Running a Radeon HD 5850 GPU on a HP 1495 motherboard

[_eternal]

I'll be staying at a relative's house for the next few months, and I was wondering if it's possible to install my own graphics card (Radeon HD 5850) to their pre-built HP computer. I won't be able to physically test this until it's too late to bring my card over, so I wanted to double-check first.

The computer's model number is XZ971UT#ABA, and its motherboard is a HP 1495. Does this board have a PCI-E slot? Do I need any special drivers to install an AMD GPU? And will the card physically fit in the case?

If you can answer any of these questions, it'll be a huge help. Thanks!

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

@_eternal, welcome to the forum.

Here is the Maintenance and Service Guide for the computer.  Beginning on Page 43 is a list of supported video cards.

The HP Small Form Factor computers require a low-profile video card.  Here is an example of one of the cards that is recommended for it.  Also, I don't believe that the power supply unit (PSU) in the computer has enough wattage to run you if it would fit.

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