hp compaq elite 8200 cmt gpu upgrade

[gwn_hamza]

Hi! I want to upgrade my old HP Compaq Elite 8200 CMT. I want to throw in a GTX 960 and 16 gigs of ram. Do I need to buy something so the pc will work. Can you also tell me where to buy it.

Thank you!

[NonSequitur777]

@gwn_hamza,

Welcome to our peer-to-peer HP Community Forum!

Your HP Compaq 8200 Elite Convertible Minitower PC is fitted with a 320-watt power supply (p/n: 613764-001 or 613765-001). A GTX 960 can be powered with your power supply (see: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-960.c2637), but you'll have to use a dual 15-pin SATA to PCIe 6-pin adapter cable to power this card, which looks like this:

Please note that it is not clear to me if an HP Compaq 8200 Elite CMT has two available (open) 15-pin SATA connections.

As a suggestion, a GTX 1650 will provide better graphics performance and doesn't require any PCIe power cable(s).

You can upgrade your RAM up to 4 x 8GB of DDR3 PC3-12800, 1600 MHz, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, DIMM (UDIMM), 240-pin RAM.

As to where to buy a GTX 960, RAM &/or a SATA power adapter cable, here in the States I would suggest eBay. I am not sure what the Dutch eBay options are for you. Perhaps AliExpress would be an option.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[DGroves]

the 8200 elite CMT unlike the "SFF" model  can have it's HP unique power supply swapped out for a standard ATX compatible power supply when used with a specific  adapter that converts the HP specific power connector on the motherboard to a standard ATX one

https://www.amazon.com/24-Pin-6-Pin-Power-Adapter-Cable/dp/B07W4MKFV6

it's usually sufficient to use a ATX 650 watt to 750 watt ATX supply if using most mid range to older high-end video cards

doing this will allow you to install just about any video card as the 8200 elite is a UEFI/Legacy  compatible bios