A:AnswerIt only has a 180 watt power supply. I'm not sure you would be able to add one with that bare minimum power. The built in graphics on this should be pretty good unless you are looking to run more monitors and thats why you wanted to add a card- for more monitor support.
A:AnswerYou would need SKU:6333800, 6319887, or 4895530 to get 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM. You can install the RAM yourself. It is actually one of the easiest things to upgrade on a desktop. Or you can have the Geek Squad at Best Buy install the RAM for you.
A:AnswerThere is no XMP support, so any aftermarket RAM will need to conform to JEDEC standards for DDR4-3200. Among the kits you should purchase are Crucial kits rated for 3200MHz with a CAS Latency of 22 (CL22).
A:AnswerMicro ATX. Chipset is B550A (essentially, B450 with a bios update for the 4000 series chips). It will likely handle the 5000 series cpu's but it does NOT support pcie 4; so it will not support the SAM version used in the marketing for the new graphics cards, nor will it make any sense to pay for pcie 4.0 types of storage.
A:AnswerI stuffed a 1050Ti at 75W in there (Hey, it was free!) and it's running and staying within the power limits. A 1030 should just coast along nicely! (tho with dual-channel RAM, the built-in graphics are just a hair slower than the GT 1030.)
A:AnswerThe answer is a qualified yes. (Tho, with two sticks of 3200 RAM, the integrated Radeon isn't too bad. Definitely needs two sticks!) I have a GTX 1050Ti jammed into mine, juust fits, using a SATA power splitter to 6 pin GPU power. The power supply is 180 watts total, very small. I have measured the power pulled from the power supply during streaa CPU and graphics loads, and it's stayed under 140W. With an 8TB HDD added as well. You could do this with a GTX 1650 as well. Not too long. My EVGA 1050Ti has dual fans and just fits. Single fan or a low profile would be better. (What can I say? It was free and sitting on the shelf!) Nothing more powerful... I'm a technician, so have the tools to test this stuff. Does work well with the 1050. Good luck!
A:AnswerAs you mention, it's not possible with this BIOS --and there are no newer BIOS available on HP's support website. I'm really disappointed because of this.
A:AnswerFrom my understanding, there are three things to consider. Making sure the CPU cooler is LGA 1155 compatible, the CPU cooler is rated for 65W TDP or higher, and the CPU cooler will fit in the case.
Yes, it is an AM4 CPU but the mounting holes are for an LGA1155 cooler. Probably cost saving for the company. Most coolers will have LGA and AM4 mounting parts, just make sure you dont get a AM4 only model.
The width of the case is 155.4mm (15.54 cm)
Out of the low-profile coolers from Noctua, the NH-C14S is the only one that will fit in the case and is rated for the 4700G. Height (with fan) 115 mm / 142 mm. 115 with fan mounted at the bottom and 142 with the fan mounted on top.
https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-7%204700G-1040
One video stated that a Vetroo V5 is too tall (148mm) to fit in the case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKQPIwig464&t=505s
Not sure as for other brands since many do not list what TDP they rated up on their website to so you'd have to do some research.
The Thermaltake Gravity i2 or the ARCTIC Alpine 12 CO maybe viable options. Hard to say what works best since only one person has a video with a different cooler but it was water cooled instead of air cooled.
A:AnswerHP makes one that is specific to their cases and 400W gold. It is standard for the Envy and Pavillion cases that are the same form factor as this. They DO NOT use standard connectors, so if you want a third party product, make sure it is fully compatible before you buy.
A:AnswerYou would need to fashion a custom backplate. HP mods the cases so the logic board does not even have a backplate for the rear panel. Otherwise, it is just a logic board.
