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‎04-23-2016 01:26 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion p6207c
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Hi I was thinking of upgrading to a R9 270 Gigabyte Windforce GPU, and the powe supply need is a 500 watt and im at half that. Was wondering how to go about upgrading the psu.

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‎04-24-2016 09:08 AM - edited ‎04-24-2016 09:12 AM

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Hi @enimen2,

I hope you enjoy your visit to the HP Support Forums. I understand you are have questions about upgrading the power supply and video card. I will be glad to help you.

 

I looked at the specs for the motherboard and the video card.  The motherboard only supports PCI E 1 and the video card is PCI E 3.0.  The video card will fit in the slot but will only run at PCI E 1 speeds.

 

I know this ios not what you wish to hear, you still can upgrade the video card and the power supply but will not improve the performance.

 

Please keep me informed of how things went. 

If you require further assistance, let me know and I will gladly do all I can to help you.

Please let me know if this resolves the issue by marking this post as "Accept as Solution".
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Thanks.

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‎04-24-2016 09:08 AM - edited ‎04-24-2016 09:12 AM

HP Recommended

Hi @enimen2,

I hope you enjoy your visit to the HP Support Forums. I understand you are have questions about upgrading the power supply and video card. I will be glad to help you.

 

I looked at the specs for the motherboard and the video card.  The motherboard only supports PCI E 1 and the video card is PCI E 3.0.  The video card will fit in the slot but will only run at PCI E 1 speeds.

 

I know this ios not what you wish to hear, you still can upgrade the video card and the power supply but will not improve the performance.

 

Please keep me informed of how things went. 

If you require further assistance, let me know and I will gladly do all I can to help you.

Please let me know if this resolves the issue by marking this post as "Accept as Solution".
To simply say thanks, click the Thumbs up below! 🙂

 

Thanks.

Tardis40
I work on behalf of HP
Please click Accept as Solution if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
Click Kudos Thumbs Up on the right to say “Thanks” for helping!
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‎04-24-2016 06:10 PM

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ok thank you!

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