upgrading video card from nvida geforce gtx 745 4GB DDR3

[tdx0]

 our HP desktop model 850 se model MOK57AV. Just upgraded memory from 32MB to 64MB - intel core i7-5960 X extreme edition 20M cache up to 3.50 GHz. It came with NVIDA GeForce GTX 745 4GB DDR3 FH GFX graphics card. Can I swap out to a PNY GeForce GTX 1060 DirectX 12vcggtx 10606PB SF 6GB 192 bit-GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0X 16 video card?

[SamirD · Accepted solution]

The only 2 things you really have to worry about when doing a video card upgrade (beside it physically fitting), is the operating system support and the power requirements.  

I think you should be okay on the OS since your older card isn't that old at all (requiring about the same OS support as the new one).  And power-wise you might be fine as well as long as the power requirements for the new one aren't exceed the old one by more than 5-10w.  

If your system is packed full of RAM, drives, etc, then you may be coming close to the usable capacity of the power supply and may need to upgrade it, but that would be it.  Doing some research on the specs of both cards and comparing them as well as the specs on the system power supply should give you a good answer.

[tdx0]

I will do that. I had to order an adapter from 6 to 8 pin. Two spares are 6 pin and one smaller one with 2 pin. The power supply is 500 w. Thanks for the help.

[SamirD]

I think you should be okay--just watch the power requirements.  Let us know how it goes. 🙂