Replacing the VTX3D HD 7850 2GB X-Edition

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Vulcan88

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Hello; I saw this stickied thread on the proper way to ask for help so I'll use the suggested template:

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 3 years ago

Budget Range: £200-300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming,browsing web, working

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Location: London, England

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I would like to upgrade to Intel GPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1x(1920x1080), and 2x(1280x1024) secondary monitors
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So I wish to upgrade from my VTX3D HD 7850 2GB X-Edition, as it is faulty and causes my computer to crash when enabled (I am currently using integrated graphics)

My current specs are as follows:

gigabyte ga-z77-d3h MOTHERBOARD

PowerCool 650W PC-650AUBA-M PSU

8GB DDR3 RAM (2x4GB)

Intel i5 3570k Ivy Bridge CPU

1TB HDD

DVD ROM Drive

1 single PCI slot WLAN card

1 PCI slot dedicated sound card

and of course VTX3D HD 7850 2GB X-Edition GPU

I'm thinking of buying a "EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked with ACX 2.0" To replace my old GPU.

My question is, will I have any compatibility issues in terms of power supply, PCI slots, PCI pins or anything else i maybe ovverlooking? Is the actual size of the GPU a thing to consider? etc etc. I'm not experienced with building my own PC, I had mine pre-built.

If any more information is needed, please just ask, thanks!

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: (e.g. I'm having trouble running game X or my PSU broke)
 
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[strike]To begin with, can you give a brief description on where does the card crash, what game and the watts the PSU unit is able to supply[/strike]
oops my bad i didnt see the PSU unit.
I'd recommend this. If you have a friend who has a rig, test both the GPU and PSU or if you dont have one, go to an IT store to get them tested for you.
 
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Vulcan88

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No, it's definitely my GPU. It has physical damage on it, and since i disabled it i've had no problems. My PSU is fine.
 
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would try this, i dont trust that psu
 
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Vulcan88

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I can already confirm that my PSU is fine, its my GPU that is broken (physically). It started smoking a while back after a crash to black screen, and got physcially damaged. Since then it repeatedly crashes to a blue and green screen with a strange noise when my GPU under any light stress. I've stopped using it and everything has been fine. My question is are the parts compatible in terms of power, and size?

 
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Don't know what you guys across the pond get, but op, if budget is an issue, I like this power supply.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

Tried to post a uk link, but at least over here, this power supply is a budget option, but still decent. Not your top tier, but I've been running one in my system for over a year, running a Radeon 7950, an AMD FX 8120 bulldozer overclocked to 4ghz etc. For your money you could do a lot worse and have a power supply that won't kill your new card. The rating I think is 49 amps on a single 12v rail, which for any single card is probably a little overkill.
 
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Vulcan88

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so would something like this be good?:

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cs-series-modular-cs650m-650-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-psu-uk
 
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