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John Wesker

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First let me say im not very good pc hardware so plz bare with me i have a premade asus g10ac and i wanna upgrade it,i wanna buy asus gtx 780 but im not sure if my other parts are up to it.My current setup is I7-4770 8g ram and a gtx 650 my psu was at 390w so i bought a corsair rm 850w gold so do you think my processor and ram are enough?and if my motherboard can handle gtx 650 can it handle 780?any help will be really appreciated and sorry for my bad grammar im from Greece.
 
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The short answer is, yes you should be fine. You'll want to check the physical dimensions of the specific 780 that you're getting to make sure it will fit in the case though. The RAM and CPU are plenty and the PSU is more than enough (in fact if it's not too late to return it and money is a concern, you could get a smaller and cheaper PSU that would work just as well). I don't know what motherboard comes with that system, but if you can run the GTX 650 on it, you can run a 780 on it, again providing there's enough physical space for it. You can buy that system with a 780 stock, so I don't think it will be an issue.
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The short answer is, yes you should be fine. You'll want to check the physical dimensions of the specific 780 that you're getting to make sure it will fit in the case though. The RAM and CPU are plenty and the PSU is more than enough (in fact if it's not too late to return it and money is a concern, you could get a smaller and cheaper PSU that would work just as well). I don't know what motherboard comes with that system, but if you can run the GTX 650 on it, you can run a 780 on it, again providing there's enough physical space for it. You can buy that system with a 780 stock, so I don't think it will be an issue.
 
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you can install a gtx 780 without any problem ....take the msi gpu because they are not too big and very good gpu
but i still suggest you the new gtx 780 ti because a lot better and not much expensive

8 gb ddr3 dual channel are enough for gaming and maybe tight for video editing or cfd
 
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John Wesker

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Thank you very much guys now i feel better knowing i didn't screw it up :) something last i read corsair rm series has some issues with the capacitors do you think my rig will be ok? or do i need to try and return it back?
 
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I have an RM 750 running dual GTX 770s and have had no issues - have been very happy with it. There were a number of issues with the RM series when it was released, but Corsair seems to have addressed them. In my opinion, I think you'll be fine.

That being said, the capacitors in the RM series are not the best. If you want better component quality, find a SeaSonic, XFX, Antec, or Corsair HX or AX series. None of them have unblemished records, but they're all considered top of the line.
 
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It should be okay to power that 780 but take note that psu does use low quality Ltec caps. If you can return it for a full refund do so and get a higher quality unit (preferably Seasonic made) else if you cant return it don't waste money buying another one and just use this for now

That psu is not bad by any means and does stay in spec but it does have low quality caps which is the only negative
 
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I cant get a full refund unfortunately the other psu from that store are not even in the psu tier list that i saw here ,i don't know if it counts that much but at least its code starts as 1351 so i shouldn't have the thermal issue .
 
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Yes, that thermal issue should be solved, only with serial numbers <1341 should have that problem.

I think that unit should be usable and if you cant get a refund don't waste money on another one
 
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