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‎02-12-2023 11:56 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion HPE h9-1215t Phoenix CTO Desktop PC

can I upgrade my graphics card to the amd radeon rx 5600 xt graphics card. is the 8gb system powerful enough for todays graphics cards?

 

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‎02-12-2023 03:38 PM - edited ‎02-12-2023 04:23 PM

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Hi

 

What operating system? More RAM up to a limit will help. 16 GBs of RAM is usually the sweet spot for gaming.

 

The  5600 XT is a dual slot card/10.5 inches in length. Verify the card fits. It may be a tight fit.

 

This graphics card requires a minimum 450 watt power supply with one supplemental 8 pin connector. You have a 600 watt power supply. Verify you have the eight pin PSU connector. You should have this.

 

You may need a BIOS update. Try the card before updating the BIOS. The 5600 XT probably requires a UEFI BIOS.

 

Your PC was built during a Legacy BIOS to UEFI BIOS transition period. It appears your PC shipped with W7. Some MBs made during this period shipped with a Legacy BIOS. HP offered a UEFI BIOS update for qualifying motherboards.

 

There is a W8 BIOS update showing UEFI variable/security updates (it should work using W10 or W11) here https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-pavilion-hpe-h9-1200-phoenix-desktop-p...You might need this update.

 

You might have to disable BIOS Secure Boot/enable Legacy Support https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04784866 

 

Look at "What if my computer does not boot properly after installing new hardware".

 

 

 

 

 

 

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