Need help with a graphics card thingy?

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stickaidan

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Yeah, i know i suck at titles.
My problem is this: I might be getting an EVGA GTX 780 soon (as a gift), and it's a MASSIVE upgrade form my current 640. Now, my dilemma is this:
My pc was originally pre built, so i don't know what type of motherboard i have. All i know is that it came with an A6 3650 AMD processor (quad core, 2.6 ghz), and 8gb of ddr3 ram. i added the 640 afterwards.
I wanna know if the processor would perform well alongside the 780, since it's an APU and not a normal processor. I've been wanting this gpu for a long time now, but i wanna know if i'll need to change my motherboard and/or processor to go along with it. If this helps at all, when i upgraded to the 640 i got a corsair CX 600M PSU, which (from what I've read elsewhere" is more than enough to support the 780+processor and two Hard drives (plus the other peripheral stuff like a headset and other things).
 
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what he neds to look at is all the hp guy with new cards and see how far they got with them ... lots of threads here at toms to view but he may get lucky its all up to hp in the end ... good luck
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yeah, i know that. but currently, i can play bf3 (at 1080p), but on all low settings (not counting resolution). I wanna know if this would be okay for gaming in general.

EDIT: I think i should also mention, i don't do a ton of super hd gaming, (i usually stick to 720 when recording anyway) but i figured that gaming usually focuses more on the GPU than CPU (As long as you have a quad core).
 
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may be a good thing its a gift ..... if it works then its all good if you cant get it to work heres my disclaimer on prebuilt computers to remember .......good luck


some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers
 
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stickaidan

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Yeah, i know upgrades work because i'm using a gt 640 right now (that wasn't in the original pc)
 
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From what I can tell, the 640 uses about 50w of power. The GTX 750 uses about 65. Your A6 uses very little power. So, assuming that you have a 300w PSU (check to be sure), you'll probably be able to get a GTX 750 (ti?). If I were you, get the non-ti version... just to be safe.

I hope this helps :3
 
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stickaidan

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found this thread:http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/361029-33-choosing-video-card-compatible-motherboard
apparently (since that is my exact pc), upgrading a GPU on it is as simple as upgrading the psu first (which i've already done). Cabel management is a bitch, and the case is small so airflow would be annoying. but i run an open case anyway so :p
 
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