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HP Pavilion Desktop - 570-p026

What is an economic upgrade to my graphics card that came with this desktop and can I self-install.

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@Robert060342,

 

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

 

Your HP Pavilion 570-p026 Desktop PC (Z5L89AA), according to: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-570-p000-desktop-pc-series/13823514/model/16571089/..., and: https://partsurfer.hp.com/partsurfer?searchtext=Z5L89AA, was not fitted with any discrete graphics card. According to the specs, your desktop relies on your Intel processor's i5-7400 integrated graphics.


You asked for an "economic upgrade".  What exactly do you have in mind, or rather, what is your budget?

 

The problem is that your PC came with a 180-watt power supply, which is about good for nothing when it comes to graphics cards, unless you would be happy with a barebone low-end graphics card, such as a GT 1030 2GB or a GT 730 2GB.  Fortunately, your Lubin motherboard (SSID: 82F2) is 24-pin ATX-power enabled, meaning, you could upgrade your power supply with any industry standard ATX power supply, as long as you watch its dimensions (LxWxH) for fit inside your case.  And if you were to do that, you could fit your desktop with a game-capable GPU.  All of this depends on your budget -what you are willing to spend.

 

You can purchase these cards inexpensively via eBay, such as these purchase examples: a GT 1030 2GB for less than $63: GIGABYTE GV-N1030OC-2GI NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB Video Graphics Card 889523010341 | eBay, or really economically a GT 730 2GB for less than $18: Dell CNRTYNVIDIA GT 730 2 GB GDDR5 MS-V338 Graphics Card Low Profile 2x DP | eBay.

 

Hope this was helpful.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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