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Hi all, I want to upgrade my MSI 7970 to one of the cheap 780 ti or a 970. I was going to ask is it worth it, but I'm convinced it will be (1080p by the way). FPS and racing games mostly...
Problem is, my current card only leaves about 15mm space (it's 269x115x39mm) before a strut on the drive bay (Antec 300 gaming case).
This means I can't get some of the 780 Ti available as they are too long. I would consider the Zotac on offer but can't find the physical dimensions of the card anywhere. Does anyone know how long it is?
The Galax 970s and Asus Strix should just fit, but the G1, which is the one I would have chosen won't.
Also, power. I'm drawn to the 780 Ti if i can find one that fits, but I'm concerned that my OCZ 650ZS Series PSU wouldn't be up to the task. Especially as I'm running an overclocked i7 2600k, a 120gb boot SSD, 500gb SSD and 500gb HDD. Any thoughts on this?
Based on the power issue, perhaps I should just choose a Galax 970 or Asus 970 Strix which draw less power than the Ti and should just fit physically. The G1, which is my preference won't fit in my case, which is a pain.
Any thoughts/recommendations on what might be best considering physical restraints and power?
Thanks
Problem is, my current card only leaves about 15mm space (it's 269x115x39mm) before a strut on the drive bay (Antec 300 gaming case).
This means I can't get some of the 780 Ti available as they are too long. I would consider the Zotac on offer but can't find the physical dimensions of the card anywhere. Does anyone know how long it is?
The Galax 970s and Asus Strix should just fit, but the G1, which is the one I would have chosen won't.
Also, power. I'm drawn to the 780 Ti if i can find one that fits, but I'm concerned that my OCZ 650ZS Series PSU wouldn't be up to the task. Especially as I'm running an overclocked i7 2600k, a 120gb boot SSD, 500gb SSD and 500gb HDD. Any thoughts on this?
Based on the power issue, perhaps I should just choose a Galax 970 or Asus 970 Strix which draw less power than the Ti and should just fit physically. The G1, which is my preference won't fit in my case, which is a pain.
Any thoughts/recommendations on what might be best considering physical restraints and power?
Thanks