GPU Upgrade & Power Supply Upgrade

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Hello, my stock GPU is overheating. I changed thermal paste and it didn't help. So it seems to me my card is dying and I should explore the possibility of bying a new one. For example, Gygabite GeForce GTX 1060. And a powersupply ATX Aerocool VX-700 700W. Will it fit my tower and motherboard HP 2AF7  (Memphis-s)? 

[Big_Dave · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Perhaps you should monitor the GPU temperature when doing non-video intensive work and look at the results.

You have the responsibility to open up your PC and measure to see if the selected hardware will fit. Review this post. 

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Thank you. There are some useful tips in this post. But I should specify my question, I presume. The thing that bothers me is whether the pins and connectors of these components are compatible?

As for stand-by temperature. It's about 45 degrees. When under pressure, it jumps up to 80-95. There were artifacts once. But after applying thermal paste and lowering settings temperature decreased a bit. Now it's about 80-92. But it is still very high to me.  

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If anyone tries that) Everything is compatible, but the tower is too little. You'll have to unscrew the motherboard, DVD-player and get the PSU out first. Then install the card (you may have to cut some space in the back of the tower, because stock card needs only one slot, Gygabyte needs two, and it's really big), new PSU, connect power cables return DVD, and leave one side open, because this PSU unit has too many cables and because you weren't patient enough and thought that PSU is screwed from the other side, behind the walls that are riveted))