Upgrading an HP Pavilion TP01-3003W (318K3AA)

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Forum:

Came across this rather remarkable HP Pavilion TP01-3003W Desktop PC (318K3AA) deal on eBay, and couldn't resist buying it for the price:

Link ("More than 10 available - 29 sold"): New HP Pavilion Computer Intel 12th Gen i3-12100 4.30GHz 8GB RAM 512GB SSD W11 | eBay.

This system is most definitely upgradeable -should be a fun upgrade project!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Community,

This item is now sold out ("Out of Stock") -apparently there were not "more than 10 available":

I got a UPS tracking number for shipment -but, quote: "UPS doesn’t have possession of the package yet."

Let's see how this plays out.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Forum,

The HP Pavilion TP01-3003W has been on its way at a horse and buggy's pace:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Community,

And there we go: the snow-white HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx (318K3AA) with the Reno motherboard (SSID: 89B5), arrived in excellent condition, and appears to be brand-new, including a matching white wireless HP keyboard and mouse combo:

Only deviation from HP's specs I can detect at the moment is that the Seller changed the i5-12400 to an i3-12100, but that was advertised as such.  I am still debating what processor upgrade I am going to install. Currently, I am drifting towards an i5-12600K/F (2.8 GHz up to 4.90 GHz, 10-Cores, 16-Threads, 125-watt TDP) because they are offered (eBay) for considerably less than the i7-12700K/F or the i9-12900K/F options.

This PC also came with an 500GB Western Digital PC SN530 M.2 NVMe SSD and one 8GB Kingston branded HP DDR4 3200 MHz (p/n: HP32D4U2S8MR-8) RAM stick.

This PC is powered by a 310-watt power supply with p/n: L08262-002.  Can be upgraded up to a 500-watt power supply.

[EDIT:] Preloaded with Windows 11 Home Edition.  Motherboard BIOS version: AMI F.12 (08/25/2022) --> updated to BIOS version F.25 (03/26/2024).

Preinstalled (M.2 Key A) Wi-Fi: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCIe Adapter 5GHz + Bluetooth 4.2.

The desktop is downloading/installing Windows updates and drivers and such.

Cool!

Going to eat dinner and I'll be back.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Forum,

All right, as usual a newly minted/loaded PC is saturated with bloatware.

So, I am uninstalling various apps.

Starting with:

Bonjour

Cortana

Dropbox Promotion

Duet Display

Energy Star

Express VPN

Family

Feedback Hub

HP QuickDrop

HP Smart

Mail and Calendar

Maps

McAfee

Microsoft News

Microsoft OneDrive

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft To Do

Microsoft Whiteboard

Movies & TV

People

Photos

Quick Assist

Remote Desktop Connection

Simple Solitaire

Solitaire Collection

Weather

Webadvisor by McAfee

Xbox

Xbox Live

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Community,

Ran Userbenchmark on this system for the first time:

Link: HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx Performance Results - UserBenchmark.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Community,

Upgraded this PC:

1.) Installed 2 x 16GB of Timetec DDR4 PC4-25600, 3200 MHz, Non-ECC, Non-XMP, Dual-Rank (2Rx8) UDIMM, 288-pin RAM sticks

2.) Installed 500-watt power supply with p/n: L77487-003 (L89233-001)

3.) Installed Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super 8GB

4.) Installed 500GB SK Hynix Gold S31 SATA SSD (secondary drive)

5.) Applied advanced system optimizations

Reran Userbenchmark showing substantial system performance improvements:

Link: HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx Performance Results - UserBenchmark.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Esteemed Forum,

What the heck, decided to purchase a well-priced i5-12600KF (10-Cores, 16-Threads, 2.80 GHz up to 4.90 GHz,125-watt TDP) via eBay:

Interestingly, not a single HP System Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx User in Userbenchmark has yet fitted a "K" or "KF" processor in their PC: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/HP-Pavilion-Desktop-TP01-3xxx/267158, so I'm breaking a little ground here, I suppose.

The Reno motherboard's (SSID: 89B5) specs suggests a firm 65-watt TDP processor ceiling:

I beg to differ!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Hi Forum,

Decided to change the graphics card from an RTX 2060 Super to an HP-branded RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6:

Reran the Userbenchmark tests.  Apparently, I must be doing something right, and I quote: "This PC is likely operated by a technical master!"

Without further ado, here we go:

Link: HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx Performance Results - UserBenchmark.

And my HP Pavilion TP01-3xxx upgrade PC project is already ranked at #2:

Link: UserBenchmark: HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-3xxx Compatible Components.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

Dear Forum,

In order to address the added heat an i5-12600KF (125-watt TDP processor) produces, I purchased a 125-watt TDP rated LGA1700 heatsink, with p/n: M78484-001:

LGA1700 CPU Cooler Option #2:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777