Angelica compatible graphic cards

[LHatter82]

Does anyone have a list or know  what graphic cards that are compatible with M3970AM-HP(Angelica)?  I'm currently using Asus Radeon HD 7770 Ghz card and Corsair CX600M PSU.  I already know the R series and 700 series and up are not compatible.  I want upgrade to HD 7800 or 7900 series card.

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

There isn't a list of compatible graphics cards other than what HP may have for the "configure-to-order" models using the same motherboard and BIOS levels.

What BIOS level is your PC running?  It must be version 7 or the NVIDIA 7xx models would have worked.

I suggest that you consider the following graphics cards that will work with a 300 watt power supply. Look for models that do not require an auxillary 6 pin power connector.

MSI NVIDIA GTX N750 TI and the MSI GTX N750 TF . Be sure to get the exact model.

ZOTAC also has a NVIDIA 750 model and this NVIDIA 750 model that are compatible back to PCI-E version 1.1. All of Zotac's NVIDIA 750 models are advertised as backwards compatible to 1.1.

The reality is that there is no a guarantee that any particular graphics card will work in any particular PC even if the graphics card works in other PCs or even the same or similar model PCs.  Know what the return policy is before you buy.

[LHatter82]

Bios version 7.16

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 didn't work. It turns on and stops at the blue HP start up screen.

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

Many of the NVIDIA 7xx graphics cards will not run with a HP version 7 BIOS with some exceptions.

The EVGA 660 TI would be an excellent choice.

[LHatter82]

so i would be better off with gtx 600 series card? can i try running 680?

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

You can try the GTX 680 if it matches up with your power supply. Do some internet research on the GTX 680 and see what issues have been reported.

[Guiduf]

Hi,

I try to install aEVGA GeForce GTX 950, and it didn't work. It turns on, beep two time and stops at the blue HP start up screen.

I have uninstall it and install 3 times, still don't work.

Is there any thing I can do, so it could work.

h8-1234

AMD FX(tm)-6120 Six Core Processor 3.50 GHz

10 GG (RAM)

Mother board : HP Angelica Rev:1.2

I changed the power supply for more Watt and to get the 6 pin supply.

Thanks

[LHatter82 · Accepted solution]

Guiduf,

any gpus from gtx 7xx and up, along with their amd equivalent, will not work with that motherboard. need bios version 8 or newer for the newer cards to work and hp is not going to release a new bios update for that motherboard. at the most i would recommend nvidia gtx 670 since that's the biggest card that will fit the case. if you want to run a newer card you would have to get a whole new computer. a motherboard swap is essentially the same thing and requires formatting the hard drive to accept the new motherboard.

[Guiduf]

Thank you LHatter84 for the info, I should have read that before bye a new card and power supply. 

[LHatter82]

look on the bright side: you got an excuse to build your own computer, which is what i ended up doing.