Compatibility Questions

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I figured out just now using CPU-Z that my motherboard is actually the Pegatron 2AC2 (mini atx)... so I'm either looking at a GTX 660 or 670.. based off of this:

{HIVATKOZÁS TÖRÖLVE}http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Pegatron_Corporation/Pegatron_2AC2/2965/Compatible_GPUs

Will any of these cards fit into my ATX case?
Height: 39.4 cm (15.55 inches)
Width: 17.5 cm (6.89 inches)
Depth: 40.9 cm (16.14 inches)

Also I'll need a power supply that fits too. Thanks.

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what case do you have?
to measure for a gpu, measure from the slot rear cover to the hdd cage

if the board has a pci-e x16 slot it can take any pci-e x16 gpu
nvidia 900 or amd r9 series will work too

any modern 550w+ power supply will work for any single gpu
but get one made by seasonic if you can
antec, corsair, seasonic, xfx

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what case do you have?
to measure for a gpu, measure from the slot rear cover to the hdd cage

if the board has a pci-e x16 slot it can take any pci-e x16 gpu
nvidia 900 or amd r9 series will work too

any modern 550w+ power supply will work for any single gpu
but get one made by seasonic if you can
antec, corsair, seasonic, xfx

Thanks dude. But it's so hard finding what GPUs are supported by HP's OEM motherboards... I ran CPU-Z and it said I have the 2AC2 but when I went to {HIVATKOZÁS TÖRÖLVE}HP.com and ran an an update for my BIOS it said the MoBo was th IPISB-CU (Carmel 2).

The problem is, being a OEM MoBo, only certain GPUs work with each because of the lack of BIOS support that HP offfers and I don't know which one I have lol...

The case is the stock case from a HP Pavilion p7-1110 if you were still wondering. Ughh, why does HP have to suuck

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because they are oem and make stuff as cheap as possible

with the stock 250w psu, you will need a better psu for any gpu upgrade

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because they are oem and make stuff as cheap as possible

with the stock 250w psu, you will need a better psu for any gpu upgrade

So you think I'll have to open my case to find out what motherboard I have?

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that is the board
but you will need a better power supply for any better gpu
and youll need to make sure the case has room for a the gpu

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Double check CPU-Z
Under the tab "Mainboard" it should show two major infos;
Motherboard > Model and BIOS > Version

So please do not confuse the two.
The motherboard really doesn't matter cause for a pre-build like HP, the full model# off the case sticker tells all the details really, once u look that up. And it's the Support & Downloads for that where u'd get the BIOS Update. Ensure latest version has been applied.

What you'll want to do for GPU Upgrade is; power off the system and disconnect power cable. Then open the side panel and measure from the top of the rear expansion slot (where the card would be flush with the metal casing area) and over til you run into obstruction. Which will usually be the HDD cage area. Then see how much room you have as far as length there. Then you can determine the max length of GPU you can use. Just ensure the Motherboard has a physical PCI-Express X16 length slot. As not all pre-builds actually have that slot on the Motherboard for systems that didn't already ship with a dedicated GPU card.

The stock HP power supply won't do the job though, u will need to replace that.
TBO I would also change to a better case too, cause with GPU upgrades in those poor pre-build cases, lack of case cooling and airflow is almost always a major factor/issue. Since the pre-build case won't allow you to do much there.