Upgrade question GTX 970

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Logana

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Here is my current build:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K

Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3

GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 680

RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: SAMSUNG HD501LJ(Main boot drive)
WDC WD7500AAKS-00RBA0
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330(Main Storage drive)

PSU: Corsair HX750 80+ Gold
(I mainly use this machine for gaming)
So I'm interested in upgrading my GPU to a Geforce GTX 970, and I was wondering if my current hardware will be able to support this upgrade. Will I need to do a motherboard/cpu upgrade before hand? Or will I just be able to upgrade the GPU right away.

Any answers are greatly appreciated and feel free to let me know if something isn't clear.
 
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You may want an aftermarket cooler to overclock it if you lack perfromance. But I believe you will be fine without overclocking. And the GTX 970 is great, but not the EVGA ones. Either Asus or MSI is the best currently.
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Sorry about the seemingly unfinished post. I accidentally clicked publish a bit too early. I am currently running a stock cooler, however I plan to purchase a better one along with the 970.
 
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Lauraliane

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Wow, talk about a coincidence, I almost have the same setup and was also thinking about upgrading to a GTX970.

My 2500k is overclocked to 3.4Ghz though already, and I have 2*8 gb of Corsair Ram DD3-1600

So I guess I am alright too?

 
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