Can I upgrade my PSU on a Carmel Motherboard?

MaxmarksJr

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Hi, I am thinking about upgrading my HP Pavilion p7-1067c (http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02853749&prodSeriesId=5080737) with a better graphics card and PSU. When I tried to do this about two years ago, I called the support center to see if I could upgrade and they said that the motherboard would not support more power. Looking back on this now, it really makes no sense, but maybe to someone here it does.

The question is: Can I upgrade my PSU and graphics card without breaking/frying my motherboard?

The motherboard specs can be found here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02831611

Case Dimentions from the website: Computer Case
ATX
Height: 38.81 cm (15.28 inches)
Width: 17.50 cm (6.89 inches)
Length: 40.99 cm (16.14 inches)
Bay size Total Bays*
13.33 cm (5.25 inch) 2
8.89 cm (3.5 inch) 2
* Bays may be occupied by existing hardware.
 

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Titan
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I don't see why you couldn't. All the CPU upgrades are listed as 65W CPUs, so that might be the most CPU consuming you are allowed. But you can pop a 500W PSU in there so you have the power to run a bigger GPU. Is the case an odd size? Perhaps a normal PSU won't fit.