GPU UPGRADE HELP

Mitalius

Mitalius

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Hopefully some of you on here are familiar with building computers, or knowledgeable about the process. So I have an ASUS Essentio CM6730 bought at Best Buy and my system specs are as follows.

-RAM: 16 GBS DDR3
-SPACE: 1 TB
-CPU: INTEL CORE i7 3770K 3.4 GHZ
-GPU: NVIDIA GT 630
-MOTHERBOARD: INTEL H51 CHIPSET.
-POWER SUPPLY: 350 WATTS.

So with that all aside, what I want to do is upgrade my gpu to a GTX 680 if possible without bottlenecking my desktop to oblivion, and improve my PC gaming experience. With my current GPU, it plays some of the new games well at settings turned up high, and some others decent at one point, but then at critical points it tends to slowdown. So, is this possible?
 
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I have no idea what's underneath the hood from the specs you mentioned and Asus site doesn't seem to specify what kind of motherboard is included in that package. Did you mean H61 chipset? H51 as far as I know doesn't exist. If it's H61 (Cougar Point) then I can assume you have 3rd gen Intel I7 processor (Ivy Bridge) 3xxx series socket LGA1155.

First of all the 350 watt power supply does not fit the minimum for GTX 680 which requires a recommended power supply of at least 500+ watts (and the right kind with the correct power connectors - which most modern power supplies should have).

Looking at the computer case alone, it looks like a budget build. I'm not sure if the case is ideal for gaming either for cooling since adding a graphics card will add to internal temps. I wonder if they just included a stock cooler or something else in there. Also how much RAM do you have in there?

I'm sure you may be able to upgrade but you may need some additional components in there as well.
It's probably best to ask in other forums that deal with building computers .
 
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@Slayer_X64 @WuHT @Norik

All those long paragraphs in the PC vs console topic about PCs being better than consoles and explaining how simple / cheap it is to build a gaming PC...

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN HELP MITALIUS OUT??? LOL!!!!
 
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