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‎11-07-2017 11:01 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion a1228d
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)

Hi! I want to speed up my old HP Pavilion a1228d desktop so I can use it for online tutoring via Skype. Have upgraded the memory cards a long time ago.

 

Now would like to step up some more by adding a graphics (video) card into one of the PCI expansion slots of the motherboard (MSI MS-7174HP [Compaq name: Graphite-GL8E] with integrated GMA 900 Graphics of up to 128MB dynamic video memory).

 

What are the chances of this idea working, and if it is a plausible one, what would the specs for this kind of graphics card be like? I don't have enough budget to buy another computer at the moment.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

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‎11-08-2017 03:11 PM

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Hi,

 

Your PC is so old that it barely shows up on any of the HP support servers.  Save your money and buy a new PC.

 

However, it's possible to install an older graphics card into the PCI-e version 1 slot and make it work.

HP ENVY 6055, >Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, quad NVMe drives 4K screen, NVIDIA 3080 10GB

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‎11-08-2017 03:11 PM

HP Recommended

Hi,

 

Your PC is so old that it barely shows up on any of the HP support servers.  Save your money and buy a new PC.

 

However, it's possible to install an older graphics card into the PCI-e version 1 slot and make it work.

HP ENVY 6055, >Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, quad NVMe drives 4K screen, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
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