Are these cards compatible with my PC?

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edwin1611

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Hi, I don't know too much about graphics cards but I have a PC like this here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Desktop-PCs/Zoostorm-Origin-Desktop-PC-i5-6400-Processor-Windows/B01G8BE38E except it is i5 4460 instead of 6400.

Please let me know if either of these MSI gtx 1060 graphics cards would be compatible with the PC, the links are down below. If you could recommend any other graphics cards that could work that would too be appreciated, thankyou

Option 1: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GeForce-GTX-1060-GAMING/dp/B01IOPQ1VO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499199132&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+gtx+1060

Option 2: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-x-6gb-gddr5-vr-ready-graphics-card-1280-core-1569-mhz-gpu-1784-mhz-boost
 
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Where the hell did you get 265w from? The MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X pulled 139w under load in Guru3Ds review.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_1060_gaming_x_plus_review,8.html

265w full system load with a power hungry cpu maybe. Still a decent 450w unit will that without issue. The Skylake i5 6400 that uses about 78w under a prime95 load.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/71760-intel-skylake-i5-6500-i5-6400-i3-6100-review-12.html
So far I see 217w and you are going to have to have alot of fans a hdds to drive that up another 48 watts.

If you want a long life PSU get a decent quality one with good capacitors.

GraphicGeek

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What company is your motherboard from? ex : Gigabyte, Asus, Msi... etc