Acer XC 600 re casing / upgrades

hayesw60

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My son has an Acer Aspire xc600 i3 2100 6gddr3 1tb HD, I bought this originally for homework an browsing but last year upgraded it with a low profile vtx hd7750 so my son could play some games, I'm now looking on rehousing it due to its limitations (low power supply and case size) I can't fit a new graphics card into it and my son is now using this more than his Xbox one

Here is link to the PC

http://www.alphr.com/acer/acer-aspire-xc600/32322/acer-aspire-xc600-review

Here is the links to the parts I was going to add

http://www.cclonline.com/product/187335/STRIX-GTX950-DC2OC-2GD5-GAMING/Graphics-Cards/Asus-STRIX-GTX950-DC2OC-2GD5-GAMING-Graphics-Card-nVidia-GeForce-GTX-950-2GB-PCI-Express-3-0-DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort/VGA3000/

http://www.cclonline.com/product/191259/GMX-DESTROYERGREEN/Cases/Game-Max-Destroyer-Gaming-Midi-Tower-Case-w/Green-LED-Fans/CAS2399/

http://www.cclonline.com/product/133098/100-W1-0500-KR/Power-Supplies/EVGA-500W-Power-Supply-Unit/PSU0633/

I'd just like some feedback and to know if everything is compatible, I was also thinking of adding an old Sandisk 120gb ssd i already have to run the OS on it, would this be worth it?, any info will be much appreciated
 


Here is a link to the full spec of the case, it says it has 7 full size expansion slots, I presumed that would be big enough, didn't want anything to big as well, to be honest I am only considering the case because it will match my sons green keyboard and mouse and young teenagers seem to like these sort of cases

http://www.gamemax.uk/products_160_105.html

Is it definitely a no for that case then
 
I did not say it would not work. The GPU will fit in the case but with a non modular PSU, the cable management will give you a headache when installing a GPU that big.Bad cable management+big GPU+micro ATX tower means bad air flow. Bad air flow= High temps inside the case.....Getting high temps inside the case just to have green LED's and a cool looking case is not worth in mi oppinion but it can work though.