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amethystia · ‎04-02-2017

Greetings all!

I just got this slightly used HP z210 CMT workstation. It came with this NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 video card. I like that it provides a dual DisplayPort for my HDMI monitor, but it's not good for gaming.

This is the video card I'd like to purchase, considering my budget: GeForce GTX 1050.

If anyone could take a look, please, and kindly tell me whether the specs of this computer are compatible with the latter card, such as power supply (240W), HDMI support, etc?

I'm reading that the heatsink on the GeForce card is rather large. Will it fit into the workstation?

And if it's just not compatible, is there a similar video card that will work instead?

wb2001 · ‎04-02-2017

@amethystia,

Thank you for a very through inquiry. The links were much appreciated.

It was amusing, the slightly used comment. Those units are circa 2011.

First thing is to verify the BIOS. Go here. Is it BIOS or UEFI.

If you do have BIOS (I suspect from the 2011 date) your stuck with it. Not possible to go UEFI.

Second, understand that you can only use LOW Profile cards. See the Expansion slots on your own link.

Third, the GTX 1050 is a full height card at 4.38". Low Profile is approx 2.5". See here.

BTW - the GTX 1050 is also UEFI.

As for cards that match heigth and power, see again your nice link. Those cards are for that unit.

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wb2001 · ‎04-02-2017

@amethystia,

Thank you for a very through inquiry. The links were much appreciated.

It was amusing, the slightly used comment. Those units are circa 2011.

First thing is to verify the BIOS. Go here. Is it BIOS or UEFI.

If you do have BIOS (I suspect from the 2011 date) your stuck with it. Not possible to go UEFI.

Second, understand that you can only use LOW Profile cards. See the Expansion slots on your own link.

Third, the GTX 1050 is a full height card at 4.38". Low Profile is approx 2.5". See here.

BTW - the GTX 1050 is also UEFI.

As for cards that match heigth and power, see again your nice link. Those cards are for that unit.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.

HP z210 CMT owner. Would like to switch to this GeForce video card. Will it be compatible?

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