Going to upgrade my graphics card, any advice?

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Hi, I was planning on upgrading my grapichs card and I was wondering if anybody has any advice.

I currently have a Radeon R7 360 and I was thinking about upgrading to either a GTX 1050 Ti or a GTX 1060.
I beleve they will all fit in my case. I got some sizes from diffrent webpages and this is how they look:
Card Dimension (cm) : 23.4 x 11.5 x 3.81 // Radeon R7 360 (my current)
Card Dimension (BxHxD) : 130 x 43 x 242 mm // GTX 1060
Card Dimension (BxHxD) : 111 x 37 x 192 mm // GTX 1050 Ti

They are in diffrent sizes and stuff but they don't seem to big so they should fit.
 
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As far as GPUs go, only dimension that matters is the GPU length since it can be limited depending on a case. GPU thickness and height doesn't matter unless you have an ITX case and/or you're planning to use the next PCI-E slot besides GPU PCI-E x16 slot.

Since your GPU is 234mm long and if you have at least another 8mm to spare, you can go with GTX 1060 just fine. Also, GTX 1060 6GB is far better GPU than GTX 1050 Ti,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/3649vs3639

Even the 3GB version of GTX 1060 is considerably better than GTX 1050 Ti,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB/3649vs3646

Though, with GTX 1060, be prepared to use...
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As far as GPUs go, only dimension that matters is the GPU length since it can be limited depending on a case. GPU thickness and height doesn't matter unless you have an ITX case and/or you're planning to use the next PCI-E slot besides GPU PCI-E x16 slot.

Since your GPU is 234mm long and if you have at least another 8mm to spare, you can go with GTX 1060 just fine. Also, GTX 1060 6GB is far better GPU than GTX 1050 Ti,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/3649vs3639

Even the 3GB version of GTX 1060 is considerably better than GTX 1050 Ti,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB/3649vs3646

Though, with GTX 1060, be prepared to use external power for GPU via the 6/2 PCI-E connector. If your PSU doesn't have that connector, either replace your PSU or go with GTX 1050 Ti which doesn't require external power from PSU. Note: some GTX 1050 Ti GPUs do require external power from PSU.
 
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