Video card is the culprit, I think

[PFZ]

Until recently, this old Desktop PC (April 2010) has been running just fine. Starting 2 days ago, the power on  the desktop stayed on but nothing on the HDMI connected monitor. When running "Speccy", I noticed that the video card was running at 90 C which is very hot. After doing some browsing, the temp quickly climbed up to 99 C. All other temps were normal, either on the low to maybe mid level of the little (green) bar that Speccy shows. Anyway, so, I think it's time to replace the current video card. The current card is a 1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (MSI) card. Amazon is offering the same video card at $44. BestBuy is offering the PNY NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 2 GB DDR3 Single Fan card for $47 (Clearance). Is guess with only a $3 difference, the obvious choice should be the PNY card. Will the MoBo and explansion slot work with the better card? 

Look forward to hearing from other users. Thanks in advance.

Question is, do I replace it with same card or maybe an upgraded video card? Usage is only for heavy browsing or email, not gaming. What is your recommendation for this almost ancient PC that my adult autistic son is using? So, if it "dies", it's a crisis. At the same time, not willing to buy just yet a new pc or spend a lot of money on a fix.  I saw that I can get the same card from Amazon for $44  or an upgraded version from Best Buy for $47 (PNY - NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 2 GB DDR 3 Single Fan). I guess, with anly a $3 price difference, the obvious choice is the BestBuy card for $47. Only question, will the MoBo support it and will it fit into the PC expansion slot?

Looking forward to what the community has to say. Thanks in advance.

[A_Gayathri]

Hi @PFZ, 

Welcome to HP Support Community.  

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you. 

I see that you are facing issues with your HP Pavilion Elite HPE-180t CTO Desktop PC. 

as this is an old Desktop PC (April 2010  I suggest you use the same one which you have got with the unit 

follow this document to check the upgrade options. (Click on the Word document to open the web page). 

I hope this helps. 

Take care and have a good day. 

Gaya1239 – HP Support. 

Please click “Accepted Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution. Click the “Kudos/Thumbs Up" on the bottom right to say “Thanks” for helping! 

[PFZ]

Thanks your response. Unfortunately, the word doc link for this PC (actually, the wrong model) does not show any info on how to do any upgrade. Yes, I can get the manual (again, for the wrong tower, but it's similar) but not what I need. I decided to order the 730 card since it should fit supposedly. We'll see how it goes.

BTW, my HP tower is the HP Pavilion Elite HPE-180t CTO Desktop PC and not the HP Pavilion Elite m9300z CTO Desktop.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes with the 730 card from BestBuy. Should arrive next week some time.

 

[PFZ · Accepted solution]

Just installed the PNY Nvidia GeForce GT 730 on this "ancient" Desktop PC.   It has 2 GB of DDR3 instead of only 1 GB of DDR3 for the old 220 card. Anyway, apart from the fact that the card is a bit shorter and does not use up all of the old card's connection on the MoBo, it works just fine. So for basically the same price, I got a better card. There were no power connections needed, so, replacement/upgrade was easy. 

[A_Gayathri]

Hi @PFZ, 

Thank you for your reply!
Thank you for choosing HP Have a great day ahead!
 

Gaya1239 – HP Support.