Upgrading a prebuilt system

[BLCUNDRCVR]

Does anyone here know how I can upgrade a prebuilt system to better handle games (Bioshock:Infinite at least)? I am using a HP Elitedesk 800 G1 TWR. Seems to me like the motherboard that came with it is a micro-atx size (I can't tell because information about the dimensions are scant on the internet). Should I get a short gpu or a new motherboard and a gpu together? I only intended to doa simple upgrade of the gpu but opening the pc it seems to me that I cannot fit the regular sized ones inside.

EDIT: Rather it is the SATA ports and another port that is blocking the way as they are not situated at the edge of the motherboard but on the same face as the PCIE slots.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Does anyone here know how I can upgrade a prebuilt system to better handle games (Bioshock:Infinite at least)? I am using a HP Elitedesk 800 G1 TWR. Seems to me like the motherboard that came with it is a micro-atx size (I can't tell because information about the dimensions are scant on the internet). Should I get a short gpu or a new motherboard and a gpu together? I only intended to doa simple upgrade of the gpu but opening the pc it seems to me that I cannot fit the regular sized ones inside.

EDIT: Rather it is the SATA ports and another port that is blocking the way as they are not situated at the edge of the motherboard but on the same face as the PCIE slots.

maybe u can list your specs and maybe open up and upload the links at imgur?

but all i can say its not easy to just buy a new mobo and gpu to slap into this pc. would rather u just build a new one instead.

 

[Dr.Vijay]

moved to the main forum.

 

[intrance]

Does anyone here know how I can upgrade a prebuilt system to better handle games (Bioshock:Infinite at least)? I am using a HP Elitedesk 800 G1 TWR. Seems to me like the motherboard that came with it is a micro-atx size (I can't tell because information about the dimensions are scant on the internet). Should I get a short gpu or a new motherboard and a gpu together? I only intended to doa simple upgrade of the gpu but opening the pc it seems to me that I cannot fit the regular sized ones inside.

EDIT: Rather it is the SATA ports and another port that is blocking the way as they are not situated at the edge of the motherboard but on the same face as the PCIE slots.

is yours is Tower type?

if yes.. no need to get new motherboard... just get GPU..
open up and do some measurement for GPU length limitation.

check also if there is any space for mounting SSD.. if yes.. get one and do cloning for your OS..
if RAM is 4gb... slap another 4/8gb..

i hope your PSU power is enough to powerup the GPU..