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Question

What should i do for PSU?

Mar 21, 2017 6:28PM PDT

I wanna get an upgrade for my current computer, it was a Pheonix envy i gotten for gaming a while back and wanna upgrade my graphics card, but then i learned that ill need a new psu, what would i need to do to upgrade it? what suggestions should i take? im not sure, unless i take out, what should i check? i have a 600 volt power supply i think

heres my specs

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-2Cool
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 2AF3 (SOCKET 0)
Graphics
ASUS VP278 (1920x1080@60Hz)
1535MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (192-bit) (HP)
Storage
119GB SAMSUNG MZ7PD128HAFV-000H7 (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA)
Optical Drives
hp CDDVDW SH-216DB
Audio
Razer ManO'War

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Answer
Upgrade
Mar 21, 2017 6:37PM PDT

The gtx 760 is a 170w card, so if you upgrade to a card that is equal to or less than 170w you should be good.

What card are you looking to upgrade to?

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Upgrade
Mar 21, 2017 6:59PM PDT

Im currently looking for the 1070 GTX geforce card

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Upgrade
Mar 21, 2017 7:07PM PDT

The gtx 1070 is a 150w card.
Power wise should be a straight swap.

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thanks
Mar 21, 2017 8:43PM PDT

you were very helpful, being a computer person myself, its always awesome to get help