GPU upgrade questions

[Roppe01]

So I got a few questions. 

1. I am going to upgrade very soon to a GTX 1070 Ti or a 1080. But I'm wondering one thing if rest of my setup is fine for the new gpu. 

This is what i got now: 

GPU: gtx 1050ti 

CPU: i5 7500 3.8ghz

RAM: 1x 8gb 2400mhz 

PSU: Corsair VS650. This is the one that most worries me if it will die/explode when I plug in the new GPU because i know its a bad unit, and its right now 4 years of age. If i need to upgrade it too, please suggest me a good unit that will last for longer. 

 

2. When I have the gpu and i am ready to plug it in is there anything I need to do before that. I red that you need to delete old drivers if you change from nvidia to amd but how about nvidia to nvidia?

[Crunchy Dragon]

3 minutes ago, Finwillwin said:

I would plug it in 650W is enough, and if it works with your 1050ti you should be fine.

Not the greatest quality unit, I would personally upgrade that to a CX650M.

[EnergyEclipse]

3 minutes ago, Roppe01 said:

So I got a few questions. 

1. I am going to upgrade very soon to a GTX 1070 Ti or a 1080. But I'm wondering one thing if rest of my setup is fine for the new gpu. 

This is what i got now: 

GPU: gtx 1050ti 

CPU: i5 7500 3.8ghz

RAM: 1x 8gb 2400mhz 

PSU: Corsair VS650. This is the one that most worries me if it will die/explode when I plug in the new GPU because i know its a bad unit, and its right now 4 years of age. If i need to upgrade it too, please suggest me a good unit that will last for longer. 

 

2. When I have the gpu and i am ready to plug it in is there anything I need to do before that. I red that you need to delete old drivers if you change from nvidia to amd but how about nvidia to nvidia?

Hello there, welcome to the LTT Forums!

1.) Your Power Supply, as long as you haven't had any issues with it previously is suitable for >GTX 1070.

 

Make sure you get a Graphics Card that only needs a single 8-PIN power connector, as your PSU only has a single 8-PIN itself.

 

2.) You can use this tool: https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html to remove your old Graphics card drivers. After that, once your new GPU arrives, follow it's instructions on installing drivers for it. (Most graphics cards include disks with all the drivers & utilities on them which will also include useful software like GeForce Experience to make sure the drivers are always up to date)

 

I hope this helps!

[Sakkura]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Not the greatest quality unit, I would personally upgrade that to a CX650M.

If you're gonna upgrade, you might as well step up to a good mainstream unit instead of staying in the budget segment. It's not like a Corsair TX550M would cost much more, for example.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Sakkura said:

If you're gonna upgrade, you might as well step up to a good mainstream unit instead of staying in the budget segment. It's not like a Corsair TX550M would cost much more, for example.

True. In terms of wattage, I'd personally go for more.

[Jurrunio]

be ready for CPU bottleneck at 1080p

 

3 minutes ago, EnergyEclipse said:

1.) Your Power Supply, as long as you haven't had any issues with it previously is suitable for >GTX 1070.

4 y/o VS will be the old version with orange label. Any accidents and it will say goodbye