Can Putting an overpowered graphics card in a cheaper machine have negative effects?

crubleigh

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I now it sounds like a dumb question, but I have been unable to find any definitive answers on this, and would like to know. My friend recently won a GTX Titan Black and was wondering about whether he should, or even could put it inside of his most recent build. He thinks that it might mess up the graphics card, or that his CPU is too weak, however I'm thinking it wont be a problem. Being that this graphics card costs more than the entire rest of the build, I want to be sure before messing something up. Thank you.

-Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core
-Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
-G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
 

Jeffs0418

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The PSU probably needs to be over 500 watts(600 officially) or so. Other than that even that entry-level mobo should allow everything to communicate freely and perform well.
And that CPU is not weak.