HP Pavilion 590-p0041cb CPU upgrade ?'s

[KeithB5]

My CPU is AMD Ryzen5-2400G (Raven Ridge) 3.6 GHz, 4 cores/8 threads which has an integrated graphics card.  I want to upgrade to AMD Ryzen7-2700 (Pinnacle Ridge) 8 cores/16 threads, but it looks like this CPU doesn't have an integrated graphics card with it.  So, my first question is: is there already an integrated graphics card on the sunflower motherboard?  Second, if there is not, then is there a graphics card that would work with the supplied power supply of 310w.  Lastly, I have a GTX 1660 super 8gb GPU which requires 450w.  But the problem is, I can't find a power supply with enough watts that fits inside the small Pavilion 590 case.  Any suggestions on a power supply that would fit the case and have enough watts for the GTX 1660 Super?

Cost is a major issue for me right now, so I am trying to make a few upgrades instead of purchasing a new computer.  I already added a 1TB M.2 SSD which I got from a friend.  My computer came with 8 GB of RAM, and I added a 16GB stick of RAM in the second open RAM slot. 

I am making these upgrades to improve my gaming performance on this computer.  Any cost-effective suggestions to improve gaming performance on this computer system would be appreciated.  Thanks.

[NonSequitur777]

@KeithB5,

Welcome to our HP community forum!

You have come to the right place with your questions.

Your HP Pavilion 590-p0041cb (3LC23AA) as fitted with the Sunflower motherboard (SSID: 8433), was not sold with a discrete graphics card, and you are correct: a Ryzen 7 2700 does not have integrated graphics.

Btw, a GTX 1660 Super (TDP: 125-watt) requires a minimum 300-watt power supply, but that is chancing it, besides the point that your 310-watt power supply likely doesn't have an 8-pin PCIe power cable needed for a GTX 1660 Super. I would strongly recommend a power supply upgrade. Fortunately, there is a 400-watt power supply with p/n: L04618-800 (alternate: 942332-003) which can be purchased online such as this $59 purchase option via a trusted eBay Seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/156195818397?_nkw=HP+L04618-800&epid=3038039156&itmmeta=01J66B4VCECDXK1JMP8....

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[KeithB5]

NonSequitur777,  thanks for the info on 400w power supply.  It was a great price.  I have another question about CPU.  I found the motherboard spec's page.  It said that AMD Ryzen 7 2700 works for this motherboard.  However, after more research I found that Ryzen 7 3700x is the upgraded version of R 7 2700.  Since socket type is the same (AM4) and power is the same (65w) and several other general specifications are the same, Would Ryzen 7 3700x work with the Sunflower motherboard?

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@KeithB5,

You would think a Ryzen 7 3700X (Zen2) would be compatible with your Zen+ motherboard, but it appears that HP has not provided a BIOS update to make that happen.  I checked here amongst almost 2,000 HP System Pavilion Desktop 590-p0xxx Users, and not one of them shows up with a Zen2 processor.

You could try, the worst that would happen are some angry BIOS beeps and a black (or BSOD) screen...

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777