ThinkCentre M83 4770 Graphics Cards

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Hey Tom's Hware Forums
I've been offered one of these by my work (at a discounted price) and it has:

Intel Core i7-4770 Processor (3.40GHz)
16GB DDR3 RAM
500GB SATA Hard drive
No DVD Optical Drive
Intel HD Graphics
Integrated HD Audio
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
2x Display Port, 1x VGA, 4x USB 2.0 Ports, 4x USB 3.0 Ports, 1x RJ-45 Port
Power cable, Keyboard and mouse.
No OS, HDD Formatted, Operation System and Application & Drivers media not included

A pic of the back:
http://www.lenovo.com/images/gallery/1060x596/lenovo-desktop-sff-thinkcentre-m83-front-back-5.jpg

I will put Ubuntu 14.04 on it (because I love Linux) and down the road I will put Win7 on it.

Now, I want to use this as a lower-end gaming machine.
Can I use this GPU?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ZOTAC-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-Card/dp/B008V23Q46/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1406792786&sr=1-16#productDetails
(look at the last photo)

If I can't use that GPU or there's one that's better and won't overheat the machine, tell me.
 
Solution
The GTX750 and GTX750ti generate VERY LITTLE heat, so don't worry about that.
Just make sure the card you get is a low profile card with the brackets added.

Droidius

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I'm not sure that'll fit in the machine.
It seems to accept half-size cards, if you saw the last image on the 640, it can be half or full size.