Changing Graphics Card

[yongping]

Hi there . Current Build:

Prebuild :

Asus G10AC

-Windows 8.1

-i7 4770

-Intel H87 motherboard

-NVIDIA® GeForce GT640

-16GB DDR3

-350W PSU

So the thing is I want to upgrade my current GPU to a GTX 960.And having no experience in building PCs, I have a couple of questions to ask.

-Will my card fit ? ( I'm afraid the type of slots are different)

-I know I need to upgrade my PSU but to how much ?

-Will I be even able to change my graphics card ? (Asus might have fitted some anti-modding stuff)

-Would it be wiser to buy a more expensive psu or a less expensive psu but with more power ?

 

(please don't judge me , I'm a pc noob)

 

[PlayStation 2]

Well for starters, get a new PSU.

[zyntaxable]

"ASUS G10 Desktop PC equipped with the latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX graphics for smooth multitasking and high-performance gaming." from their site. how much did you pay for that?

 

Get a minimum 500w psu, and try getting the R9 380 4GB. It's better than the 960 and cheaper ^^ Slot types should all be the same; and I'd recommend getting a good quality PSU from seasonic/evga.

[Mohenjo]

an xfx 550w, and a a r9 380 4gb 

[GammaProX]

Get like a 500-600w PSU and you should beagle to take out the GPU and put the new one in Becase they all use PCI-e x16 now.

Just measure how much free room you have in your case in the area that the GPU goes to see how big a card you can have

[S1dology]

Hi!

 

Can't really be sure without having seen the PC in person, but based on a quick Google image search, it looks fully upgradeable. A GTX 960 should fit without any issues. All you need to do is to unscrew and remove the existing card from the PCIe x16 slot, and pop in the new one, and screw it into place.

 

When it comes to the PSU, around 500w should be plenty for the 960. I would also recommend looking into the R9 380, as it should perform the same or better than the 960 in most games.

 

Best of luck to you!

[Mohenjo]

XFX 550w for a psu, and as long as you have an x8-x16 pcie lane available you will be fine.  If you only have x1s then you need a riser that is x1 to x16.  However, the card will be slowed down due to x1 performance.

it most likely will have an x16. almost all modern day MOBOS do aside from a couple of mini itx boards 

[Overkilled]

I dont think you put your case in op so we dont know if it'll fit

[yongping]

Thanks guys I will be seriously looking into a 500W psu , but in my country here a gtx960 is actually cheaper than a r9 380. Thanks anyway