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dfbeck
Junior
7 years ago

I have to upgrade a video card

I have an HP Elite 8200 Convertable Minitower i3 that I'd like to upgrade the video card. At BestBuy I bought a PNY GTX 1050 300 watt required card. It wouldn't seat in the box because of the tabs on...
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  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    7 years ago

    That card should still fit.  The bar going across will just sit in the middle, with the connectors of the card being through one IO opening and the holes in the card for air flow being in the other opening.  The card you bought should fit without issue, with that bar of metal not needing to be removed.  All cards like yours are made to fit without needing to remove that opening separator.  

     

    The following is my desktop, with a card that takes up two openings, and with the bar between the two...

     

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dfbeck
Junior

Well, I've got to take your word for it because I can't say that I've ever seen a card that wouldn't just plug in as long as the slot was correct, PCIE, and it wasn't specifically designed for a specialty box. I had to be looking at it incorrectly. I'll have to find another card at another store. This was the last one at Best Buy and I don't want to buy something in a box that's already been opened even if I 'm the one that opened it. I've heard different opinions on whether the cmos will accept it but I'll find out.

Thanks alot

Now I'll post my math problem in  a new post.

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
7 years ago

dfbeck

 

So it will not fit?