Can GTX 1060 Work with my HP Envy 700?

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So I did some research but I admit I'm not expert on building computers. But because my HP Envy 700 has a pretty mediocre card, the Nvidia 640 (which can't do ShadowPlay, and that means I can't record for video use :/ ), I am thinking of an upgrade to the Nvidia 1060

HP Envy Specs:
-Desktop PSU: 450 Watts
-Nvidia 640 PSU: 350 Watts
-Nvidia 640 Dimensions: 5.70 x 4.38 inches

Nvidia 1060:
-PSU: 400 Watts
-Dimensions: 9.823 x 4.378 inches

I'm wondering if my Desktop PSU can run the Nvidia 1060 (I heard I need to have 100+ more watts than the minimum?) and if the card would fit.

I saw an earlier thread with this pic
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I guess it would fit?

And the GPU I'm looking to buy (because it's rather cheap since Thailand most GPUs are REALLY expensive!) is:
http://www.galax.com/en/graphics-card/galax-geforce-gtx-1060-ex-oc-6gb.html

While I do wonder if the cheaper price means it runs worse than ASUS or MSI or whatever, I think it'll (hopefully) be enough to run games at mid-high for once :p

So yeah, desktop PSU good enough? Dimensions should fit? And this specific GPU card from this brand okay?

Thank you C:
 
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that is the built in, make sure you uninstall all gpu drivers before putting the new card in


if you have an a10 then a gtx 1060 is a waste of money, that cpu is too slow for it


get a gtx 1050 ti



yes if the bios is not up to date it might not see the new card

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its called the minimum because its the bottom, the minimum PSU requirements are really suggestions, it depends on what your system actually has in it. I think you are fine. you have an intel CPU not a power hungry AMD.
13 inches is a full length card so you should be good for almost any card in that space
 

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if you have the 450w power supply with a 6-pin pcie cable then yes a 1060 would work

if you have the 350w power supply then you need to also upgrade the power supply
 

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Actually I found out that oddly enough the desktop is not 450w, but 460w :p

Form Factor: internal ATX
Total wattage: 460W
Nominal input voltage range:
100-127V/3A (50-60Hz)
200-240V/2A (50-60Hz)
Dimensions: 150mm x 140mm x 86mm (5.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 inches)
* This power supply has an LED to indicate a possible failure condition when LED is off and power is connected.

I'm trying to figure out whether this PC has a 6-Pin PCIE

1 PCI Express x16 (Gen3.0)
3 PCI Express x1 (Gen2.0)
1 half-length mini card

Is that it?
http://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c03824427
 

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no



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if you dont know, then open your case and check the cables attached to the power supply
 

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Hello, I have an

HP ENVY 700-406 pc
I am about to get the ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB ROG STRIX OC Edition VR Ready HDMI 2.0 DP 1.4 Graphic Card (STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING)
My motherboard does not have that butterfly clip in the pci-epress slot (and yes it is a PCI-Express Slot x16 3.0) where that locks the card completely in.
Please tell me that is not a problem. Please tell me that i can install the graphics card. My motherboard has a different locking clip.
IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/2udwby1.jpg[/IMG]
 

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inches or millimeters, both are variations on a theme and so are the slot retention mechanisms.
the retention clip on your board is different, it flexes to one side and when the card seats, will pop back into a slot cut into the GPU locking the rear of the GPU down into the slot.
same principle different approach.
yes the card will work fine in that slot
 

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ok just one more thing.
Here are my specs in case of compatibility
Processor: AMD A10 7700k
Motherboard: Orchid-S (More info about it here http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04490020)
Right now graphics is radeon r7
Do i have to take that card out or is it built into the system?
And i have read on the hp website that the BIOS needs to update or something like that. Is that important too?
 

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that is the built in, make sure you uninstall all gpu drivers before putting the new card in


if you have an a10 then a gtx 1060 is a waste of money, that cpu is too slow for it


get a gtx 1050 ti



yes if the bios is not up to date it might not see the new card
 
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XxDarkus101Xx

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Well it's too late since I already ordered it. I'll just have to deal with the bottlenecking . but at least not all games will do that. And plus my bios is like 80.10 I don't know if that means its up to date if not then how do I update it?