Graphics card upgrade for my computer

[JeffZ10]

Hello,

I have a HP Pavilion 570-p026 desktop PC. I am wondering if it will fit any of these graphics cards as an upgrade:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX770 2GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 2GB

Thank you in advance for the help. I do not know anything about these cards or what is inside my computer as I would like to continue gaming.

[old_geekster]

@JeffZ10 , welcome to the forum.

The best way to determine if the video card will fit is, measure the space from the Back I/O ports to the front of the case.  Then, compare this measurement to the measurements of the card from the manufacturer's website.

These two cards would require a power supply unit (PSU) ugrade, also.  Each of them has supplemental power connectors.  Your current PSU is only 180W.  This is not enough for any of the newer cards.  I recommend a PSU with at least 500W to 600W if you want to use a newer card.

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[JeffZ10]

Thank you for the reply- any way I can extend the PSU?

[old_geekster]

You are welcome, @JeffZ10 !

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@JeffZ10 wrote:

Thank you for the reply- any way I can extend the PSU?

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No!  The PSU was engineered to work with the OEM components and wasn't meant for upgraded components.  Therefore, if you upgrade the video card, especially, a PSU upgrade is necessary.

[JeffZ10]

Yes- I meant upgrading the PSU

[old_geekster]

@JeffZ10 

Thank you for explaining what you meant.

Yes, you can upgrade the PSU.  Any standard ATX PSU should work.  Find the PSU that you want to buy and compare the measurements to the one in the computer.  This will assure that it will fit.  I like Corsair products.  A fully modular PSU is good for a mid-size case because you only use the cables that are absolutely necessary.