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Radeon HD 7770 upgrade options?

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June 22, 2013 5:56:57 PM

Hey all. I just picked up a HP envy Phoenix H9-1387 Gaming rig. Specs are as follows:
Core i7-3770k Liquid cooled
Radeon HD 7770 GHZ edition 2gb VRAM
16gb (4x4) DDR3-1333 Ram (Hynix/HP Brand)
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
128GB Micron SSD (Windows 8 and games installed here)
Bluetooth/wifi module
blu ray drive
Some HP Micro-ATX Motherboard with 1 PCI-e x16 and 2 PCi-e (X8 or x4?? dunno)
600watt Hp PSU.
I want to put in a XFX Radeon HD 7870 but I'm not sure if the PSU is enough or if I have enough space. Any help would be appreciated.
Link to the card:
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX39884

Thanks again!
*UPDATE* Here is a link to my Graphics card in the case, uploaded on Imgur.
http://imgur.com/SByitbV

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June 22, 2013 6:01:59 PM

600w is plenty, enough for the most powerful single gpu card. However, the fact that it is the standard psu slightly concerns me.
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June 22, 2013 6:10:00 PM

expl0itfinder said:
600w is plenty, enough for the most powerful single gpu card. However, the fact that it is the standard psu slightly concerns me.


May I ask why it concerns you? please forgive me if this is a rookie question haha. specs for psu are as follows:
100-127v~50-80Hz 10A
200-240v~50-80Hz 10A
+12Va 16A
+12Vb 18A
+12Vc 12A
+12Vd 10A
+5.08Vsb 2A
-12V .3A
MAX POWER 600A.
...I have no idea what any of that means :)  Thanks again or your help.
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June 22, 2013 6:15:53 PM

McLower said:
expl0itfinder said:
600w is plenty, enough for the most powerful single gpu card. However, the fact that it is the standard psu slightly concerns me.


May I ask why it concerns you? please forgive me if this is a rookie question haha. specs for psu are as follows:
100-127v~50-80Hz 10A
200-240v~50-80Hz 10A
+12Va 16A
+12Vb 18A
+12Vc 12A
+12Vd 10A
+5.08Vsb 2A
-12V .3A
MAX POWER 600A.
...I have no idea what any of that means :)  Thanks again or your help.


It's all about brand. PSU's are sort of like drugs, you don't just buy them from somebody you don't know. Reputable brands include xfx, corsair, and seasonic, to name a few. Also, you always want a PSU with an 80+ certified rating. 80+ is sort of like the "FDA approved" of PSU's. It is a measurement of efficiency, or how much power it actually delivers under load. A PUS with an 80+ certification will almost always be more reliable than one without.
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June 22, 2013 6:28:05 PM

I know that they have had the system with 4 less gb of ram (Same PSU, I made sure) running GTX 680 out of the box/factory so if HP stuffs in a card that high demand I'm sure The stock one will be fine until I can upgrade to a new one... Right? haha.
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June 22, 2013 6:37:43 PM

Yes, but you may be running a risk. A bad psu is dangerous, because it is the one part that could bring other parts down with it. I'm not saying your current psu is bad, but i am saying it likely has a higher chance of failing.
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