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Will my PC take a GTX 1060?

  • 12-07-2020 7:28am
    #1
    Sneachta
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    Will my PC take a GTX 1060? All help appreciated.


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  • #2
    Homelander
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    Can't tell from that. What power supply do you have? What case?

    Why specifically a GTX1060?


  • #3
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Homelander wrote: »
    Can't tell from that. What power supply do you have? What case?

    Why specifically a GTX1060?

    Case: Don't see a name
    Power Supply: PSU X550
    Motherboard: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B85M-G43/Specification

    Why specifically a GTX1060: Affordability second hand but open to suggestions.


  • #4
    weisses
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    It's a micro atx board ...Make sure a new card fits into the case otherwise running a 1060 should be no problem

    What gpu are you running now ?

    Psu you have is sufficient


  • #5
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    weisses wrote: »
    It's a micro atx board ...Make sure a new card fits into the case otherwise running a 1060 should be no problem

    What gpu are you running now ?

    Psu you have is sufficient

    GeForce GTX 750 Ti


  • #6
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    I've 8gb of RAM.

    Will it make much difference to upgrade to 16?


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  • #7
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,823 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    I would replace that PSU.
    It's "550W" but considering its price (€30 new) I can guarantee it fails at 300.
    Pairing it with any decent GPU is asking for trouble.



  • #8
    grogi
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    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    I would replace that PSU.
    It's "550W" but considering its price (€30 new) I can guarantee it fails at 300.
    Pairing it with any decent GPU is asking for trouble.


    That CPU with GF 1060 would draw 140w/175w from the socket when stressed in games. No need to stress out.

    I would change the PSU as well thought


  • #9
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Sneachta wrote: »
    I've 8gb of RAM.

    Will it make much difference to upgrade to 16?

    Thanks for all the help.

    I bought a second hand Asus Geforce GTX 1060.

    Would a ram upgrade make a difference to my system?

    I've two x 4gb of ram.

    Photo attached.


  • #10
    grogi
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    Sneachta wrote: »
    Thanks for all the help.

    I bought a second hand Asus Geforce GTX 1060.

    Would a ram upgrade make a difference to my system?

    I've two x 4gb of ram. .

    It depends.

    16 vs 8 GB won't have a direct influence on frame-rate in games, but more RAM means less reading from SSD/HDD. If you are experiencing occasional stuttering, it might be RAM that is full.

    More RAM is never a bad thing. It just costs a little bit.


  • #11
    Sneachta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭Sneachta


    Do the two new modules have to be the same as the two old modules?


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  • #12
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,616 ✭✭✭grogi


    Sneachta wrote: »
    Do the two new modules have to be the same as the two old modules?

    No. The motherboard will select timings and speed supported by both sets. In very rare occasions they might require manual tweaking, but same might happen with four identical modules as well.


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