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    HP 8770w Thinking about GPU upgrade

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ododdit, Mar 13, 2016.

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    ododdit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi folks,

    I have read around and seen many different replies to similar question but nothing concrete

    I have a workstation 8770w which currently has an AMD Firepro M4000.GPU

    I would really like to upgrade this even though it's pretty decent for most limited games.

    I can't anything with a definitive answer about which card I can use, I obtained the user manual but it doesn't even have my current card listed, see below:

    Graphics board (includes replacement thermal material):
    AMD FirePro M5950 XT-GL 1GB GDDR5 (DP 1.2 and Eyefinity Plus support)
    689279-001
    NVIDIA Quadro 3000M, N14E-Q1 2GB dedicated GDDR5 video memory
    689280-001
    NVIDIA Quadro 4000M, N14E-Q3 2GB dedicated GDDR5 video memory
    689281-001
    NVIDIA Quadro 5010M, N14E-Q5 4GB dedicated GDDR5 video memory

    So I am thinking ok the Quardo 5010M sounds good but it's TDR is 100 watts and my current GPU is only 33 watts.

    I have opened up my workstation and can see the GPU would come out fine but stopped there : :p

    Motherboard:
    Model 176C KBC Version 50.1F
    Chipset Ivy Bridge

    Bios ver: 681av ver. F .61
    Date 04/07/015


    Last words, would I see a huge increase in perform with this card or if there another you could suggest that wouldn't be blocked by this HP Whitelist I hear so much about?

    Many thanks in advance


    Michael
     
    ododdit, Mar 13, 2016
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    ododdit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just reading around there and the AMD FirePro M6100 looks like it could in theory work!

    Please help :)
     
    ododdit, Mar 13, 2016
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    ododdit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Almost noticed is only draw's 75Watts and performance looks nice, let me know if you think this would work on my laptop as I think it may :)

    Cheers!
     
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    ododdit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Was reading on these forums about someone who got an GTX 970m running on his 8770w!

    Some more information on my board and bios if anyone is able to assist :)

    Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
    Model 176C (U3E1)
    Version KBC Version 50.1F
    Chipset Vendor Intel
    Chipset Model Ivy Bridge
    Chipset Revision 09
    Southbridge Vendor Intel
    Southbridge Model QM77
    Southbridge Revision 04

    BIOS
    Brand Hewlett-Packard
    Version 68IAV Ver. F.61
    Date 07/04/2015

    Cheers
     
    ododdit, Mar 14, 2016
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