Upgrading the GPU

[NonSequitur777]

@ComfyDragon,

You are welcome -glad I can contribute!

Yea, upgrade incrementally, that is a good idea. I don't have anything to add/suggest regarding your screen issue: could be caused by a number of things.

Speaking about CPU heatsinks, your HP ENVY Desktop TE01-2250xt (1K4F1AV) as fitted with a Stark motherboard (SSID: 8860) can be upgraded to an i7-11700 or i7-11700F, which all have a 65-watt TDP, just like the i5-11400 (I believe) your PC came with. Your stock heatsink (p/n: 644724-001) is actually rated up to 95-watt TDP processors, so I don't think you necessarily need to replace your heatsink.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ComfyDragon]

Hi NonSequitur777

The hardware I have chosen:

Total Cost: $816.74

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC V2 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card 

Creative Sound Blaster Z SE Internal PCI-e Gaming Sound Card

Crucial T500 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming SSD, Up to 7400MB/s

Crucial Pro RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 3200MHz (or 3000MHz or 2666MHz), DDR4

Seagate FireCuda ST4000DX005 4TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD

Power Supply 500W For HP ENVY Desktop - 795-0003UR L05757-800

Using to clone the M.2 NVMe SSD:

M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVMe PCI-E

M.2 SSD Case Support UASP for NVMe SSD Size 2230/2242/2260/2280(up to 4TB) (M.2 NVMe)

SABRENT 2.5 Inch to 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Disk Drive Mounting Bracket Kit (BK-HDCC)

Any insight on my choices and will I have problems with the i5 CPU pushing everything?

Do you know where HP mounted my secondary 1863GB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 (SATA (SSD)?

I know that there's a space right behind the front wall at the bottom, I don't know if both 2.5 & 3.5 HDDs fit in

that spot though I can probably just use strong double-sided tape to secure the HDD Mounting Bracket? 

Of course there's a HP HDD Mounting Bracket as well. What size HDD fits in the HP mounting bracket?

HP probably used the HDD cables they add with the computer on the Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 SATA.

Will these cables work with the HP 8860 (U3E1) Motherboard and the new SATA HDD?

Amazon.com: SABRENT 3.5 Inch to x2 SSD / 2.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive Mounting Kit [SATA and Power C...

I believe that is everything for now.

Thank You!

Much Love and Respect!  🖖😎🤙

[NonSequitur777]

@ComfyDragon,

Yea, upgrading can get pricey, and that's why doing it incrementally is one option.

My insights are, instead of an RTX 3060, go for an RTX 4060 which is priced about the same as an RTX 3060: Amazon.com: MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDRR6 Extreme Clock: 2505 MHz 128-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink TOR....

Your i5-11400 (if that is what you got: please type in: System Information in your Windows search bar, and click on the System Information app.  Then about the 10th line down from the top, look to the right of "Processor", and share what you got) can pull your gaming load just fine -you could upgrade your processor as I have mentioned, but I would suggest that you consider that at a later time.

I don't know exactly where HP mounted any secondary drive(s), but likely there are mounting brackets.

Yes, use strong double-sided tape/Velcro tape/zip ties to secure your HDDs/SDDs.

As far as I am able to ascertain, yes, the (SATA) cable kit looks compatible with your PC.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ComfyDragon]

Hi NonSequitur777

My System Information:

HP ENVY Desktop TE01-2250xt PC

Operating System

Windows 11 Home 64-bit

Computer type: Virtual

Installation Date: 1/26/2023 8:59:06 AM

Serial Number: 

CPU

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 (2.6 GHz up to 4.4 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 6 cores) 42 °C
Skylake Technology

RAM
16 GB DDR4-2933 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB

Motherboard

HP 8860 (U3E1) 58 °C

Graphics

VGA TO HDMI (1920x1080@60Hz)
NS-43D420NA20 (1920x1080@59Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics 730 (HP)

Chipset

Intel® RKL H570

GeForce RTX 4060 8GB

Recommended PSU 650W. (?)

Thank You!

Much Love and Respect! 

[NonSequitur777]

@ComfyDragon,

Looking good!

A 500-watt power supply is more than sufficient to power your PC with an RTX 4060, with room to spare, so to speak.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ComfyDragon]

Hi NonSequitur777

Question: What transpires with the Intel UHD Graphics 730 when a new graphics card gets installed?

it's an integrated chipset built in the Motherboard, does it get bypassed or what takes place?

I believe that I may have problems with it because I ran a couple of HP diagnostics tests, and the test results are good on all hardware. Though both times I ran the test the screen went totally white as it was testing the video extended memory check Intel UHD Graphics 730. Also, when video graphics are stressed, the screen goes black for two seconds. Do you know what happens to the Intel UHD Graphics 730 after installing the new graphics card, will it still function or what since it's built into the HP 8860 (U3E1) motherboard?

Thank You!

Much Love and Respect!

[NonSequitur777]

@ComfyDragon,

Once a discrete graphics card is detected by your motherboard, the processor's integrated graphics is automatically disabled/bypassed in favor of the graphics card.  That means your motherboard's ( HDMI, VGA, DP) video port(s) no longer work, and you'll have to connect your monitor to your graphics card.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[ComfyDragon]

Hi NonSequitur777

Sounds good for sure...

Thank You!

Much Love and Respect 

[NonSequitur777]

@ComfyDragon,

You're welcome -any time!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777