatible as a retail off the shelf board.

You also need to make sure the PSU in the system can handle the additional load from the GPU.

I understand. But you are fairly certain that it'll work, yes?

I have a HP dps-320nb-1a 320 Watt PSU.

Overall, I have an HP Compaq 8200 Elite CMT Convertible Minitower, with 8GB of Ram (2 sticks of 4s), and Intel i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz.

This already has a ASUS GTX 750 1GB installed, but it's pretty much dead which is why I wanna replace the gpu. If that one worked, the 1050ti would too, wouldn't it?

Thanks.

 

[Eximo]

Yes, there are quite a few posts regarding this on the HP forums, not to mention you have found the EFI setting in the BIOS which confirms it is EFI compliant. Theoretically, you could run a brand new RTX3050 as well. Oddly the OEMs jumped on the EFI bandwagon a little earlier than most retail boards.

If you've been running a GTX750 (55W), then you shouldn't have too much trouble with a 1050Ti (75W). That extra load does mean a little extra heat on the PSU, so it will subtly shorten its remaining lifespan.

You are at the point of seriously needing to consider a replacement CPU/Motherboard/Ram/PSU/boot drive. You can pick up used 6th gen machine for a few hundred (with SSDs) Or build yourself a budget AMD rig for only a little more.

 

[wrathofliom63]

Yes, there are quite a few posts regarding this on the HP forums, not to mention you have found the EFI setting in the BIOS which confirms it is EFI compliant. Theoretically, you could run a brand new RTX3050 as well. Oddly the OEMs jumped on the EFI bandwagon a little earlier than most retail boards.

If you've been running a GTX750 (55W), then you shouldn't have too much trouble with a 1050Ti (75W). That extra load does mean a little extra heat on the PSU, so it will subtly shorten its remaining lifespan.

You are at the point of seriously needing to consider a replacement CPU/Motherboard/Ram/PSU/boot drive. You can pick up used 6th gen machine for a few hundred (with SSDs) Or build yourself a budget AMD rig for only a little more.

I'll look into building a new one, I already have a plan to actually, but that's after I'm done with school. For now though, I don't want something too over the top, just something which can survive another year or two and can run modern-ish games at 1080p, even at low settings. I believe the 1050Ti would be a good card for my situation.

Thanks for your insight tho!