Video card upgrade for h8-1240t

[curt2060]

Want to upgrade the original Nvidia GT 530 that came with the computer to one that will support 2560x1440 that the new monitor I installed will support.  After upgrading the drivers the best the GT 530 will do is 2048x1080.  Tried a Nvidia GT 730 and it doesn't seem to be compatable with the bios (won't boot).

I'm looking for a video card that is compatable with this PC and will support 2560x1440. Any help with selecting a video card, or specificiations I should be looking for in a video card (to be compatible with this PC), would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[old_geekster]

@curt2060, welcome to the forum.

The newer video cards require UEFI in the motherboard instead of a Legacy/standard BIOS.  HP didn't begin using UEFI until mid-October, 2012.  The last series of cards not to require UEFI are the GTX 660/670's.

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.

[curt2060]

Thanks for the quick reply.  In looking at the two cards referenced, they both say PCI 3.0, where the h8-1240t is a PCI 2.0. Do you think there will be a problem running either of these cards with the PCI 2.0? (I'm leaning toward the GTX 660 since it fits better with my 460 watt ps.).

Thanks

[old_geekster]

Thank you for the additional information, @curt2060.

The PCI Express x16 (Gen. 3) card is backward compatible with the PCI Express x16 (Gen. 2) slot.  You shouldn't have any problems.  If you have more concerns you can contact the manufacturer's Tech Support for verification.  They are the experts on their products.

[curt2060 · Accepted solution]

Solution:  upgraded the bios to 8, though that really didn't solve any of the issues in getting the higher resolution.  Playing with the Nvidia control panel, there is an option to invoke a custom resolution.  Even though there were several warnings, putting in 2560 x 1440 and testing that resolution worked fine.  Modified it to 2560 x 1350 to completely fill the screen,

and has been running stabily with no issues (this with a Dell P2418D monitor).

Thanks for the help.