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c1nar88gg55 · ‎03-10-2022

Hi, I have a gaming pc, and I want to upgrade it soon. I think I can upgrade to this one (Asus GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC V2 HDMI 3xDP 12GB), but the thing is that I don't know if it will go in. This PC has a Width of 155.4 mm, a Depth of 307 mm, and a height of 337.4 mm. It's kinda small and this graphics card has a Width of 3.8 cm, a Depth of 20 cm, and a height of 12.3 cm. Will this upgrade work? If I buy a newer one in the future which Width, Depth, and height is the maximum for the PC to upgrade a graphics card?

Prométhée · ‎03-11-2022

hi

Sorry @c1nar88gg55 but check

https://www.asus.com/fr/Motherboards-Components/Graphics-Cards/Dual/DUAL-RTX3060-O12G/techspec/

Recommended power supply 650W for this one

https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c06678111

you have 400 W Smart AC power adapter

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/TP01-1042-PSU-Upgrade-Baker-MB/...

max could be 500w only

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itsmyname · ‎03-10-2022

@c1nar88gg55 -- If I buy a newer one in the future, what Width, Depth, and height is the maximum for the PC to upgrade a graphics card?

is this your computer: HP Pavilion Gaming - TG01-1056no Product Specifications | HP® Customer Support

From these specifications, it seems possible that your computer meets Microsoft's requirements to install Windows 11, sometime between now and October 2025, when Microsoft will terminate support for Windows 10.

So, any high-end graphics adapter should work in your current computer, for a long time, and it should work for your "next" computer.

This PC has a Width of 155.4 mm, a Depth of 307 mm, and a height of 337.4 mm.

This card has a Width of 3.8 cm, a Depth of 20 cm, and a height of 12.3 cm.

Will this upgrade work?

It depends. The card you suggest is "double-wide".

On your motherboard, if you insert it into the long PCIe "x16" socket,

the card will likely block access to the adjacent PCIe "x1" socket.

So, if you are using that "x1" socket, the card will not fit, unless your motherboard has a second "x1" socket, that you can use.

A height of 12.3 cm will fit into a "fullsize" computer case, but not into a "slim" case, and probably not into a SFF ("small form factor") case.

At 20 cm, the non-connector end of the card should not physically touch anything, but you need to measure from the "spine" of any add-in PCIe card along the direction of the "x16" slot, to check that it will fit.

So, do some measuring, before you purchase the card.

Prométhée · ‎03-11-2022

hi