Will a GTX 1060 6gb MSI Gaming X fit in my PC

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So i'm thinking of buying a GTX 1060 6gb MSI Gamning X (this one https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1060-GAMING-X-6G) version since it looks the best.

I was wondering that
1. Will it fit in this Lenovo Thinkcentre Edge 71 Case
2. Will my mobo support my GPU ?
3.I'll be buying a new PSU with the GPU.The PSU fits in my case.My question regarding that is that do all PSU have the same shape of Power connectors etc so they can fit in all motherboards.(A shopkeeper told me the new psu connectors wont fit :/ )

Case (I know its dusty and trash :'( ) : https://imgur.com/cUXidA1
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I will buy a better case and mobo soon but for the time being i want to know if it'll work in this setup.

Thanks :)

 
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Power Supply replacement- Pick a Modular unit 500-600 Watts. This greatly cleans up the innards from the Octopus of wires that are going to be hanging down, you will only hook up the cables you need. That Board uses a 4 Pin CPU power connector and a 20 Pin ATX connector. A new supply is going to have a 24pin "20pin+4pin whereas the 4 pin is detachable when not needed.

Case- That case will hold any GPU length on the market there is nothing to interfere with it.

CPU- Most of those 71's shipped with an i3 2120 and that should be upgraded if your going to run a 1060 to close to its potential. An i5 2500 you can find for around $35 while a 2600 is going to be around $60-$80.

Makes sure your BIOS is in UEFI mode and at the latest version...
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- Seems like your mobo comes with a standard 24-pin power connector and I am assuming a 4-pin CPU power connector, so a new PSU should work
- Seems like your mobo has a PCIe x16 slot so the GTX 1060 should work.

Can your CPU keep up?
 
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1) Cant say for sure lenovo does not list that cases dimensions from what I can find. However it looks plenty big enough to support that card.

2) Yes it should. Any consumer H61 board will support a 1060, however again I cant say for sure considering that is some lenovo proprietary board.

3) For a 1060 you will want a decent 400watt psu at least. With a 6+2pin pcie power connector. The shopkeeper does not know what they are talking about. Any decent quality 400watt or higher power supply with a 6+2pin pcie power connector will power that card and the rest of your PC.
 
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thank you for your reply.
And my CPU is definitely the bottle neck but I will be upgrading the case along with a new mobo and cpu in a couple of months.
 
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The shopkeeper said that the power connectors to the mobo and cpu connector might not fit.

 
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Power Supply replacement- Pick a Modular unit 500-600 Watts. This greatly cleans up the innards from the Octopus of wires that are going to be hanging down, you will only hook up the cables you need. That Board uses a 4 Pin CPU power connector and a 20 Pin ATX connector. A new supply is going to have a 24pin "20pin+4pin whereas the 4 pin is detachable when not needed.

Case- That case will hold any GPU length on the market there is nothing to interfere with it.

CPU- Most of those 71's shipped with an i3 2120 and that should be upgraded if your going to run a 1060 to close to its potential. An i5 2500 you can find for around $35 while a 2600 is going to be around $60-$80.

Makes sure your BIOS is in UEFI mode and at the latest version, it should have full support for UEFI but that is right at the end of the transition where OEM's did stupid things. 900 and 1000 series GPU's do not support Legacy and getting them to work is a real shot in the dark.
 
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