upgrading a prebuilt Old dell and new gpu compatability

[Lucky5]

My friend is on a 350$ budget, extremely tight, I came up with this https://www.ebay.com/itm/302495463987?var=601326385815 an i5 2400, 16gb ram, 1tbhdd, win 10 pro, all for 230$ my question is if he saved up a little more and got a 1050ti would it work, (i also have a 450w psu for him to use) since today i also tried upgrading my brother hp with an i5 2400 and a gt 620, i tried to put a 1030 but would not boot into windows (theres no bios updates to help with that)

[aisle9]

Yes. Sandyplexes, Ivyplexes and the 1050 Ti were made for each other, and you won't need to upgrade the PSU.

[Lucky5]

i know the psu upgrade isn't necessary i just want to get rid of this psu and it would give him more options in the future, so the dell mobo and the gpu will be happy together even though the hp wasnt?

[ProjectBox153]

6 minutes ago, Lucky5 said:

i know the psu upgrade isn't necessary i just want to get rid of this psu and it would give him more options in the future, so the dell mobo and the gpu will be happy together even though the hp wasnt?

Yes, they’re PCIe compatible parts. 

[Lucky5]

so the hp my brother had that also sported a i5 2400 just didnt have the correct pcie? it would get to the hp boot screen then would stop and occasionally beep

[Apepa]

2 hours ago, Lucky5 said:

My friend is on a 350$ budget, extremely tight, I came up with this https://www.ebay.com/itm/302495463987?var=601326385815 an i5 2400, 16gb ram, 1tbhdd, win 10 pro, all for 230$ my question is if he saved up a little more and got a 1050ti would it work, (i also have a 450w psu for him to use) since today i also tried upgrading my brother hp with an i5 2400 and a gt 620, i tried to put a 1030 but would not boot into windows (theres no bios updates to help with that)

There's no reason why the HP wouldn't work with the 1030 either. You have some troubleshooting to do.

 

Although the 1030 is a complete waste of money anyway.

[aisle9]

32 minutes ago, Apepa said:

Although the 1030 is a complete waste of money anyway.

This is a whole other topic that I won't open up here beyond saying that you are 100% wrong. The 1030 and 550 have specific but important use cases.

[asand1]

My Optiplex 790 i7 2600 is currently running GTX 960.

 

[Lucky5]

then what can i do? ive tried resetting cmos with the 1030 in and that didnt work 

[Apepa]

51 minutes ago, Lucky5 said:

then what can i do? ive tried resetting cmos with the 1030 in and that didnt work 

It shouldn't have anything to do with your BIOS settings anyway. 

 

You say it "won't boot into Windows" - do you mean it crashes when trying to load Windows, or do you actually mean the PC won't POST?

 

Have you tried it in another PC?

[Lucky5]

it gets stuck at the hp boot screen and beeps every like 30 sec, when i put the old gt 620 in it works just fine

[Apepa]

OK. Have you tried seeing if the 1030 works in another PC?

 

What is the model number of the HP? Maybe try doing this: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3156/~/when-installing-an-after-market-graphics-card-into-a-certified-windows-8-pc

[Lucky5]

HP Pavilion HPE h8-1256s thats the one he has

[asand1]

I cant speak for the Pavilion, but I've made a video tonight to anser the age old question. "Can I put a $500 video card in a $150 PC?"

 

[Apepa]

oops

[Apepa]

13 minutes ago, Lucky5 said:

HP Pavilion HPE h8-1256s thats the one he has

OK, have you tried disabling Secure Boot in the BIOS?

[asand1]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2srWQ-MLYAhWM2FMKHX8uDlMQFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fh30434.www3.hp.com%2Ft5%2FDesktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions%2FVideo-Card-Upgrade-for-Pavilion-HPE-h8-1380t%2Ftd-p%2F5706248&usg=AOvVaw0eQdfZO51pLZs1aALh_XAg

 

It looks like that PC does not have UEFI, but neither does my X58 Sabertooth. HP like to lock out BIOSes to only recognize HP approved cards.

[Lucky5]

but will the dell one accept the 1050ti now that we have my brothers pc issue out of the way

[asand1]

I would start with this one and add RAM, PSU, and GPU.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-MT-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40GHz-4GB-Desktop-Computer-Minitower/362205309760?epid=18011116574&hash=item54551e6b40:g:YgIAAOSwSeVaKxh9

Here is my Optiplex build for ideas.

 

 

[asand1]

5 minutes ago, Lucky5 said:

but will the dell one accept the 1050ti now that we have my brothers pc issue out of the way

You need to quote people so they know who you're talking to and that you've responded. Did you watch the video I posted of my GTX 1080 running in the same Optiplex 790 you linked? YES, a 1050ti will run in an Optiplex 790.

[Lucky5]

Just now, asand1 said:

You need to quote people so they know who you're talking to and that you've responded. Did you watch the video I posted of my GTX 1080 running in the same Optiplex 790 you linked? YES, a 1050ti will run in an Optiplex 790.

ok sorry im still new to these forums

[asand1]

I also linked to a cheaper one with an i7 2600. you should be able to grab RAM from his current machine.

 

[Lucky5]

for my brother?

[asand1]

Your friend or your brother. Although I thought the topic was for your friend.

 

Windows 10 does not need to be activated and is free that way. As old as Sandy Bridge is, I would not run any less than the i7. DDR3 RAM is relatively cheap on ebay.

 

This is what I would do if it were my brother or friend.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-MT-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40GHz-4GB-Desktop-Computer-Minitower/362205309760?epid=18011116574&hash=item54551e6b40:g:YgIAAOSwSeVaKxh9

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Micron-4x4GB-1RX8-PC3-12800-DDR3-1600Mhz-240Pin-SDRAM-Desktop-Low-Density-Memory/322872752587?hash=item4b2cb739cb:g:1KIAAOSwA~VaBFo0

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820301367

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD6A55782

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139198

 

$402.18 with a decent PSU, 1TB HDD, 120GB SSD, and 16Gb RAM

 

 

 

[Lucky5]

4 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Your friend or your brother. Although I thought the topic was for your friend.

 

Windows 10 does not need to be activated and is free that way. As old as Sandy Bridge is, I would not run any less than the i7. DDR3 RAM is relatively cheap on ebay.

 

This is what I would do if it were my brother or friend.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-MT-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40GHz-4GB-Desktop-Computer-Minitower/362205309760?epid=18011116574&hash=item54551e6b40:g:YgIAAOSwSeVaKxh9

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Micron-4x4GB-1RX8-PC3-12800-DDR3-1600Mhz-240Pin-SDRAM-Desktop-Low-Density-Memory/322872752587?hash=item4b2cb739cb:g:1KIAAOSwA~VaBFo0

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820301367

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD6A55782

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139198

 

$402.18 with a decent PSU, 1TB HDD, 120GB SSD, and 16Gb RAM

 

 

 

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seems like a good deal, but 400$ without a gpu