HP ENVY 700-010XT & NEW VIDEO CARD

[Octto]

Hello & Happy New year to All,

I have a HP ENVY 700-010XT and a GeForce GTX 1060 video card.  No problems installing it but this video card requires power to be supplied though a PCI-e 6pin power input.    There are no 6pin power plug inside computer.  (image of 6pin pci-e plug I seek: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachments/pcie6-2-jpg.57637/  ).  Is there a way to tap, or convert from the power calbes that exist in the computer into a 6pin pci-e plug ?

Many thans,

Octto

[wb2001]

@Octto,

Your inquiry is an excellent example of a quandry.  Lack of information.

Here are the various specs your computer had available.  In these specs you will note different power supplies (PSU), and various optional graphic cards (GPU).  Some of those cards do require a 6 pin PCIE power plug.  In your entry description, you mentioned WIN 7.   That unit was issued with WIN 8. (WIN 8 has UEFIvBIOS, which is compatible with the GTX1060 , as the GTX1060 is also UEFI).  That said, you should answer the following.

1) What PSU is in that unit?  You need a 600W PSU to run the GTX1060.  Although the GTX1060 is rated for a 400W PSU, it draws 120W.  The typical PSU used in the HP builds do not sustain full power loads.

2) Did you have a previous GPU installed? If so, what card?  In the list, the GTX660 is a 6 pin powered card, rated at 140W, and listed for a 450W PSU.

3) If you have the 600W PSU, then an adapter should work. If not, get a Corsair CX600 PSU.

[Octto]

Hello wb2001,

Thank you for your very quick reply.

My ENVY 700 has a 300W PSU uATX PSU  😞

I am willing to purchase a 600W PSU unit if it required for the GTX 1060.  

Will the Corsair CX600 PSU be able to connect and power the devices the HP 700 originally came with ?

My ENVY 700 was originally purchased with a GeForce GT 640 installed video card.

The GTX 1060 was a generous gift and I don't mind spending $$ to make it work.

Thank you,

Octto

[wb2001 · Accepted solution]

@Octto,

Now I am puzzled. The GT640 is a April 2012 release, and is BIOS (Legacy).

What I  want you to do is run this program to verify it's either BIOS or UEFI.  I am still pondering the WIN 7 you stated, versus the WIN 8 listed on the support page.

If its' verified as UEFI, then get Corsair CX600.  It is an exact fit, correct cables.

[Octto]

@wb2001

Thank you for your patience.

I appreciate the time you have taken to help me out.

Regarding the program to verify it's either BIOS or UEFI:

a)   there was not a setupact.log file

b) using msinfo32, it stated:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name HOME
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model 700-010xt
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date AMI 8.18, 3/18/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Home\Parents
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 8.18 GB
Total Virtual Memory 31.7 GB
Available Virtual Memory 23.8 GB
Page File Space 15.9 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

I also ran an application called speccy.exe (3rd party software) and got the following:

• Motherboard
  Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION
  Model 2AD5
  Version 1.00
  Chipset Vendor Intel
  Chipset Model Ivy Bridge
  Chipset Revision 09
  Southbridge Vendor Intel
  Southbridge Model Z75
  Southbridge Revision 04
  System Temperature 28 °C
  • BIOS
    Brand AMI
    Version 8.18
    Date 3/18/2013
  • Voltage
    +3.3V 3.312 V
    CPU CORE 1.032 V
    VIN2 2.080 V
    VIN3 2.223 V
    VSB3V 3.264 V
    CMOS BATTERY 3.280 V

Thank you,

Octto