Newbie questions about upgrading my machine

p_googs · Feb 16, 2014

Just need help with a few questions about upgrading my computer:

I currently have an Asus Essentio CM6730 computer, and I'm looking to upgrade my GPU. It currently has a gt630, and I'm looking to install a gtx780. I'm aware I'll have to upgrade my power supply and I've been planning to purchase this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008RJZQSW?cache=e7086ce5297f4c2472b7974de7bf092b#ref=mp_s_a_1_2&qid=1392579418&sr=8-2
Can anyone tell me if both if these parts will be compatible with my motherboard and if they will fit in my case? Thank you.

I have an Intel i7 3.4ghz processor
16GB RAM
1TB hard drive

pcgaming98 · Feb 16, 2014

You'll need to upgrade your processor if you plan to upgrade your graphics card. The i7 you're talking about must be the Sandy Bridge generation, which is really old and nothing compared to the Ivy Bridge / Haswell generations. If you wanna use the 780, I'd recommend upgrading to the Core i5 4670k. It's loads faster and wont bottleneck the 780 like that old i7 will.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $323.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 16:37 EST-0500)

p_googs · Feb 16, 2014

pcgaming98 :

You'll need to upgrade your processor if you plan to upgrade your graphics card. The i7 you're talking about must be the Sandy Bridge generation, which is really old and nothing compared to the Ivy Bridge / Haswell generations. If you wanna use the 780, I'd recommend upgrading to the Core i5 4670k. It's loads faster and wont bottleneck the 780 like that old i7 will.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/12a0O/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $323.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-16 16:37 EST-0500)

I checked my exact CPU and it's i7 3770 Quad-Core (which I believe is Ivy Bridge). Is that sufficient for the GTX 780?

pcgaming98 · Feb 17, 2014

Oh Core i7 3770? Oh that is beyond sufficient for the 780. I thought you were referring to the extremely old i7 9xx. And I might have mixed the architectures up since I'm not a real Intel junkie.

p_googs · Feb 17, 2014

Okay thanks that's good to know, but I still need to know if my motherboard is compatible with the 780 and the power supply I listed.

pcgaming98 · Feb 17, 2014

Your Power Supply is sufficient. And if you have a LGA 1155 socket motherboard, any graphics card should do, I've never seen a graphics card uncompatible with a motherboard unless the motherboard was too old.

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