Looking to upgrade my pc for an oculus rift cv1

[sbucks125]

I have ran the oculus setup test , it says just upgrade graphics card, i am looking to buy a gtx 970 just need to know if its a straight swap ,
do i need to upgrade my motherboard or power supply, thanks in advance for any help ,
specs are

1 x nvidia gaming PC socket 1155 i3 i5 i7 (. Intel i5 3570 Quad Core, . 1155 Asus P8B75-M LX Motherboard, . 16GB DDR3 Kingston 1333 (2 x 8Gb), . Creative OEM SB Audigy SE, . Manufacturer Supplied Cooler, . DVD+/- RW - 24X (Pioneer DVR-S19LBK), . 500GB S-ATAIII Hard Drive 6.0Gb/s, . No Secondary Hard Drive, . Nvidia GTX660 (2048MB), . No Monitor, . CiT Mars Midi Tower Gaming Case with 2 x Blue LED Fans & LED Display, . CiT 700W Black Edition PSU, .

 

[jr9]

- PSU has enough wattage. Ensure that your power supply has two 6-pin PCIe power connectors.

- The graphics card should fit. It looks like it would be a tight fit. The new card will be 1 to 1.5 inches longer.

You should be able to just simply install a GTX 970. I recommend uninstalling the old display drivers in safe mode with Display Driver Uninstaller, shutting down, installing the new card, then booting up and installing the drivers for the new card.

 

[volkgren]

You should be able to do an easy swap. But do know that the PSU you have is a very low quality unit that doesn't have anywhere near 700W available to your main comonents. From what I see it's so bad that most retailers won't show the actual amperages of the unit.

But this guys tells all about them. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/310123-28-power-supplys-range

I'm just saying I would upgrade to a quality power supply.

 

[sbucks125]

Thanks i appreciate it, safe mode sounds good when i install it thanks.
i am good enough with the software side but not with the hardware side,
i will upgrade the power supply to be on the safe side thanks .
stupid question do i need to buy an asus gtx 970 card because the motherboard asus

 

[jr9]

Nope, video card doesn't have to match the motherboard at all.

 

[volkgren]

Check with us here on the forums before you buy a PSU to be sure you buy a better quality unit.

 

[sbucks125]

apparently the recommended card is a 1060 would this fit or will i need to upgrade more
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 gaming card

 

[volkgren]

I believe the GTX 10 series is better for VR, so I would say yes get that. But I woudl also say the 6GB version would be the best choice.

You actually don't have to get a new PSU, the 700W (according to that post I linked) has 504W split across 2 rails. So it should be enough for the GTX 1060.

But the post doesn't mention any safety features on the power supply so I wouldn't trust it with an expensive system.

 

[sbucks125]

thanks for all your help man , i am actually buying one now 1060 seem just above budget i am looking for one just under 230 or is that too little for a decent card

 

[sbucks125]

EVGA 6GB GEF GTX 1060 SC GDDR5 decided to take your advice and get this one looks small but powerful , for the last time do i need anything else upgraded on my pc before i buy it : ) : ) thanks

 

[volkgren]

That's a good GPU. I had one for a while and the cooler is great for a small card. You should be able to just swap it in without changing any other hardware. I still recommend getting a good quality power supply to protect your system though.

As mentioned earlier I would uninstall the current display driver before installing the new GPU, and then downloading (or downloading before-hand) the newest display driver from Nvidia and installing it after you install your new GPU.