Ive been sitting on a Z400 for a couple years just for a backup pc. Now come to find out my slightly newer 2012 Dell was unable to boot up with a rtx3050 gpu. so i tried out the Z400 backup and bam! it works!! so far my z400 has a X5690 cpu; 48gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz ram; an RTX3050; an AGW 750w atx psu w/24pin motherboard adapter; a sata 500gb samsung ssd boot drive and a pcie to m.2 nvme adapter w/2tb M.2 NVMe for game storage. I like my computer!
I am planning to get a GTX 1650 will it work right after installing it or do I need to do some kind of bios modification or something? By the way I have the latest version of the bios. Thank you dude, I hope you help me out, liked and subbed
I have Z400 and I'm waiting for w3690 cpu , although I just installed ROG Strix 1060 6gb, i have 8GB of RAM. What upgrade do you recommend next? Also before installing w3690 cpu can you make an video how to upgrade bios to latest?
@@UrbanOzzy cool, I will buy it this week one similar, but it have w3520,500GB HD, 8 gb ram, power supply 475w, I want to know if I have to upgrade the bios for w3680?
Any bottleneck issues when gaming? Been thinkin of throwing an RTX card in my z400 (x5690, 48GB DDR3) but my biggest concern is whether or not it'd bottleneck.
depends on the game you are playing. I buy rainbow six seige. When i had the RX 580, the GPU usage was 100%. Right now with the RTX 2080, it is still 100% but I can turn on every possible ultra setting! Just do it, its worth it
@@UrbanOzzy I mostly play single player games. Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Jedi Fallen Order etc. I'm mostly concerned with my CPU being unable to keep up with the GPU. I currently have a 1070, but I'm contemplating a 2060 super or maybe a 2070 if I can find either of them at a decent price.
i think it will work prolly need to upgrade the powersupply; besure to buy the powersupply to Z400 motherboard adapter also. the Xeon X5690 are pretty affordable dont for get thermal paste for the cpu
Still at the 3.9Ghz, I think I maxed out the 475W HP PSU and the capacitors it has... :'( I think the RTX 2080 Super will be the last card this system can take. Bare in mind, everyone moved on to PCIe x16 gen4, UEFI bios, better PSU, NVME storage, SATA III, USB3 + USB C..... This is why I couldn't go with the new AMD cards, they are all UEFI bios based. Therefore, will not work on HP Z400. Missing out alot of new features, but for strictly gaming. I can still hold on for a few more years...
so is an 8pin PCIe included or did you have to buy an adapter? I keep hearing it's only one 6 pin so if you could help with the confusion be great. I'm still waiting on my z400 but my gpu has a single 8pin
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Ive been sitting on a Z400 for a couple years just for a backup pc. Now come to find out my slightly newer 2012 Dell was unable to boot up with a rtx3050 gpu. so i tried out the Z400 backup and bam! it works!! so far my z400 has a X5690 cpu; 48gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz ram; an RTX3050; an AGW 750w atx psu w/24pin motherboard adapter; a sata 500gb samsung ssd boot drive and a pcie to m.2 nvme adapter w/2tb M.2 NVMe for game storage. I like my computer!
z400 is still a very good system, i too brought one because of your videos, i am running a x5670 and rx580 works like a charm,
Thats great to hear! All the best x
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I am planning to get a GTX 1650 will it work right after installing it or do I need to do some kind of bios modification or something?
By the way I have the latest version of the bios.
Thank you dude, I hope you help me out, liked and subbed
it will work straight away, no worries
@@UrbanOzzy heard I have to activate some secure boot on something on the bios?
The bottlenecking must be insane.
I have Z400 and I'm waiting for w3690 cpu , although I just installed ROG Strix 1060 6gb, i have 8GB of RAM. What upgrade do you recommend next? Also before installing w3690 cpu can you make an video how to upgrade bios to latest?
Definitely an NVME drive, check out my video ruclips.net/video/Ew3F-5bgkS4/видео.html see how much speed im gaining!
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Wow man can you stream with that pc ?
Yes I use streamlabs OBS. No problems at all
@@UrbanOzzy cool, I will buy it this week one similar, but it have w3520,500GB HD, 8 gb ram, power supply 475w, I want to know if I have to upgrade the bios for w3680?
@@faustobatista3013 Yes upgrade the bios first via the HP website. Then put in the new cpu
Any bottleneck issues when gaming? Been thinkin of throwing an RTX card in my z400 (x5690, 48GB DDR3) but my biggest concern is whether or not it'd bottleneck.
depends on the game you are playing. I buy rainbow six seige. When i had the RX 580, the GPU usage was 100%. Right now with the RTX 2080, it is still 100% but I can turn on every possible ultra setting!
Just do it, its worth it
@@UrbanOzzy I mostly play single player games. Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Jedi Fallen Order etc. I'm mostly concerned with my CPU being unable to keep up with the GPU. I currently have a 1070, but I'm contemplating a 2060 super or maybe a 2070 if I can find either of them at a decent price.
@@M0NK3Y42 wait for the amd cards to release so the market will get cheaper.
Hi brother i have w3550 will rtx 3070 work fine?
i think it will work prolly need to upgrade the powersupply; besure to buy the powersupply to Z400 motherboard adapter also. the Xeon X5690 are pretty affordable dont for get thermal paste for the cpu
your mb is pretty hot whats going on there
the reading is off, its speccy afterall. Use HP Performance adviser instead.
How's the overclock going?
Still at the 3.9Ghz, I think I maxed out the 475W HP PSU and the capacitors it has... :'(
I think the RTX 2080 Super will be the last card this system can take. Bare in mind, everyone moved on to PCIe x16 gen4, UEFI bios, better PSU, NVME storage, SATA III, USB3 + USB C.....
This is why I couldn't go with the new AMD cards, they are all UEFI bios based. Therefore, will not work on HP Z400.
Missing out alot of new features, but for strictly gaming. I can still hold on for a few more years...
@@UrbanOzzy will rx 570 work or 480
@@UrbanOzzy this system is really reliable to
@@triplefurious618 It it worked with my RX 580,k I don't see why not
@@UrbanOzzy ok great
how are you running a 2080 w a 475watt psu
doesent it need an 8 pin
@@ex8k 2 molex to 8pin pcie
@@UrbanOzzy is the stock psu enough?
@@ex8k yeh, undervolt the GPU using afterburner. Went from 250W power draw to 180W max. same performance, less heat and power usage
so is an 8pin PCIe included or did you have to buy an adapter? I keep hearing it's only one 6 pin so if you could help with the confusion be great. I'm still waiting on my z400 but my gpu has a single 8pin
If you actually watch the video you would know
the stock Hp z400 powersupply only has one 6 pin. a 6pin to 8pin x2 is only temporary solution .