Upgrade RAM, Graphics card and hard drive

[Freddie_09]

I have a HP i5 2400, 4GB RAM, and standard hdd drive, I would like to upgrade the RAM and Graphics card and hard drive to be able to edit upto hi resolutions edits, graphic design and handle multiple operations at the sametime without being slow. Kindly advice will be compatible and make it faster. 

[SDH]

Freddie,

You give the processor and ram and drive type but don't tell us what HP computer it is in. Note that there are different form factors for some families. For example, the HP Elite 8300 Series has Small Form Factor (SFF), Convertible MiniTower (CMT), Microtower (MT), Ultra-Slim Desktop (USDT). You should be able to provide that from label(s) on the case top/side/bottom; even post pictures if you can.

This information makes a significant difference in getting accurate advice... those 4 use different parts and can take different upgrades.

EDIT: It looks like the Elite 8200/ Pro 6200 series used that processor. There are posts in here you can find via Google regarding upgrading those processors and business class computers. For sure you'd want to include a SATA SSD... huge benefit over your current HDD. It is quite easy to clone from a current SATA 3.5" HDD to a 2.5" form factor SATA SSD. There are nice HP 3.5-to-2.5-inch adapters you can find via eBay to shift to the smaller SSD form factors. Look there at 654540-002 and 654540-001. My recall is that those computers top out at SATAII speeds but any SATAIII SSD should be backwards compatible in the computer. I personally like the Intel 545s ones plus the later Samsung Evo or Pro ones, 500GB size is good and a bit faster. In the newer generations the NVMe M.2 SSDs are very nice but they are not compatible with the BIOS in those older computers. Paul T here has posted about getting W11 running on some of these legacy computers... excellent technique.