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09-23-2019 11:25 AM
Hello! I am a bit of a noob when it comes to PC hardware. I would like to upgrade the graphics card on my Z210 workstation to a MSI GTX 1050 TI. I am using 64 bit windows 10.
I know that the card slot in the workstation can handle the power requirements for the card and the dimensions but I am just curious if there could be any other problems if i drop the new card into the appropriate slot? Should it be a relatively simple plug and play operation? Can i run into problems with compatibility because it's an old machine? Any help or opinions are really appreciated.
09-23-2019 11:30 AM
As your unit is circa 2011, I do suspect a BIOS boot. Run this program to determine the boot environment.
If is BIOS, the GTX1050ti will not run, as it is a UEFI card.
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09-23-2019 12:43 PM
Hi, @Danielurl
According to the Z210 service manual at the link below, your PC's model series has a UEFI BIOS.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02787107.pdf
However that does not necessarily mean that card will work.
I came across an interesting related situation a while back.
I have a HP 8200 Elite CMT business desktop PC also with a UEFI BIOS and an i7-2600 processor, and I installed a Nvidia GT 1030 in mine, and it works great.
However, if you look at this discussion, this person tried to install a GT 1060, and it wouldn't work.
Why that would be, I have no idea.
09-24-2019 07:02 AM
You are correct. EFI is the same as UEFI.
But as I posted yesterday, in theory the GTX 1050 ti should work, but in the instance above on a HP business class PC with similar hardware, the GTX 1060 didn't and I don't know why.
So, all you can do is give it a try and see what happens.
09-24-2019 07:45 AM
Hi, Thanks for the help!
I decided to buy a gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 4GB. It was the best GPU i could find that will work the PSU of the Z210 and seemingly should be supported and work fine with the i7 2600. Lets hope i didnt make a mistake haha. I will post if it works fine. Should be in a week or so.
09-24-2019 03:12 PM
Thank you Paul for your kind assistance.
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10-09-2019 02:38 AM
Hello,
Happy to report the gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 4GB worked perfectly fine for my machine. I had to download the drivers because the support disk didnt work (but i think thats because my CD drive is plugged into the wrong SATA port). But basically it was just plug and play so all's good. Thanks for the help!