Can I add a second graphics card to my TE01-1175xt? (plus cpu upgrade question)

[J_Egan]

Hey there.

I've been wanting to upgrade the processor and add a second graphics card to my machine, but I'm not sure if that's possible to do. I have an HP Envy TE01-1175xt tower running a dual-boot setup of Windows 11 and Ubuntu 21.10, with an i7 processor and a Geforce GTX 1660 Super. I want to add a second graphics card, a GTX 1660 Super or better, and replace the i7 with an i9.

Can I add a second graphics card and replace the CPU with a better one?

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It is not possible to add a second graphics card. Your MB has one PCIe  x16 slot.

Your MB only supports the following processors:

A i7-10700 would be the best CPU upgrade.

Regards

[banhien]

@J_Egan 

It specs

       https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c06638240

1. CPU: It has Intel® Core™ i7-10700 (2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.7 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores) now. You can upgrade/downgrade to the following processors

• TDP: up to 65 W
• Socket type: LGA 1200
• Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

  Processor	TDP
  Intel Core i5-10400 (Comet Lake-S) 2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.3 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 12 MB L3 cache, 6 cores	65 W
  Intel Core i5-10400F (Comet Lake-S) 2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.3 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 12 MB L3 cache, 6 cores	65 W
  Intel Core i7-10700 (Comet Lake-S) 2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.8 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores	65 W
  Intel Core i7-10700F (Comet Lake-S) 2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.8 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores	65 W
  Intel Core i3-10100 (Comet Lake-S) 3.6 GHz base frequency, up to 4.3 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 6 MB L3 cache, 4 cores	65 W
  Intel Celeron G5900 (Comet Lake-S) 3.4 GHz base frequency, 2 MB L3 cache, 2 cores	58 W
  Intel Pentium G6400 (Comet Lake-S) 4.0 GHz base frequency, 4 MB L2 cache, 2 cores	58 W

2. Adding second video card: As you can see it has Two M.2 expansion slots (1 x PCIe x16 and 1 x PCIe x1) but ONLY one is suitable for a video card it already has NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6 dedicated) therefore you can't add more.

You can upgrade to a better card but please bear in mind it only has 400 W Platinum efficiency power supply therefore it won't have enough power to high performance card.

Regards.

[Prométhée]

Hi

https://support.hp.com/ph-en/document/c06696085

Intel® Core™ i7-10700 (2.9 GHz base frequency, up to 4.7 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 16 MB L3 cache, 8 cores)

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6 dedicated)

400 W Platinum efficiency power supply

Internal Storage

256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

Keep your original processor, it should be sufficient, for many tasks

possibly, as indicated, see for a better graphics card, it may be difficult to replace it, see if this helps for the power supply box

Power Supply Cross Reference for specific models

TP01-1042 PSU Upgrade (Baker MB) - HP Support Community - 8225805

possibly the small m2 SSD can be a problem, see if you want to replace it instead of the processor!

search for example here

https://support.hp.com/ph-en/product/hp-envy-desktop-pc-te01-1000i/32480777/product-info

HP ENVY Desktop TE01-1700ng PC Product Specifications

NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 SUPER™ (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated)

400 W Smart AC power adapter

It will be necessary to check according to the manufacturer's requirements of the model found!

[J_Egan]

Understood.

On an unrelated topic, is it possible to add a TV tuner card or other accessory next to the mobo? Just curious.

[Grzwacz]

@J_Egan.

You have a PCIe x1 slot on the MB. So an PCIe x1 TV tuner card may work. There are also USB options.

I have been streaming content for a long time so I have not really looked at PC TV tuner options for years. Then you have local Cable TV encryption to conquer. You will probably have to rent another Cable Co. box.

Start a new thread to get the best responses.

Regards

[J_Egan]

Noted.

And would it be possible to replace the DVD writer on this model with a Blu-Ray writer? Again, just curious.

Thanks in advance.

[Grzwacz]

Hi,

You would need something like this (Link) or a similar part. HP does not provide a Blu-Ray writer option at purchase. A HP component would be the best option.

I can't verify this will work with your PC. This component is not cheap. 

You can look at external USB 3.0 Blu-Ray burners. This gives you the function minus installation compatibility issues associated with internal drives.

Regards