Can i put high end GPU in my HTPC?

[hmj8469]

Here is my current system that I use as a media server:

LIANLI Mini-Q PC-Q18B

SEASONIC S12G-550 550W Power Supply

INTEL Core™ i7-4770S CPU

ASUS H87I-Plus LGA 1150 mobo

KINGSTON 8GB (2 x 4GB) HyperX Beast XMP PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.65V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC

SAMSUNG 120GB 840 SSD

4x4TB WD drives

WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB VelociRaptor

ASUS BW-12B1ST BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray burner

I would like add a high end GPU but this system has 5 year old parts. Can I put in a RTX 2070 for high end gaming. Will this system support it and will i be able to run games at max settings, or will the graphics card get under utilized because of the CPU? Do I need a beefier PSU ?

I'm okay upgrading a component or two, but i would like to keep the mobo and CPU.

 

[atomicWAR]

Your system should handle a RTX 2070 fairly well though it will still be bottlenecked in CPU heavy games, especially thread heavy games like the BF series. But as a whole an RTX 2070 would work nicely in your system. Be advised the RTX 2070 is as high up the stack as you can go with your current PSU as it just meets the minimum requirements. With a Seasonic PSU just meeting the minimum should more then enough as their PSUs are some of the best on the market, leaving you room to OC your GPU as well.

 

[mgallo848]

That's a mini-itx tower. I don't think a regular sized video card will fit? You may have to look for something like a GTX 1080 mini. It will basically give you as much gaming performance as the 2070 will being that both cards will be slightly hampered by the CPU anyway.

 

[atomicWAR]

That's a mini-itx tower. I don't think a regular sized video card will fit? You may have to look for something like a GTX 1080 mini. It will basically give you as much gaming performance as the 2070 will being that both cards will be slightly hampered by the CPU anyway.

Thank you I meant to post a mini card would likely be needed. At the very least measure twice before you buy.

 

[hmj8469]

I believe it can take a full size graphics card.

 

[mgallo848]

I believe it can take a full size graphics card.

That's fine but I would make certain first. Nothing worse than spending alot of money on a new video card only to find out it doesn't fit.

 

[hmj8469]

Assuming it can, is there a way tell CPU intensive games (games that the i7-4770s will struggle with) from GPU intensive games?

 

[mgallo848]

Assuming it can, is there a way tell CPU intensive games (games that the i7-4770s will struggle with) from GPU intensive games?

There is no way to know for certain without doing some research on the games you're interested in before buying them. The 4770s will run just fine. It just won't push cards like an RTX 2070 to it's limits is all.