gtx970 too powerful for HP Envy 750-114?

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bsisler87

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I am getting conflicting reports about my computer's capabilities with adding a gtx970 GPU. My specs: Intel® Core™ i5-6400 with Intel® HD Graphics 530 (2.7 GHz, up to 3.3 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)

GPU I'd like to get: CUDA Cores: 1664Bus Type: PCI-E 3.0Memory Detail: 4096MB GDDR5
Memory Bit Width: 256 BitMemory Speed: 0.28nsMemory Bandwidth: 224.3 GB/s
NVIDIA Dynamic Super ResolutionTechnologyNVIDIA MFAA TechnologyNVIDA GameWorks Technology
NVIDIA GameStream TechnologyNVIDIA G-SYNC ReadyMicrosoft DirectX 12NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync
NVIDIA Surround TechnologyNVIDIA SLI ReadyNVIDIA CUDA TechnologyOpenGL 4.4 Support
OpenCL SupportHDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2 and Dual-link DVIPCI Express 3.0
EVGA ACX 2.0 CoolingDouble BIOS Ready1.215v+ Voltage Boost
Max Monitors Supported: 4240Hz Max Refresh RateMax Analog: 2048x1536Max Digital: 4096x2160
Recommended PSU: 500W or greater power supply

I know I'll need to upgrade the power supply, as it's only 300w. Will my motherboard blow?
 
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Okay. Obviously a GTX 970 will annihilate a game like Call of Duty. That would be a monster upgrade. Just make sure that you buy it from somewhere that has a no-hassle return policy; e.g. amazon, newegg, bestbuy, etc.
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At 3.3 GHz, you won't get horribly bottlenecked. I'm running a APU with similar specs (AMD A10-7850K Quad-core processor 3.70 GHz) and on occasion get bottlenecking on my GTX 970. If you have the money i'd say get a better CPU but if not you'll be okay, just not optimal.
 
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So my computer won't blow, like a friend told me it would?
 
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Did your friend give a reason for why he thinks it would blow? As long as you upgrade your PSU, and your motherboard has the correct slot you should be fine.
 
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I think it'll work with an upgraded power supply. When I did a search for HP Envy 750-144, I noticed a different model that comes with (std or optional, not sure) a GTX 970; the HP Envy 750-050XT. Both computer cases appear to be the same dimension. When I watched a YouTube video, the user opened the case and showed the GTX 970, and I noticed that there might possibly be an issue trying to fit a very long GTX 970. An example of a GPU that might give you issues is a Gigabyte (3 fan) GTX 970. But I'm guessing that a two fan design by any other vendor will be fine.

I noticed that you mentioned CUDA cores. May I ask what you're trying to accomplish with this upgrade? Are you trying to get into GPU rendering, or is this upgrade strictly for games? If games, which one's would you like to play?

YouTube query: HP Envy 750-144

HP Envy 750-050XT Desktop unboxing/setup!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6MZr36a94
 
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bsisler87

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Just gaming. I play a little bit of Quake Live, which works fine with my Intel 530. I would like to play Call of Duty tho.
 
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Since the gtx970 requires a 500w PSU, and I only have 300w, I'll need to upgrade. What would be the optimal upgrade?
 
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