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[ANIRBAN885]

HI everyone,

I have got this HP Desktop PC 190-0000a model PC from my cousin.
Product number:4YR37AA#ACJ

Its has an i3 8100 processor with Hp 8526 motherboard, 4 gm ram, 256gb

Please help me with the following questions, i would be grateful.

1> I have 4 gb ram installed, can i add another 8 gb along with this 4 gb? if yes then what should be the exact specification of the ram?

2> What are the various Graphics card that are supported to me device? (also DDR3 or DDR graphics is suuported for my system?)

3> What are the various processors that i can upgrade to ?

4> Can i add one more HDD or SSD along with the current 256gb? what is the max specification i can upgrade to?

5> my cabinet is compact and small, if i add agraphics card, do i need additional fans or cooling components?

eagery awaiting your reply!

[NonSequitur777]

@ANIRBAN885,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

Your HP Desktop - 190-0301il (4YR37AA) as fitted with an Intel Core processor, has only one RAM slot. In other words, you cannot add an additional RAM stick.

You can install up to one 16GB DDR4 PC4-21300, 2666 MHz, Non-ECC, UDIMM, 288-pin RAM stick.

Your PC is fitted with a smaller-sized, proprietary 180-watt power supply, and I am not aware of any form-fitting power supply upgrades for this PC.  This means that the best you can do is a low-profile GT 1030, Nvidia Quadro P620, or the more expensive Dell AMD Radeon RX 6500 or the Dell AMD Radeon RX 6300.

Your PC has two SATA data ports, so you can have a total of two SATA SSD/HDD drives.  There is no limit/ceiling to the drive's capacity, but I would recommend SSDs (solid state drives) because they use less power, and they operate markedly faster than the legacy 'spinning drives' (HDDs).

The graphics cards I referenced are low power, so I wouldn't worry about thermals.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ANIRBAN885]

Thanks for your insight!
just a quick question:

Can i use a GT 610 2GB DDR 3

or a GT 740 4 GB DDR 3 ?

Which one will be better (these two options fits my budget) paired with a 16gb ram stick?

[NonSequitur777]

@ANIRBAN885,

Your HP Desktop - 190-0301il only fits DDR4 UDIMM RAM, such as a single 16GB Adata (p/n: AD4U266616G19) DDR4, 2666 MHz, UDIMM RAM stick like this HP Desktop 190-0xxx user shows: HP Desktop 190-0xxx Performance Results - UserBenchmark.

Your question suggests that you got two RAM slots, but all available information tells me that your motherboard with p/n: L32819-601 "Motherboard - ASSY, MBD, PrincetonC Intel CFL+H370, WIN" with SSID: 8526 only has, like I mentioned in my previous message, only one (1) RAM slot: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/AewAAOSwzFhkEChA/s-l1600.webp.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777