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Can my PC handle a gtx 1070 or 1080?

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Everyone's saying yes without hearing a word about the power supply? The GTX750 is a very low power card and both the GTX1070 and GTX1080, while relatively efficient cards, draw upward to five times as much power. OP, don't listen to anyone who comments without knowing more about your PSU. Not to mention that the case matters too. These cards are going to be way longer and heavier, highly likely need room for cooling and so on.

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Hi im new on this website but i figured this site would be a great way to learn stuff, so I have a question to all. can my computer run a GTX 1070 or 1080? my pc specs are down below

 

Processor: intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
RAM: 8.0 GB
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional Edition
 
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Yes, You should consider upgrading the RAM however. 

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1080 no problem. 16gb ram wouldnt hurt though... 

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Everyone's saying yes without hearing a word about the power supply? The GTX750 is a very low power card and both the GTX1070 and GTX1080, while relatively efficient cards, draw upward to five times as much power. OP, don't listen to anyone who comments without knowing more about your PSU. Not to mention that the case matters too. These cards are going to be way longer and heavier, highly likely need room for cooling and so on.

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