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June 26, 2013 12:31:01 AM

Hello, I have a Acer Aspire M3802 ' http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/pcs/276130/acer-aspire-m... '

And i was looking to upgrade the graphics with a ASUS AMD Radeon™ HD 6770 1GB ' http://www.maplin.co.uk/asus-amd-radeon-hd-6770-1gb-gra... '

And the power supply with this *(450 watt) http://www.amazon.co.uk/WinPower-450W-Power-Supply-PSU/...

And my main problem is, will it all fit? i have a midi tower case, and i dont know if my pc can handle a new power supply or if it has the plug inputs etc. Thats basically my main problem, so it would mean the world to me if you helped out, thanks for your time.

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June 26, 2013 4:51:15 AM

the 6770 is quite a small card, so it will fit easily. pretty much all >1000w PSUs have a universal size.
BTW, my first GPU upgrade was a 5770, and since both cards are the same size, im sure it will fit most prebuilt PCs...
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June 26, 2013 7:10:54 AM

p4nz3rm4d said:
the 6770 is quite a small card, so it will fit easily. pretty much all >1000w PSUs have a universal size.
BTW, my first GPU upgrade was a 5770, and since both cards are the same size, im sure it will fit most prebuilt PCs...


Okay thanks, now i know that it will fit im at ease. But what i was wondering is, does my pc have a pci express 2.1 port on the motherboard and can my motherboard handle a new graphics card? and also, can i just fit a new power supply easy, or do i have to get other things?
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a b ) Power supply
June 26, 2013 10:30:05 AM

Everything should be fine. you have the correct port, and the psu will fit in correctly
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June 27, 2013 5:29:05 AM

p4nz3rm4d said:
Everything should be fine. you have the correct port, and the psu will fit in correctly


Can you check out the PSU i linked(above) and tell me if it has the rails and all that to support basically it all, im not techy myself so i wouldnt know my way around most of it.

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a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2013 6:01:12 AM

Everything will work, but if you are not confident when it comes, please feel free to post a new thread and we will help you through everything :) 
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June 27, 2013 6:11:29 AM

p4nz3rm4d said:
Everything will work, but if you are not confident when it comes, please feel free to post a new thread and we will help you through everything :) 


i trust you, but if it all works out. I wouldnt know how to thank you :') thanks for all the help, the 6770 came today, and im ordering the PSU today, so it should be set up by next week.
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a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2013 6:42:18 AM

You might not even need a new PSU. I cant find the specs of ur current one, but it should run fine. the 6770 is not power hungry...
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June 27, 2013 7:01:11 AM

p4nz3rm4d said:
You might not even need a new PSU. I cant find the specs of ur current one, but it should run fine. the 6770 is not power hungry...


My PSU on the one i have currently is 240-300watt
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June 27, 2013 7:39:25 AM

You should be able to add the 6770 with that PSU at the moment.
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June 27, 2013 8:20:30 AM

p4nz3rm4d said:
You should be able to add the 6770 with that PSU at the moment.


it says at minimun it needs 450watts?
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a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2013 8:29:38 AM

Minimum recommend...

I ran mine with a core 2 quad on a 300w psu with no issues. Ive heard of many other people doing the same. Just a thought :) 
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