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Graphics Upgrade - Can the PSU take it?

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Hi All,

I've been toying with upgrading to an MSI GTX 980 recently, but I think I may need to get a new PSU to go with it. On paper, the Wattage requirements are lower than the GTX 580 I'm currently sporting, but I don't think it has the connectors.

I bought a "War General" from OCUK a few years back (2012), which I think roughly tallies with this spec sheet. Certainly on paper it looks similar.

The specs listed are:

System Specification
- Power Supply: OCZ ZS 750w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50GHz @ 4.60GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

However, I've taken a look at the machine, and it appears that the PSU is a 650W PSU. I also appear to have an i7 2700K.

Hardware isn't exactly my forte, could someone take a look and see if I a) will need to upgrade, and b) what would be the recommendation for the upgrade itself?

Thanks
 
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