Is this a smart buy for possible graphics card upgrade at later date?

boreanfrog · Nov 9, 2017

I found this desktop on sale $599.

Pavilion 580-137c
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor at 3.0GHz
4GB AMD Radeon RX 550 Graphics
16GB DDR4 (2-DIMM) RAM
1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

I want to make sure I could upgrade the graphics card at some point and find out what kind of limitations I have when I decide to upgrade

here is a link for the PC
https://www.costco.com/HP-Performance-Pavilion-580-137c-Desktop---AMD-Ryzen-7---4GB-Graphics.product.100377698.html

greatoz · Nov 9, 2017

That's not a bad deal at all. The limiting factor is whatever stock PSU is in there. I'm not familiar with retail HP units, so I don't know if their cases will fit standard power supplies. If you can verify that the PSU can be swapped with a beefier unit later (if required) then I think it's a good deal.

Hellfire13 · Nov 9, 2017

Even if you take the cheapest of parts, that price looks good comparatively...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($284.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - A320M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 550 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $730.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-09 14:45 EST-0500

You might have to get a better PSU as the prebuilds do not usually come with quality PSU. But otherwise it looks pretty dope at that price. You can go for it.

jaslion · Nov 9, 2017

Hellfire13 :

Even if you take the cheapest of parts, that price looks good comparatively...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($284.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - A320M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 550 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC - MA01-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $730.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-09 14:45 EST-0500

You might have to get a better PSU as the prebuilds do not usually come with quality PSU. But otherwise it looks pretty dope at that price. You can go for it.

It's an hp pavilion they don't accept standard psu's unless using an adapter which may or may not work.

Hellfire13 · Nov 9, 2017

jaslion :

Hellfire13 :

It's an hp pavilion they don't accept standard psu's unless using an adapter which may or may not work.

The case can be swapped for a standard Mid Tower. Although it does raise a flag on warranty.

jaslion · Nov 9, 2017

Hellfire13 :

jaslion :

The case can be swapped for a standard Mid Tower. Although it does raise a flag on warranty.

I'm not talking about the case but the motherboard. Hp has been using non standard connectors in their pc's for the last 3-4 years quite often.

Hellfire13 · Nov 9, 2017

jaslion :

Hellfire13 :

I'm not talking about the case but the motherboard. Hp has been using non standard connectors in their pc's for the last 3-4 years quite often.

I have seen people using standard PSU with their HP machine. Although I am not sure about the motherboard connectors.

mlga91 · Nov 9, 2017

Looks like it uses a microATX PSU (wtf are those?), connectors look pretty standard to me:

https://support.hp.com/si-en/document/c05686933

boreanfrog · Nov 9, 2017

I really appreciate these answers. I can see that maybe an upgrade may not be so easy unless I can also upgrade the PSU. I think I saw that it is only 300w. This is the problem with my current computer that I need to replace. If the motherboard connectors are standard, does that mean less limitation to the GPU I want to upgrade to?

Hellfire13 · Nov 9, 2017

Well. it says a regular PSU. Might or might not be proprietary. You can check with their customer support and then decide.

jaslion · Nov 9, 2017

boreanfrog :

There isn't much info about this one but if everything is standard you can put ANY gpu in there as long as:
1. you upgrade the psu so the gpu can be powered
2. it fits

tksvikinglord · Mar 25, 2018

It comes with a 300W power supply. However it is of standard size and can be swapped out later. If you have a COSTCO visa card it will extend the warranty on it to 2 years instead of one.

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