Will the GTX 1050 work on this PC?

[RidleyRoid]

Hello, i have an HP Compaq 6005 Pro Microtower with:
Amd Phenom 2 x4 B97 running at 3.2 ghz

RX550 asus 2gb edition

6gb DDR3 ram 1333mh/9cl
320w PSU

The mobo is hp 3047h running on legacy bios https://support.hp.com/id-en/document/c02915841

My question is, will THIS graphics card work when put in to the PCIE slot? https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1050OC-2GL ?

[old_geekster]

@RidleyRoid, welcome to the forum.

No, the GTX 1050 requires UEFI in the motherboard instead of a Legacy/standard BIOS.  HP didn't begin using UEFI until mid-October, 2012.  The BIOS can't be upgraded to UEFI.  The last video cards not to require UEFI were the GTX 660/670 series.

Your best option would be to choose a manufacturer and contact their Tech Support for help with choosing the best card for your system.  This will save you time and money.

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

[RidleyRoid]

Why does the RX550 work with my motherboard than? 🙂

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

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@RidleyRoidwrote:

Why does the RX550 work with my motherboard than? 🙂

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This is a good question.  The only answer that I can come up with is, the VBIOS in the RX550 must be compatible with a Legacy BIOS.  Some manufacturers make their VBIOS's so they will work with Legacy BIOS.  I suggest contacting Gigabyte's Tech Support for help.  They are the experts on their products.  It is so difficult to know which new components will work with older computers.  The technology is so different.

[TragikzM8]

I just ran a GTX 1060 6gb on my HP Compaq 8100 Elite. I’m not sure if it has the said EUFI but it did work just fine I think the desktop is from like 2010 or 2011. Like I said not a guarantee but if the RX worked I guess it’s worth a shot. Just be sure to run some tests with temps and all to make sure its all functioning okay

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

"work" ??  Does this mean that the PC boots up normally without doing any tricks?

Does this mean that the orignal HP BIOS is unmodified?

Does this mean that the default VBIOS in the graphics card has been modified?

Does this mean that the graphics card is actually installed the PCIe x16 slot?

[RidleyRoid]

Yes, did you not read my PC specs posted originally? 😛

[Big_Dave]

@RidleyRoid

You must be talkin' to yourself.?????:smileysurprised: And, you have not been forthcoming with answering questions.