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‎08-17-2018 01:37 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion - 570-p004nv
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi i just wanna know if i could upgrade my gpu since 2gb vram isn't that much.

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‎08-17-2018 03:48 PM

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I am not an HP employee nor do I have extended knowledge of that PC but it would seem to reason that a graphics card of the same family - GTX 1050 with 4GB memory should work.  However, that PC only has 180w power supply, so that would be a major concern.  It might not be possible as the model installed in there now is a special card made for that situation.

Just an FYI - I found a comparison of the GTX 1050 2GB vs GTX 1050 4GB and they both use the same watts 75w.

https://www.windowscentral.com/nvidia-gtx-1050-vs-gtx-1050-ti

 

Also, the power requirements of the card recommend a 300w power supply, so I do not know how that PC can manage that.


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‎08-17-2018 03:48 PM

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I am not an HP employee nor do I have extended knowledge of that PC but it would seem to reason that a graphics card of the same family - GTX 1050 with 4GB memory should work.  However, that PC only has 180w power supply, so that would be a major concern.  It might not be possible as the model installed in there now is a special card made for that situation.

Just an FYI - I found a comparison of the GTX 1050 2GB vs GTX 1050 4GB and they both use the same watts 75w.

https://www.windowscentral.com/nvidia-gtx-1050-vs-gtx-1050-ti

 

Also, the power requirements of the card recommend a 300w power supply, so I do not know how that PC can manage that.


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‎08-17-2018 03:54 PM

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I mean I can still get a better power supply aswell. And if it doesn't fit i can just get a new case.

Still. thank you very much

 

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‎08-17-2018 04:21 PM

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Changing the power supply is what is usually recommended when attempting to improve the graphics card.  Caution - verify that the present location and dimensions will accommodate a standard power supply.


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