Replace AMD HD 7500 graphics card with?

egronske

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I have a HP Envy h8-1420t tower Intel i7-3770 3.4GHz - windows 10 8GB ram with a 600w power supply.
Most we work with 3d cab software
Would like to replace graphics card - suggestions - budget $400 or less
 
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@ PhysX_HW - What do you base your answer on? HP's own product spec page stated the PC the OP has could be specced with an HD7950 or GTX680. The 7950 will draw <> 150w under load so your statement just doesn't add up.

@egronske - A GPU such as GTX 1060 would be a worthwhile upgrade to your 7500. In case you are worried about power draw, the GTX 1060 will draw <> 120w under load:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-pascal,4679-6.html

...and junkeymonkey makes some very valid points...so do your research!

he need to go and see what cards are compatible with the model just not anything will work in a prebuilt like hp you better do some good homework before you buy you may find that's all ready the best you can use in it or something not much better

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked or fixed'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers there only guaranteed to work as is out of the box as you bought it ,..


also these boards do not have to meet atx standards and there pci-e slot power may not do the required 75w needed for most higher end cards and can be limited to say 45 or 60w that is all thats needed with the low end factory oem cards that it may of shipped with

in the end any upgrade you do is all your own risk . the prebuilt manufactures only guarantees there computers work as sold to you as is out of the box from there factory with what they put on it , not a drop more

there in busness to sell you whole ready to go computers , and dont worry about you upgrading them or giving you support to do so . thats not how they make there money they prefer you run to wal-mart and buy there ''better'' latest models

 

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@ PhysX_HW - What do you base your answer on? HP's own product spec page stated the PC the OP has could be specced with an HD7950 or GTX680. The 7950 will draw <> 150w under load so your statement just doesn't add up.

@egronske - A GPU such as GTX 1060 would be a worthwhile upgrade to your 7500. In case you are worried about power draw, the GTX 1060 will draw <> 120w under load:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-pascal,4679-6.html

...and junkeymonkey makes some very valid points...so do your research!

 
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I see your post at hp forum that a good deal you need to ask him about the motherboards bios and if it will support the latest cards . I'm sure he would of brought that up but cant hurt to ask up front about that

these newer cards are ''funny'' on motherboard bios support

if he don't see a issue and the motherboards bios will support the latest cards that may be a go ....

I don't care what you do but all I can do is point these things out with a prebuilt and you not spending good money just to stare at a black screen at best [as most find out ]


you can kinda see from this model how the bios may not be compatible

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Pavilion-HPE-H8-1121-New-graphics-card-PSU-wont-boot-past-HP/m-p/5744465/highlight/true#M134224
good luck
 

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I would go with one of these. I've got the ASUS STRIX OC and have also owned some other 1070 models. The GTX 1070 is a great performer for the price and it won't matter what model you get, they all run cool and close to one another performance-wise.
 

PhysX_HW

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Sorry, I didn't realize the PSU bit, I don't know why I thought it had a 300W PSU.
If you have 600W, you can go for the best card that fits your budget, but if you are working with CAB applications, you should check whether it prefers AMD or NVidia cards in terms of GPU acceleration.
 

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egronske

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