upgrade motherboard

[adammo510]

Hello,

Can anyone suggest a motherboard upgrade for me?  I want to run a  Gt 730.  Wont run on my Pegatron 2AB5 motherboard.  I want to keep the rest of my hardware and just replug it into a new motherboard.  Here's the rest of my specs thanks

Intel Core i7 2600 3.4Ghz

thanks

[Grzwacz]

Hi adammo510

Build a new system if you want to upgrade the motherboard.

Grzy

[adammo510]

There's no compatible motherboard upgrade?  So what card could I even use?

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Hi adammo510

Did you try installing the 730?

I had an HP h8-1360 and could not install a graphics card that was not on the list of options at purchase.

Here are the cards that will work on your PC:

• GeForce GT 530 (2 GB)
• GeForce GT 545 (3 GB)
• GeForce GTX 550i (1 GB)
• GeForce GTX 580 (1.5 GB)
• Radeon HD 6570 (1 GB)
• Radeon HD 6670 (1 GB)
• Radeon HD 6850 (1 GB)

That is why it is better to build or buy a new system.

The PCIe bus on your PC is limited to PCIe x16 gen 1. So the newer graphics cards are Gen three but will work on Gen two PCIe X16 slots, but not Gen one slots. The newer graphics cards, for the most part, require UEFI BIOS. Your PC does not support UEFI BIOS.

Installing a new motherboard in your chassis is possible. But you will also have to upgrade the RAM, The processor, and possibly the power supply and the operating system. Microsoft ties the OS to the motherboard. It is sometimes possible to activate a motherboard upgrade. But Microsoft sometimes sends the user to the OEM for support.

Grzy