Can I upgrade the HP Pavilion 590-p0117cb?

[Escobar720]

Hey there, I'm trying to see if I can help my nepehw upgrade his pc ( HP Pavilion 590-p0117cb )to something he can play games on. He wants a new pc but this one seems perfectly fine other than a few things. The CPU is an 8th(8400) gen i5 which is good enough I think, but I was wondering if I could change the motherboard? Or is that too much? I don't know too much about how to do this but I've tried to read up on it. I was hoping to get a GTX 1050ti gpu and be good with the psu. And I was also hoping to add another 8gb of ram. I think that would improve it drastically but I'm unsure.

[Prométhée · Accepted solution]

Hello
for memory:

HP Pavilion 590-p0117cb Product Specifications

Memory

8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)

• Dual channel memory architecture
• Two DDR4 UDIMM (288-pin) sockets
• Supports up to PC4-21300 (DDR4 2666)
• Supports 4 GB and 8 GB DDR4 UDIMMs
• Supports up to 4 GB on 32-bit systems

  note:

  32-bit systems cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory.

• Supports up to 32 GB (with two 16 GB modules) and 16 GB (with two 8 GB modules) on 64-bit computers

  note:

  Maximum memory shown reflects the capability of the hardware and can be limited further in the operating system.

310 W Gold efficiency power supply

it will be necessary to check the recommended power supply for the graphics card and if additional connectors required and in place.
Otherwise it may be necessary to replace the power supply, but it may be complicated!
You have a pc here same motherboard:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-590-p0000-desktop-pc-series/19390500/document/c0604...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB)

Total power consumption: 120 W

External power cable: One 2x3 (6 pin)

or

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-590-p0000-desktop-pc-series/19390500/document/c0617...

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB GDDR5 dedicated)

another models :

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-590-p0000-desktop-pc-series/19390500/product-info

[wb2001]

@Escobar720,

Rather than disappoint your nephew:

1) Games have requirements. Please list 2 of the desired games. No sense making an upgrade that would fail.

Would work: Monster Hunter: World System 

Exceeds your system  Resident Evil : Biohazard 2 RE:

Try a few game titles and get the requirements, it will test your machine and report back.

My spreadsheet lists 590 series LINCS board tested with 400W L04618-800,  which has a PCIEx16   6+2 plug.