Question if this graphics card would fit in my build

[hellgreen]

My current build is a good late i7 one but only has a 1060 Graphics Card in it . THinking of upgrading this .

THis was a custom tower ordered from overclockers and las the following specs

CA-003-KK Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black 1
CA-107-BQ be quiet! Dark Power Pro P11 650W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply 1
CP-62R-IN Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail 1
GX-006-AU Gigabyte Aorus GeForce GTX 1060 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 1
HD-192-SA Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) 1
HD-550-WD WD 4TB Black Internal Performance Hard Drive (WD4005FZBX) 1
HS-012-BQ be quiet! Dark Rock TF CPU Cooler - 135/135mm 1
MB-68Z-AS Asus Prime Z270-K Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard 1
MY-445-CS Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30 1
SW-173-MS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-FQC-08929) 1
XX-003-OP Standard Build - Ready to ship within 7 working days 1
XX-006-OP Special instructions apply to this order 1

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[muzzydark]

Sad news according to bottleneck calculator that CPU would bottleneck any GPU above yours. I'd still work but only around 80% of performance for this GPU at 1080p.

 

[Angilion]

Your best bet for answering your question would be to find the relevant specs and then measure you case for yourself but a quick look at the stated specs implies that card should fit in your PC easily.

According to Inno3D's page, the card is 240mm long and 120mm thick. That's as expected for a 2 fan 3060, so I see no reason to doubt it. The thickness should be no issue - it's a 2 slot thickness so there shouldn't be a problem on any motherboard unless you have another card in the slot adjacent to the graphics card. Your stated spec doesn't show any other cards in your PC at all. I've looked at a picture of the Asus Prime Z270-K and the space next to the slot intended for a graphics card is blank anyway, presumably by design in order to accommodate a standard 2 slot thickness graphics card. 240mm is a short length for a card, so it would be surprising if a midi tower case wasn't big enough to fit it in.

I couldn't find specs for the Aviator case with a quick look on Kolink's homepage. Presumably no longer made. I looked at a review of the case from when it was on sale and that stated that the maximum graphics card length was 370mm. A reasonable length for a midi tower case.

So I looked at the specs for the Aorus 1060 GB instead - according to Gigabyte's homepage, it's 280mm long. Longer than the 3060 you're considering replacing it with.

As for power draw, a 3060 doesn't take much and a 2 fan cooler doesn't take much. Inno3D's page says 170W draw for that card under full load and recommends a 550W (or higher) PSU. That would include a wide margin - card manufacturers usually spec on the basis of a mediocre quality PSU and a relatively high power draw from other components. Your good quality 650W PSU would easily be more than enough. The card you're looking at draws little more power than the one you already have, anyway.

I'm not guaranteeing it will fit (I'm not a shop) but I am saying I'm pretty sure it will fit.

You'll get some bottlenecking in some games at low resolution. That might or might not be relevant to you. You'll still have better performance than you have now, of course.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a graphics card at the moment unless mine was broken. The next gen is coming in a matter of weeks and it seems very likely that they will be significantly more powerful than current gen. It will almost certainly be high end only at first, but I think it's probably worth waiting to see what the performance is really like, what the pricing is like and to get firmer details on the lower end (exact specs and when they'll be released). It's a strong possibility that you'll be able to get more for your money not too long from now.