Would I be able to run a GTX 970 with no additional hardware changes?

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Lazerbeam

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Specs right now:

Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz 46 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH61HO (CPU 1) 39 °C
Graphics
1950W (1366x768@60Hz)
1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (Undefined) 52 °C
PSU
says 600 Watts, 26A V or something

I am also looking into upgrading to 64-bit of Windows 7. How much of a jump would it be from my current graphics card to the new one? Would I see some improvements? Would I be able to make it at least 3 years without needing to upgrade? How about Oculus Rift?
 
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Given the price differential and the uncertainty of even finding a GTX770 or 780, I'd take the 970. Maybe prices will come down on the 700 series cards but they're kind of hard to locate, at least in the USA.

Gigabyte GTX 970 4GB 256bit DDR5 (GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD) ₱19,950.00 http://dynaquestpc.com/product/gigabyte-gtx-970-4gb-256bit-ddr5-gv-n970g1-gaming-4gd/

ASUS GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 2GB DDR5 ₱18,200.00 http://dynaquestpc.com/product/asus-gtx-770-directcu-ii-oc-2gb-256bit/

Lazerbeam

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@Raheel, yeah that's the plan :)

@ZeusGamer, when you said it's much better by a big margin with the 750 Ti, are you referring to the performance if I only upgrade the PSU or the max potential of the 970 which means upgrading my processor, motherboard, RAM and PSU?
 

ZeusGamer

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Yes, I was referring to the performance of the card.

Tama, you're going to need to update all of those.