Originally Posted By: chuckerants
Buick,
Yes the graphics card R & R is an easy DIY job. However, be aware that even if you were get a new PSU and you will probably need at least a GOOD 500W PSU, a good GPU may not even fit in your pc.
As some have suggested, with your modding personality, you should have built a pc from scratch.
As for overclocking the HP, you can do it, but you probably will not be able to do it through the BIOS like it should be done. So, you need to use a software like NVidia's Performance software or something similar to OC the PC as well as the GPU.
Again, be aware that without access to the voltage adjustment, your computer OC will be minimal, though you may be able to OC the gPU quite a bit depending.
i often replace the stripped bios with the original used on the retail version of the board.takes a bit of research to figure out what to use and there is a bit of risk if you have a flash failure.i just pull the flash and read it with my programmer.i can always go back to stock.might impact windows activation though.
its easy enough to slip that back into your new bios though.
i dont care as i never use the factory load on a hp,compaq,dell,ect.
lots of bundled trial [censored] to remove.
