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Upgrading My 560Ti?


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So I am thinking about upgrading my GTX560ti to the Radeon R9 280X. My question is do you think it will run well with the rest of my PC? Anything else I would need to upgrade as well? Will it fit in my case? My GTX560ti is pushing it for space. Specs below.

 

Case: Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower

Mobo: ASRock Extreme4 z77

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570k Ivy Bridge

Cooler: ARTIC Freezer 7 Pro

Graphics: EVGA GTX560ti

Sound: Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Champion Platinum

Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16gb (4x4gb) DDR3 1600

PSU: PSA 750w Gold

SSD: 120gb

Storage Drive: 1tb

OS: Win 7 Pro

 

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I might give you a hand here :)

 

Just did a little googling, and I found the dimensions of both the 560Ti and the 280X, and they are as follows:

 

280X : L=285mm W=126mm H=38mm

 

560Ti : L=9in - 228.6mm

 

If your 560 is pushing for space, then the 280X definitely won't fit. Would suggest getting a brand new case while you're at it. Something like an Antec 302 or something. I use the Antec 302 right now, HUGE amounts of space (300mm+ space for a graphics card) and great ventilation. I would definitely pick that up as well.

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I might give you a hand here :)

 

Just did a little googling, and I found the dimensions of both the 560Ti and the 280X, and they are as follows:

 

280X : L=285mm W=126mm H=38mm

 

560Ti : L=9in - 228.6mm

 

If your 560 is pushing for space, then the 280X definitely won't fit. Would suggest getting a brand new case while you're at it. Something like an Antec 302 or something. I use the Antec 302 right now, HUGE amounts of space (300mm+ space for a graphics card) and great ventilation. I would definitely pick that up as well.

Either get a new case or cut into the hdd cage to make some room (THE MAN WAY!)

Everything else is good. Great psu good board and cpu. Just no more rosewill products ;)

 

Awesome guys, thanks! I will check out another case for sure. I have a dremel, but I am not very good with it (Had to use it to cut room for my old car stereo, looked like shit). I only got the Rosewill because I was on a budget at the time.

 

Thanks again!

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