Question Upgrading a Pc

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

Hello i am new to all this and not really an expert on Pc building, i had some intention to upgrading my pc, graphic card wise because i am heavily using it for my 3D study and work, i was thinking of buying a EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB or something similar but i am not sure what else i will need to change with that to make it work this are my specs, Acer aspire T3-710, intel core i7-6700 CPU @3.40GHz 3.41GHz, 16 GB RAM and for graphic card i have an intel HD Graphics 530 and i am not sure how if i would need a bigger case, i don't think i will need to change everything for what i know, and my budget will be around 400-500 pounds, can anyone give me any advice please?

thanks.

 

[Obakasama]

A prebuilt PC's PSU might not be a high enough wattage to provide the power necessary for a graphics card upgrade.
Whether you need to upgrade/change the case will depend on the length of the graphics card you want to get.

You might find some info from this Acer forum thread: https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/435895/acer-aspire-t3-710-upgrading-gpu

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

A prebuilt PC's PSU might not be a high enough wattage to provide the power necessary for a graphics card upgrade.
Whether you need to upgrade/change the case will depend on the length of the graphics card you want to get.

You might find some info from this Acer forum thread: https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/435895/acer-aspire-t3-710-upgrading-gpu

thanks, ye i did some more research and read what they said on that page i will need to take some measurement and change my psu too, they are not too expensive thankfully. would you say it's hard to do it on my own? should i find an expert/ is not that i have never opened a pc but i am just scared to fuck something up haha

 

[ElectrO_90]

It maybe easier to just buy a new case and new PSU, make sure your motherboard is standard.
You can check the motherboard with software like CPU-Z

 

[ElectrO_90]

thanks, ye i did some more research and read what they said on that page i will need to take some measurement and change my psu too, they are not too expensive thankfully. would you say it's hard to do it on my own? should i find an expert/ is not that i have never opened a pc but i am just scared to fuck something up haha

Opening things up is not a problem.
make sure computer is disconnected from MAINS
After that, press the POWER ON button to discharge all power inside the PSU.
Then have a look inside, as long as you look with your eyes and not a big screw driver, all is good!
You can move cables out the way with your fingers, just don't PULL things hard

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Run this here and post the link to the results. https://valid.x86.fr/ The I7 would perform much better with a dedacated gpu.
Opening your pc is not something to worry about if you follow the above steps. Be careful and delicate, and if something doesn't fit, don't force it.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

This forum post may help. It seems only smaller cards will fit in this case. most 1660ti may not fit. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/435895/acer-aspire-t3-710-upgrading-gpu
Seems like this size is about tops for the oem case: 1050ti single fan. https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1050...t=&hvlocphy=9006686&hvtargid=pla-406360596858
You will also need a new psu, any standard ATX model will fit: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FL...-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-500gb3

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

This forum post may help. It seems only smaller cards will fit in this case. most 1660ti may not fit. https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/435895/acer-aspire-t3-710-upgrading-gpu
Seems like this size is about tops for the oem case: 1050ti single fan. https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1050...t=&hvlocphy=9006686&hvtargid=pla-406360596858
You will also need a new psu, any standard ATX model will fit.

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/16081161 i kinda expect that i might just buy a bigger case too, i will need it in the future

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Can you run Cpuz using the link i posted, it will give me more about your mobo. I think a small gpu and the psu above will work, but you could purchase a bigger case if we could confirm the motherboards size and connectors.

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

Can you run Cpuz using the link i posted, it will give me more about your mobo. I think a small gpu and the psu above will work, but you could purchase a bigger case if we could confirm the motherboards size and connectors.

i thought i did, i probably did not link it properly here are the results, i tried both links just in case

https://imgur.com/iOUmXtP

View: https://imgur.com/iOUmXtP
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https://imgur.com/p3A5CL1

View: https://imgur.com/p3A5CL1
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https://imgur.com/RXEEkcZ

View: https://imgur.com/RXEEkcZ
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https://imgur.com/s8bFcdC

View: https://imgur.com/s8bFcdC

 

[NightHawkRMX]

That is userbenchmark. Use this link: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html above the red box

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

That is userbenchmark. Use this link: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html above the red box

https://imgur.com/nwDbIyN

View: https://imgur.com/nwDbIyN
hope is right this time

 

[NightHawkRMX]

After research: That helped! Another PSU should be able to connect to that motherboard but i cannot verify if it will work in another case. Acer really cheaped out on this system. They opted to use an H110 motherboard with DDR3L, which explains why your ram and CPU were performing behind what they should have in user benchmark, since most 6700s are paired with ddr4 and do not face the limits of DDR3L.

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

great thanks for the help everyone i have learned a lot, it's just time to buy now than haha thanks again.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Well, I would keep the stock case since the motherboard looks quite proprietary. You should be able to fit this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...loYoZ6QR7ALZiIYJv2RoC8XwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
You could use this older model 550 watt 80+bronze non-modular seasonic psu if on a budget:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FL...-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-500gb3
Or this, which is a newer semi-modular 750 watt 80+gold PSU, using a newer Seasonic platform:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TD...fied-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ea750g-pro

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

Well, I would keep the stock case since the motherboard looks quite proprietary. You should be able to fit this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...loYoZ6QR7ALZiIYJv2RoC8XwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
You could use this older model 550 watt 80+bronze non-modular seasonic psu if on a budget:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FL...-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-500gb3
Or this, which is a newer semi-modular 750 watt 80+gold PSU, using a newer Seasonic platform:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TD...fied-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-ea750g-pro

wow thanks again you are saving me so much time and probably mistakes haha

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

one more thing will the
VGA GeForce RTX 2060 XC Black Edition Gaming, 6GB GDDR6, HDB Fan Graphics Card 06G-P4-2061-KR
fit too? is on my budget aswell

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Just to clarify, both power supplies work, but the bottom is a bit nicer and leaves more room to expand. To me that 1660 looks about the same size the 1050ti mini the forum said would fit. If it doesn't fit, you can return it and buy the 1050ti, which isn't as fast, but will fit.

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

Just to clarify, both power supplies work, but the bottom is a bit nicer and leaves more room to expand. To me that 1660 looks about the same size the 1050ti mini the forum said would fit. If it doesn't fit, you can return it and buy the 1050ti, which isn't as fast, but will fit.

good new the SPU fit perfectly but the graphic card does not i bought the 2060 and it supposed to be even smaller than the other one, but i guess my motherboard is not right i alreaady bought a bigger case, and i am close to buy a bigger mother board to fit everything in it, would you say that an
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK Socket AM4 ATX Motherboard for AMD Ryzen Processors
will be good enough? or should i buy the intel version?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

YES IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH TO RYZEN. It wont work for the 6700

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

YES IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH TO RYZEN. It wont work for the 6700

alright, which one would you suggest for my i7 intel core with 120 pounds budgets ?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What is your new case? need to pick a motherboard that will fit. DDR3L limits your motherboard choice.

 

[jeffryimarhiagbe]

What is your new case? need to pick a motherboard that will fit. DDR3L limits your motherboard choice.

Corsair SPEC-DELTA Carbide Series, RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case - Black

 

[NightHawkRMX]

You will want a h110 or h170 board with ddr3l support to use your existing ram.
Skylake is end of life so you will have to buy old stock or used boards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GA-H170-Ga...I-Intel-H170-LGA1151-DDR3L-HDMI-/282986527219

 

[Obakasama]

Hang on a moment. What do you mean by the graphics card not fitting your motherboard?