Hardware Compatibility Question With GTX 1080

willyoke

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Hello, guys.

I have a question about a new graphics card I'm planning to get. I pasted it below. I want some help to decipher whether it will fit into my current case and motherboard. I'm just a little concerned because it's quite a drastic change from my GTX 960. I have also pasted these items below. If you need any more information, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Current GPU:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SKWIISQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

New GPU:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GIGABYTE-NVIDIA-GeForce-1080-GAMING/dp/B01GCAW1IA/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1508876058&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+1080

Current case: Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case with Red LED Fan
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J63LFTW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s04?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Current motherboard: Mod 1150 ASUS Z97-K ATX Motherboard
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K80MS5C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Power supply: Corsair CX750 Builder Series CX 750W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze PSU
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008RJZR40/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

In case you need this, this is my processor: Intel Core i5 4690K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 MB Cache, LGA1150 Socket)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KPRWB9G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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Might want to replace that before you get the card.

Those Green labeled CX units are not good, I wouldn't risk hooking up a $600 graphics card to it.


Might want to replace that before you get the card.

Those Green labeled CX units are not good, I wouldn't risk hooking up a $600 graphics card to it.
 
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willyoke

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Dang! Thanks a lot for the warning. My backup option is EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 6GB GDDR5. Can you please be so kind to tell me if you think this card will be a reasonable replacement for my rig? Thank you.
 


Should be fine, it's a mid range card.

The PSU would still need to go ideally though.