Please experts! i need help choosing my desktop GPU..

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ridzuanrodzi89

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hello experts,i'm very amateur about this so i really2 need help!

My desktop is Dell Alienware X51-43821G-W8 Gaming Desktop PC,
This is my current specs..
Operating System : Window 8
Processor : Intel Core i5-4430 Processor 3.0GHz, 6M Cache
Memory : 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz SDRAM
Hard Disk Drive : 2TB HDD
Graphic Chipset : NVIDIA GeForce GT 645 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio with WAVES MAXX Audio
Power supply : Alienware 240 Watt
Dimension : Height: Front: 13.504" - (343mm) Rear: 12.54" - (318.5mm)
Depth: 12.52" - (318mm)
Width: 3.74" - (95mm)

I want to upgrade my GPU to this : ZOTAC GTX 1060 AMP Edition SE 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
What should i do? anything else should i upgrade first?i want to know if it is compatible..i will change the desktop body casing
if i need too..
Thank you so much..:)
 
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SkyNetRising
Yes, you can use any standard PSU in a new case.
But you're gonna have another problem. Alienware X51 doesn't have a removable I/O shield.
It's not gonna look very pretty.
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You're going to want a 400+ watt PSU. Personally I recommend getting an 850 watt PSU, which should provide enough amperage to run SLI if you ever want to ebay a second ZOTAC GTX 1060 AMP card to run SLI. They're only $150 and should last 8-10 years.
 
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It's compatible, but your power supply is too low wattage to handle that GPU. You'd have to upgrade your PSU in order to support the card. There's a complication with this because you can't just go out and buy a regular PSU since that model has a custom power brick. Pretty sure you can buy a 330w power brick, but even then I think the max you'd be able to handle is a 1050 ti. 1060 3gb recommended requirement is 450W, and you'd still be much below that.

I'm not sure if you can get any higher of a power brick for that model. You'd have to ask Dell.
 
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Get a EVGA 850W gold or higher and you might never have to buy another PSU for at least 10 years (it has 10 years warranty and modular cables enough to power 2 cards with 4x8 pin).

Also your CPU will bottleneck you in the future since it's not K series and cannot be overclocked, 3000 Mhz is really low nowadays. If you can find a good 4770k or 4790k those CPUs (for gaming) compete with top tier i9 cards with a bit of OC. My 4770k has never been below 4 Ghz (base is 3.5Ghz)

But the CPU isn't that much of an issue, at most you'll lose some performance, a GPU/PSU upgrade are the biggest upgrades you can make for the cheapest price and highest wield of performance.
 
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SkyNetRising

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Alienware X51 PSU looks like this. It doesn't support standard desktop PSUs.
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ridzuanrodzi89

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Thanks for your help everyone..:)
To JalYt_Justin: so is it impossible to upgrade a stronger PSU for this pc?is it possible to upgrade psu if i'm using another cpu case?(i mean replacing everything to a new case)
 
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