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‎04-21-2018 06:14 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion HPE h8-1210
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Recently I was able to purchase a used HP PC off facebook buy and sell. I am going to be using the PC for an arcade cabinet build, but I am looking into upgrading the current GPU to some older GPU's I have. I'm not worried about space since I will be mounting components on a wood backing. Below are the specs of the machine so far.

 

  • AMD FX-6100 3.3 GHz (3.9 GHz turbo) CPU
  • 10 GB DDR3-1333 RAM
  • Nvidia GeForce GT 520 GPU
  • Gigabyte M3970AM-HP (Angelica)
  • 1.5TB HDD
  • Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS
  • 300W PSU

Below are Links to 2 old GPU's I have.

XFX Radeon HD 6870: https://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/desktop/6000/6870

XFX Radeon HD 5750: https://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/desktop/5000/5750

Here is a link to HP PC: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03157555

 

I understand I will need a new PSU, but I want to make sure 1 of the 2 cards will at least work with the HP BIOS before spending money on a new PSU.

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‎04-21-2018 06:34 PM

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@codyrv32,

The HD 5750 draws 86 W, the HD 6870 draws 150W.  Both are compliant with WIN 7 Legacy BIOS because both were manufactured prior to 2012.   I would suggest a Corsair CX600 PSU.  It owuld have the proper size and cabling for either.

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‎04-21-2018 06:34 PM

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@codyrv32,

The HD 5750 draws 86 W, the HD 6870 draws 150W.  Both are compliant with WIN 7 Legacy BIOS because both were manufactured prior to 2012.   I would suggest a Corsair CX600 PSU.  It owuld have the proper size and cabling for either.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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