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‎03-21-2017 08:01 PM

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Product: HP ENVY h8-1485ea
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to upgrade my Graphics card and need to know which PCIe slots the motherboard has.

Thanks for any help or adivce.

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‎03-21-2017 08:56 PM

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@SkylineGTRpro,

It actually depends on the CPU chip. See here.

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‎03-21-2017 08:56 PM

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@SkylineGTRpro,

It actually depends on the CPU chip. See here.

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‎03-21-2017 09:03 PM - edited ‎03-21-2017 09:06 PM

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Thank you very much, that is a very useful page 🙂

So i now have another question... as it goes.

 

 

What do I need to look for if I wanted to upgrade the PSU ?

 

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‎03-21-2017 09:13 PM

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@SkylineGTRpro,

There are 4 slots, the longest is the PCIE x 16 graphic slot. According to specs, it has a GT640 card residing in the slot. The PSU is 460W.  What card do you imagine, and why?  A specific game ?  Also, what CPU chip do you have?

 

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‎03-21-2017 09:30 PM - edited ‎03-21-2017 09:39 PM

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I would like to upgrade to a GTX 1080 ti because I am lead to believe its the best card out at the moment that I can afford.

The reason I need a upgrade is that I have a 4K monitor and while the GTX 960 I have is fine for most things, it will not game well in 4K so im usually running at 2K or under in games.

 

I have the i7-3770 ivy bridge.

@wb2001

 

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‎03-22-2017 11:12 AM - edited ‎03-22-2017 11:15 AM

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Be sure to research any card,  the GTX 1080Ti, and it's silbing the GTX 1080 can be quite large. Also do your research on the exact model, search for XXX named card problems. 

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Guide-for-Selecting-a-Discrete-...

 

I just went the GTX1080 route, and 4K monitor. I can not state publically what I bought.

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‎03-22-2017 12:03 PM

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Thanks for the advice.

Ive been doing a little research and I may need to upgrade my PSU, considering an EVGA G3 650w.

 

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