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[Bogdan41]

Greetings everyone

    I want to upgrade my video card on my stationary but i`m kinda lost with what will be compatible with my main board. I will leave bellow motherboard specs and if anyone can give me an answer will be higly appreciated.

Manufacturer HP

Model 8437 (U3E1)

Version 1.3

Chipset Vendor Intel

Chipset Model Coffee Lake

Chipset Revision 07

Southbridge Vendor Intel

Southbridge Model Z370

Southbridge Revision 00

System Temperature 33 °C

BIOS

Brand AMI

Version F.51

Date 10/12/2019

Voltage

+12V 0.000 V

+5V 0.000 V

+3.3V 0.000 V

3VSB 0.000 V

VCCIN 0.000 V

PCH 0.000 V

DRAM 0.000 V

PCI Data

Slot PCI

Slot Type PCI

Slot Usage In Use

Data lanes x16

Slot Designation PCI-Express

Characteristics 3.3V, PME

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

@Bogdan41 , welcome to the Community.

Here are the Motherboard Specifications for you computer.  If you look at the section titled "Expansion Slots" it shows the following:  Two PCI Express x16 physical slots (Gen 3.0), each slot with x8 bus lanes.  nVidia video cards require x8 bus lanes, but AMD cards can run on either x4 or x8 bus lanes.  They will lose a bit of performance, but not much.  Also, here is a HP Knowledge Base article that will explain what to consider when adding or upgrading a video card.  Once you have read the article you will have a better idea of what will be compatible with your motherboard.

Since I don't know the wattage of power supply unit (PSU), I can't actually recommend a video card.  Most cards require a minimum PSU of 500W to 700W to run properly.  You can determine the wattage of your PSU by reading the label on it.

Please click the "Yes" button if my reply was helpful and "Accept as Solution" if your problem is Solved!!

[Bogdan41]

    Thank you for your time and answer. My  PSU is at 300W so i understand i need to change it. Thing that remains to be figured at the moment if it is possible since my PC was bought as a prebuilt product,and some infos  i got from other people said that is possible in this prebuilt  units to not be able to change the PSU.

     Sp i`ll have to figure out if i can change it or not.

Thank you again for your time

[old_geekster]

Thank you for the additional information, @Bogdan41!

There is a 24-pin ATX power connector.  So, you can use any standard ATX PSU that will fit into the space provided for it.  Measure the current PSU and compare those measurements to the one that you choose.  Here is an example of what will work.  The PSU in my example is fully modular.  This allows you use only the cables that are absolutely necessary.  If you don't want to buy this PSU it will give you an idea of what to buy.

[Bogdan41]

   Thank you mate for your time and help. Greatly appreciated.

CPU

Intel Core i5 8400 @ 2.80GHz 41 °C

Coffee Lake 14nm Technology

RAM

16,0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1333MHz (16-18-18-39)

Motherboard

HP 8437 (U3E1) 30 °C

Graphics

ED320QR (1920x1080@144Hz)

3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (HP) 31 °C

Storage

931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA ) 28 °C

119GB SAMSUNG MZVLW128HEGR-000H1 (Unknown (SSD))

Optical Drives

hp HLDS DVDRW GUD1N

Audio

Realtek High Definition Audio

   Dunno if this are the infos you need for further reccomendations regarding an PSU. I just know that when i bought it in the promo was written HP Omen.....if that info also helps :).

     Thank you again for your time

[old_geekster]

Hello @Bogdan41,

If you click on the word "example" in my previous post you will see a PSU that should be compatible with your motherboard.  Just follow the instructions that I provided to assure it will fit.

[Bogdan41]

Checked it ,and  i will measure as you said.....and took a look at the prices for that model  here in Denmark where i live.. More expensive here,but than again..everything is more expensive here :)))).

     Thank you again for your support and time and i wish you all the best and a happy new year.

[old_geekster]

@Bogdan41 

Thank you for the best wishes for the New Year!  Happy New Year to your family and you, also.

I don't normally get personal in my responses, but I wanted to say that my maternal grandfather was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1880.  So, I am very Danish!!

[Bogdan41]

I want to bother you with just one more question...will this one be also suitable for my motherboard?  As i see has all the same spec just that iis in 650w.

CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Power Supply - 650W 80 PLUS Gold (fcomputer.dk)

[old_geekster]

Yes, it should be fine!  If the wattage is enough to run the video card that you choose.