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‎05-22-2020 04:08 PM

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Product: Pavilion Elite 190t
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have an older HP desktop (Pavilion Elite 190t.  BIOS dated 4/9/2010.  Intel Core i7, 3.3 GH.  The system has a Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 graphics card, which the system does not really utilize (yes, monitor displays go thru it and they work, but the graphics card gets no real work). The question is whether a new graphics card can work in this older system, and if so, what specs/cards should I look for?  TIA, Richard

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‎05-22-2020 04:38 PM

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Hi:

 

Nothing newer than a nVidia GT 6xx model will work in your PC since it has a legacy BIOS.

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‎05-22-2020 05:10 PM

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Paul,

Thank you!

Would "NVIDIA Quadro 600 by PNY 1GB DDR3 PCI Express Gen 2 x16 DVI-I DL and DisplayPort OpenGL, DirectX, CUDA, and OpenCL Professional Graphics Board, VCQ600-PB" fit that bill?

Richard

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‎05-22-2020 06:14 PM

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You're very welcome, Richard.

 

While I can't 100% guarantee it will work, it should, since it was introduced to market in December of 2010, which would mean it should work in a PC with a legacy BIOS such as your model has.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/quadro-600.c1318

 

To put it another way, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work.

 

Paul

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‎05-22-2020 07:01 PM

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Paul,

 

Again, many thanks. Thanks also for the link. We'll see where it goes.....  🙂

 

Richard

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‎05-22-2020 07:30 PM

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Anytime, Richard.

 

Glad to have been of assistance.

 

Please let us know if the Quadro 600 works in your PC's model series.

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‎05-29-2020 01:27 PM

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Paul,

 

I actually ended up going with an EVGA GeForce  GT 640, and it was recognized by the system and is getting some work. The original graphics card (a GT 260) was getting NO work (it was displaying images, but the CPU was doing all the work).

 

The 640 is no hot rod, but it is making a contribution. I had some minor cable rerouting issues, just to get physical clearance for the fan, and needed a new driver (thanks GeForce Experience!) but otherwise it was easy.

 

Thanks again for your guidance.

 

Richard

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‎05-29-2020 03:21 PM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance, and enjoy the improved graphics performance the GT 640 delivers.

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