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05-21-2020 10:06 AM
well i got multi gpu and a slot...big wouldve thought dual backplate 1050 ti or 1650 but it needs a single i found 2 ohhh i want the bigger one theres a single backplate a msi raedon rx 550 now reg would kinda fit but theres a rx550x by hp too and hp elite 8300 IT SAAYS ESATA noow i saw a cord on back but does it do a loop? or DOES IT HAVE A ESATA PORT? dual hp woo if itd fit
05-22-2020 10:23 AM
Baby steps first? With a circa 2012 computer !
An ESata port is not a video port, it is a data port( think hard drive).
An HP 8300SFF needs a low profile card. It is suggested to use an HD 7450 card in the 8300SFF.
ALSO:
(1) 8300's have been around since XP, so you might have a BIOS issue.
(2) Newer graphic cards like this 1050Ti or 1650 expect a version 8 BIOS.
(3) Open up the RUN command and enter: MSINFO32
If your PC is not running a HP version 8 BIOS then these more modern graphics cards are not going to work in your PC. If your PC has a version 8 BIOS then review the below articles. The same information applies to Windows 10.
HP Secure Boot Windows 8 Topics Computer Does not Start After Installing a Video Card (Windows
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05-22-2020 05:44 PM
yeah umm im not quite sure but i bought mine on amazon only about 2 years ago (2018/2019) it was supposed to be refurbished and its windows 10 the two cards they said to get were a 710 or a 1050 ti i have ummmmmmm a 710 and a 1030 and umm another 710 i also added ram but you might like that one i just searched the hp elite 8300 sff ram upgrade on amazon and got a good one ddr3 idk what else now lastish thing well i have my other ports full and a big 1 left on mobo they said 2 pcie16x a pciex1 and a pci..e..1j20 the 1j20 is left is bigger on the side now i thought itd be a 1050ti or 1650 but they have dual backplates and is full buuuuut theres a amd raedon rx550 with a single backplate and its just like the 1650 with shaders then theres a rx550x with 320 bits (not 64 or 128) but it says it has a esata hardware interface idk and i found that my hp elite 8300 has a esata port but idkkk also the rx550xs are hp like all of them no msi or zotac
06-19-2020 05:52 PM
well i got that card even though it was more expensive than a 1050 ti it was for my 2 full pcie16x slots I HAVE A BIG SLOT WHAT GOES IN IT them bigger cards have double backplates to squeeze mine and a rx550x that was bigger than a 1650 goes where my 710 and 1030 are what fits the big slot
06-23-2020 01:37 PM
Please help. The OP does not understand.
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06-23-2020 01:54 PM
Hi, @wb2001
Neither do I, so I really won't be able to help.
The 8300 Elite series has a UEFI BIOS, and was released to market in 2012.
It should support a Nvidia GT 1xxx graphics card.
I have the GT 1030 in my year older model HP 8200 Elite CMT, and it works just fine.
If the card don't fit, it don't fit.
The PC was not designed for large graphics cards.
The Nvidia GT 1030 would be the most powerful one I would go with in a SFF model, and the low profile model with the low profile brackets should fit just fine.
There are two video card slots...a black one and a white one.
The black one is the PCIe x16 slot where you install the video card.
The white one that looks exactly the same is a PCIe x4 slot.