Need help find a graphics card for HP Pavilion 510-p026 Desktop PC

ThunderCloud1980

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Hello I am new to this forum and came here with a very specific issue I need addressed before the holidays. For Christmas I am getting a new HP Pavilion tower that has 1tb hard drive 12 gigs of ram but has a intel I5 processor and intel HD 530 Graphics graphics card. My objective is to find a graphics card that can fit this machine and allow Me to easily play on second life as its a graphics heavy program but i was wondering if there is a low budget graphics card that can get it done and fit this tower Thanks in advance for the help

For reference I have attached the pc i am getting pavilion

 
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PC building is like Lego. nothing to it. Youtube vids and Forums basically WALK you through it.

The pavilion is build on CHEAPEST parts available.

You are not even getting a TRUE i5-6400..... it's a 6400"T". that's a 2.2Ghz vs a normal 2.7Ghz.

and then you will spend MORE money into buying a GPU?

Take the hard advice to swallow. Return it. Buy yourself components and walk yourself through it. You will get a MUCH MUCH MUCH better system for LESS LESS LESS retail value.

Let's take your Pavilion for example. It's 580$. and then you will drop a GPU in there... likely a GTX1050TI or even a GTX1060 3gb, which will boost the price by ... roughly... 180$ (1050ti bit cheaper, 1060 a bit more expensive)

that would make for a grand total...

gussrtk

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main question is.. WHY?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $648.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-22 20:53 EST-0500

this here is a way better PC

it could be better, but just a quick THROW TOGETHER for price view
 

ThunderCloud1980

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Nov 22, 2016
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The reason why honestly is price plus Im not a pc builder plus I already got this one ordered from staples

 

gussrtk

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PC building is like Lego. nothing to it. Youtube vids and Forums basically WALK you through it.

The pavilion is build on CHEAPEST parts available.

You are not even getting a TRUE i5-6400..... it's a 6400"T". that's a 2.2Ghz vs a normal 2.7Ghz.

and then you will spend MORE money into buying a GPU?

Take the hard advice to swallow. Return it. Buy yourself components and walk yourself through it. You will get a MUCH MUCH MUCH better system for LESS LESS LESS retail value.

Let's take your Pavilion for example. It's 580$. and then you will drop a GPU in there... likely a GTX1050TI or even a GTX1060 3gb, which will boost the price by ... roughly... 180$ (1050ti bit cheaper, 1060 a bit more expensive)

that would make for a grand total of a 760$ system. or if I may, 800$.

and even this, could be squeezed out into i5-6600k (with a cheaper mobo, but it's difficult to choose correct low budget z170)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Windforce OC Video Card ($199.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $751.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-22 21:23 EST-0500


Prebuilt system are crap. There is virtually NO upgrade path from them. they are lowest of the low.
 
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