Novice hoping to upgrade to GTX 770

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sbombomb

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Hello all,

Here are the specs to my current setup:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103638

I really don't know much about graphics cards, but I'm hoping to upgrade the 630 to a 770 for better game play. Would a GTX 770 be able to work if i put it in? Also, considering my desktop's only got a 500w power supply.

Thank you very much, and any advice on possible alternative graphics card is greatly appreciated!
 
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It will work but may not fit the case so it's essential you check the clearance between the rear of the case and the front drive or drive bays, so it's time to break out the tape measure.
It's certain you'll need a better power supply, bundled units are, at best, 'value engineered', at worst just plain bad. One with dual 6+2 pin PCI-E leads and 550-600 Watts output from antec, Corsair, Silverstone, Seasonic, XFX (Pro series), FSP, or Rosewill (Capstone series) will do nicely. There's no need to go over 600 Watts, the system will not allow overclocking and the motherboard does not support SLI or Crossfire.
We'll need a little more information on: Your budget, what type of games you play, how much eye candy do you want and monitor...
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Unless you know the +12V rating of that PSU, I would avoid a card of that class. I imagine that system has an inexpensive "500W" PSU that is highly over rated. Look on the nameplate of the PSU and tell me what it says inre to the +12V rail.
 
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It will work but may not fit the case so it's essential you check the clearance between the rear of the case and the front drive or drive bays, so it's time to break out the tape measure.
It's certain you'll need a better power supply, bundled units are, at best, 'value engineered', at worst just plain bad. One with dual 6+2 pin PCI-E leads and 550-600 Watts output from antec, Corsair, Silverstone, Seasonic, XFX (Pro series), FSP, or Rosewill (Capstone series) will do nicely. There's no need to go over 600 Watts, the system will not allow overclocking and the motherboard does not support SLI or Crossfire.
We'll need a little more information on: Your budget, what type of games you play, how much eye candy do you want and monitor resolution before we can give any solid recommendations.
If you're happy playing a little below 'ultra' the GTX760 or R9 280 are a lot cheaper than a GTX 770 and still plenty capable of gaming smoothly at 1080 rez.
 
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