can I upgrade the GPU in my HP Envy 700-230ea desktop, if so, which one?

[Royal42]

I am running a 3D slicing program but it keeps crashing.  I suspect that my AMD R9 200 series GPU does not have a large enough memory for it.  The AMD GPU is 2GB.  What would be a recommended GPU type and size that would

a. fit in my Envy 700-230ea desktop: 

b. be more powerful without blowing my PSU or other components?

My Envy 700-230ea desktop has a 32GB RAM and running Windows 10 -64bit

thanks,

Mike

[ctrl_alt_del · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Your best option is a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. It is three times as fast, and also has 6GB of vRam. In addition, it also consumes less wattage than an R9 270x. You can find a GTX 1660 Ti at around the $250 price point right now, but some of them might be out of stock.

I know that ZOTAC sells small form factor versions of their GTX 1660 Ti if space is a concern for you.

I hope this helped.

[Royal42]

Thanks, that is of great help.

I have looked on the web and there seems to be different producers of the 1660 ti, I thought it was just Nvidia.  I saw one from Gigabyte, which had 3 x Displayport and 1 x HDMI type display connectors.  Would you know if that one would fit an HP Envy 700-230ea and would be compatible?

Thanks again,

Mike

[Royal42]

I have chosen a PNY GeForce 1660 ti 6GB GDDR6 card and placed an order.  Thanks again for the recommendations.

Mike