Some Doubts about Upgrading to GeForce GT 730

Gaurav_40

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Hi, my name is gaurav and i am a student. i have a HP DC 7700 Small-form-factor PC with following configuration:

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 32-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz
Conroe 65nm Technology
RAM
2.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 0A54h (XU1 PROCESSOR
Graphics
HP L1710 (1280x1024@60Hz)
Intel Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family (HP)
Storage
232GB Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H353A ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Power Supply: 240w HP PSU

i want to install the Zotac GT 730 2GB DDR5 PCI-E graphics card in my pc and i have some doubts about upgrading:

1. Is my pc compatible with the graphics card?
2. will it make any difference in normal computing and low-end gaming?

i'm mostly worried about the power supply and the BIOS. so i just want to know if this graphics will work with my pc or not?

Thanks for reading, (sorry for my bad english)
 

R_1

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1. yes motherboard has 1 x PCIe x16 slot for the card. power supply is on low side but should be able to power everything
2. normal computing not so much, gaming absolutely

should be good to go
card 49W
cpu 65W
PSU 240w
 
As long as the graphics card is this specific model, ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 [ZT-71101-10L], it should work.

Don't assume that ZOTAC's specs are always correct. NVIDIA has published the specs of the three variants of the GeForce GT 730 DDR3:

It is the GeForce GT 730 DDR3, 128-bit model that is the 49 Watt TDP card.

The GeForce GT 730 DDR3, 64-bit model is a 23 Watt TDP card.

The GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 is a 25 Watt TDP card.