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Hello everyone. I have looked at other upgrade question threads and have come to the conclusion I should make my own!

As it says in my bio...I am rocking:


GeForce GTX 670
4GB RAM
on a i5 3570k 3.4
2x monitors ACER 1080p @ 64hz
power supply: corsair cx600


I am looking to upgrade to this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487075&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-487-075-_-Product


I'm guessing I would need to upgrade my RAM to 8GB?

This is all me just throwing ideas out there... any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

ATMINSIDE

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Your sig says you're running 8GB?
If not, since you're probably gaming with that GPU, I'd recommend at 8GB or more.

 

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3rd edit I fixed my own problem. Now as to my original question, will my power supply be sufficient for the new graphics card?

 

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Yeah, PSU should be plenty.

 

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Alright, thank you. Sorry for the stupid question. Just still learning.

 

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Not a stupid question at all

 

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Hope you don't mind me asking one more question...I ordered the graphics card, what do I have to do with my PC when replacing my old one? Do I just replace it or is there anything I have to get rid of before I take the old one out?

 

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You'll want to uninstall the current GPU driver, shut down the system, replace the GPU, then install the new driver.

 

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Okay, just wanted to make sure it WAS as easy as I thought it would be

 

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Yep, GPU swaps are easy

 

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Haha I'm excited. Thank God for Amazon Prime

 

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Enjoy, I just grabbed a couple of those for myself, I love having micro center close 30 min shipping, my wallet not so much.

 

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Yeah I guess that is the saving grace of not having micro centers in Florida haha my wallet stays relatively safe