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Will GTX 1660 Super will fit/work in my computer?

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scubatke

scubatke

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Greetings,

The AMD Radeon HD 7670 graphics card in my HP Envy is currently on its last legs. The temp is almost always above 100 C (currently 110 C) and occasionally it will just shut off. I've been researching which GPU will be a good match to the i7-3770 processor and decided on the GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Among other things, it had the best 'compatibility' score (98) on gpucheck.com. Civ VI is the only game I play so I think this card will be a nice upgrade that won't break the bank.

I have three questions that I'm hoping the board can help me with:

1) I think that I have plenty of space for a new card, but I'd like to verify that with someone that knows better than I do. (Pics below.)

2) Is there any reason that I should reconsider the GeForce GTX 1660 Super?

3) Will I need (or should I buy) a new power supply? If so, any recommendations?


Space available around current GPU:

GPU Open Space.jpg



Socket:

GPU Socket.jpg



Label from power supply:

Power Supply Label.jpg



Only free connector from power supply (Will I need an 8-pin?):

Avail Connector.jpg




BTW...I currently have 2 HDD and 1 SSD and I have a new 10TB HDD that I would also like to add. I can get rid of the other 2 HDD but it's just easier to just add a 3rd. Any issues?


Thanks for reading and for any help that anyone has to offer!
 
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Yes as you are getting advice on the same issue at multiple forums, it's best we dont confuse things more.

It is very bad etiquette to ask identical questions at multiple forums simultaneously, much better to choose a forum and then tell the others you no longer need help there.
 
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Sorry for the bad etiquette. I only received a couple of responses on the first forum I posted to and then nothing further even after I asked some clarifying questions. I'm feeling like this GPU could fail at any time so I don't have any time to waste in figuring out what I need to do. Yes, one response was to replace the power supply but the prior response seemed to be saying that wasn't an option with HP computers.
 
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If you wish to continue here, can you do the first thing that should have been asked on any other forum, post the full model name or number of the HP computer.
 
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My original post indicated that my machine is an HP Envy. I couldn't find anything more specific written on the case and the software I found that lists a computer's components (Speccy) didn't list anything. If there's a way to find that information maybe it could have been noted in the email above. Funny but on the other forums (mentioned above), I received a number of helpful responses and not a single question looking for more specific information on the computer model.

Regarding that, I can see the need to only work with one source to troubleshoot and fix a problem. My post above was only asking for advice/opinion. I don't understand the problem in posting something like this on different forums. When posting, people don't know if they're going to receive any responses at all. They also know that the responses they receive might not be helpful. So, for these types of posts, I think it's fair for people to want to increase their chance of success, especially when timeliness is important.

As requested in the notes above, I didn't receive any help here but I did receive a lot of help from the other forums so 'assistance' is no longer needed.
 
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scubatke said:
Funny but on the other forums (mentioned above), I received a number of helpful responses and not a single question looking for more specific information on the computer model.
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You are of course welcome to continue wherever you wish but I beg to differ how you can describe any advice that does not even ask the most basic of questions as being helpful.

The model name or number is needed for a couple of very good reasons;

(1) Brand name computers such as Dell and HP etc often use non propriety PSUs and MBs, the PSUs are often not the same dimensions as a standard ATX PSU + may not have the same power connectors for the MB with a common one being they can have an 8 pin main board power connection as opposed to the standard 24 pin.

(2) The MB could be the micro ATX type which as mentioned above could have a non propriety 8 pin power connector, most even half decent GPUs take up two slots on a MB so only the most basic of GPUs may fit, this a particular problem should you have any other PCI-E or PCI type cards as there may not be room for both.

(3) The case size, add on GPUS apart from being dual slot can also be quite long so care needs to be taken that any add on GPU will fit and without interfering with anything else. HP computers ship with the most basic of add on GPUs to keep cost and power requirements down and the cards will most often be the low profile/single slot type as they don`t need a supplemental power dongle from the PSU and they don`t take up much room inside of the case.

I hope for your sake that you find someone else like me that was willing to take time out to give you such an explanation but I wont be holding my breath.
 
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