Need some feedback on buying new graphic card...

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Okay, So i'm thinking about buying a new graphic card. I currently have a workstation z220 HP computer with a non-standard geforce gtx 745 installed.
I have a 400W power supply of unknown maker. It is called "dps-400ab-13a".
I went onto a wattage calculator and it said i needed 320W to make the 1060 6GB work on my setup. I researched a bit and it said i needed atleast to be laying below 80% of the W all the time to avoid trouble. So do i need to get like a 600W supply and if that is the case would it actually fit my case? How would i know if the coolermaster masterwatt 600W would fit instead of this 400W PSU i have right now?

Other valuable information:
CPU: Intel-Xeon E3-1245 V2 3.4GHz
Monitors: 2
Thanks in advance and happy christmas! :)
 
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We are in the times where energy efficiency is a major part of new components. Back when I bought my first gaming rig in 2007 I had to have an 1100W power supply to run 2 8800 GTX cards. System got so hot they had to put water cooling into it even though I did not order it. Nowadays, that's extreme overkill.
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Thank you for the answer! I might be buying it if nothing contradictory comes up in this thread! :)
 
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We are in the times where energy efficiency is a major part of new components. Back when I bought my first gaming rig in 2007 I had to have an 1100W power supply to run 2 8800 GTX cards. System got so hot they had to put water cooling into it even though I did not order it. Nowadays, that's extreme overkill.
 
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