Upgrading from GTX160 3GB to 6GB

[potassiumoptic]

Hello, I am fairly new to upgrading PC's, However my problem is that I bought a HP Omen desktop and it has:
-Intel i5-7400
-GTX 1060 3GB
(https://www.johnlewis.com/hp-omen-880-100na-tower-pc-intel-core-i5-8gb-1tb-hdd-128gb-ssd-nvidia-gtx-1060-black/p3687914?sku=237552621&s_kwcid=2dx92700025662789772&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&msclkid=62a131567a4b1a2afd236a82afa56832&gclid=CPi_0urFp94CFRCPhQodUMMAqQ&gclsrc=ds)


and my question is.. will I be able to upgrade from a 3GB to a 6GB without issues and be able to pretty much plug and play?

I also would like to upgrade to a i7-7700k but I dont know if the PSU is will give enough outage or if I'll have compatability to do so.

 

[avalon096]

Yes the upgrade will be fine... You are good to go.... Nice pc though.. And yes you can also upgrade your CPU if you want... lm using a 650w psu with a 7700k and 1080ti no problems....

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The change to a 6GB 1060 card , doesn't bring that much of a performance gain in most scenarios.

 

[k1114]

Unless you're getting the gpu for free, this is a sidegrade. The performance is too close to matter.

 

[potassiumoptic]

Unless you're getting the gpu for free, this is a sidegrade. The performance is too close to matter.

Great thank you! Will it be more effective to upgrade to a 1070 of some sort? Without having communicability problems etc?

 

[k1114]

A 1070 is still not worth spending the money on.

 

[subterminal303]

Consider a GX 1070 TI used off ebay. It's a titch more costly than a new 1060 TI 6GB, but not by much. If you get a brand such as EVGA, they have a transferable warranty that you can use should anything be wrong.