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‎01-15-2019 06:12 PM - edited ‎01-15-2019 06:21 PM

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Product: Hpe H9-1187
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Hello all. I'v recently gotten more interested into PC these days, and wanted to get into some gaming. The PC I have is a HP Pavilion HPE h9-1187 Phoenix Desktop PC, with a Nvidia Gt530. This was a pre built PC purchased years ago. I'm a complete noob at PC hardware upgrading and wanted to know if I'm able to upgrade the graphics card to something more powerful. Perhaps also gaining insight from experienced individuals on how to look into/ select the correct compatible graphics cards in the future without needing to make a post.

Complete Specs:
Windows 7 64bit Home Premium

Motherboard: Pegatron 2AD5

i7 3770 @ 3.40ghz

10gb ddr3 ram

GeForce GT530

 

 

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‎01-15-2019 07:46 PM

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@Telephone, welcome to the forum.

 

The problem you will have is, the newer video cards require UEFI in the motherboard instead of a standard/Legacy BIOS.  HP didn't begin using UEFI until mid-October, 2012.  Your computer was released in June, 2012.  So, it is doubtful that you have UEFI.  The last series of cards to not require UEFI were the GTX 660/670's.  I suggest choosing a manufacturer and contacting their Tech Support for help with choosing the best card for your system.  I like EVGA products.  Their Tech Support is always very helpfu.

 

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