How will upgrading my graphics card go with my current system?

Tommysp117 · Feb 19, 2016

I am considering upgrading my graphics card when I get the money. Currently I have an intel i7 6700 quad core, 16 gigs of ram, GTX960 120 gig SSD as the C drive, and then a 1tb HDD for my main storage. I want to know if anything would bottle neck if I went with a 980, or a 980ti. I can't give my exact power supply but I know I will need to upgrade that. It's whatever came with the computer.

Another thing to note, I bought this prebuilt.

My main question is whether I would need to upgrade anything and if anything would bottleneck.

Hyboria · Feb 19, 2016

The only thing that would potentially be a problem would be the PSU. None of your other components would bottleneck a 980 Ti. My build is pretty much exactly what you're referring to.

If you can find out what PSU it is I can probably tell you more.

BubbaBobBobBob · Feb 19, 2016

you have a new chipset and plenty of headroom. You will need to check the power supply because the 980 graphics cards must have at least a 600watt power supply and most would recommend 850 and up if you do any overclocking and/or have a bunch of drives connected.
A 980 puts out more heat also so make sure your air-flow is good

Tommysp117 · Feb 19, 2016

Hyboria :

I know for sure the power supply would need to be upgraded. I believe it's no more than a 500 watt. But I don't know for certain. It's some shitty one that came with the computer. I took a look and it said the max wattage or something along those lines is 500.
On that note, what would be a decent power supply to go to?

Hyboria · Feb 19, 2016

Like BubbaBobBobBob said, minimum 600W is what you want to go for. I'd recommend higher to give you some overhead and in case you plan on overclocking at all.

Check out this list for a guide on which PSUs to choose from (Tier 1 preferably)

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Tommysp117 · Feb 19, 2016

One more thing. I hope I didn't cause any confusion. My processor, is the 6700 at 3.4Ghz not the 6700k.
I feel like I have decent airflow, but I don't really know for sure as if you couldn't tell already, I'm new to PC gaming and building.

Hyboria · Feb 19, 2016

Temperatures up to 60 degrees shouldn't cause any issues. Anything beyond 65-70 degrees for extended periods of time would warrant investing in better cooling.

BubbaBobBobBob · Feb 19, 2016

Tommysp117 :

I have a Corsair HX850 Professional in one and in my Gamer a EVGA SuperNova 1000w, but there are many good power supplies out there, you can get modular ones where you only plug in the power cables you need. Since you have a stock power supply, it should tidy things up by removing extra air blocking power cables...

Then there is always the possibility a power supply won't fit, if your pre-made used a proprietary design or what type of case is used...

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