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‎01-02-2017 04:56 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Desktop - 550-203n
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

can anyone tell me the best graphic card compatible for Pavilion Desktop - 550-203n

without changing psu

 

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‎01-02-2017 04:50 PM

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I cannot answer that.  From what I read about the setup, the present video card and the CPU graphics share a video solution.  If you change the setup by introducing the GTX-1050, it might disrupt that scheme, however if the place you purchase the video card has a good return policy, give it a try.


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‎01-02-2017 05:23 AM

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That model number - 550-203n - does not show up on the HP supprt pages.  There are two models close to that number 550-203na and 550-203ng - both have only a 180w supply.  If that is what your PC has, then not probable to do much beyond what is alreay installed.  Can you provide present video card info?


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‎01-02-2017 07:09 AM

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it is the 550-203na .it as a AMD Radeon R5 330  and a Integrated Intel HD 530

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‎01-02-2017 07:52 AM

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OK.  That model only has 180w power supply.  It also looks like that video card is a special incorporation for the that application.   I would not expect a favorable solution.


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‎01-02-2017 02:06 PM

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so if upgraded my psu to 300w would http://www.nvidia.co.uk/buy/graphics-cards/geforce/gtx-1050-ti/ be compatable then

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‎01-02-2017 04:50 PM

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I cannot answer that.  From what I read about the setup, the present video card and the CPU graphics share a video solution.  If you change the setup by introducing the GTX-1050, it might disrupt that scheme, however if the place you purchase the video card has a good return policy, give it a try.


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‎01-14-2018 07:29 AM

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I cannot answer that.  From what I read about the setup, the present video card and the CPU graphics share a video solution.  If you change the setup by introducing the GTX-1050, it might disrupt that scheme,

 

- what would you recomend an owner of a pavillion 550-203-na do if they want to upgrade their GPU then? 

 

 

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‎01-14-2018 12:18 PM

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It was already pointed out the power supply needs to be changed - previously in this thread.  So that needs to be considered.  also, the present graphics card is an AMD Radeon R5 330 and assuming it is occupying the PCIx16 slot.

It is not always a sure thing, but I did find a thread concerning the same motherboard as what the 550-203-na  has - Pegatron Odense motherboard 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/616938-did-i-just-buy-a-doa-gtx-970/

Reading thru the thread indicates they had the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti  and the gtx 970 both working, with a replaced power supply.

 

Since I do not know for sure about the GTX-1050, I would repeat the advise earlier in this thread. - If you are buying something and it is not positively sure it will work, try buying from a vendor that allows returns for items that are not compatible.


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