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Upgrading graphics card for the Lenovo K430 help needed
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I've done a bit of research but I am not that great at all the inner workings of my computer but I was wondering if I could upgrade the graphics card of my Lenovo K430 with either a Titan X or a GeForce GTX 970 as I have seen some posts on other sites about people having issues with this sort of thing.
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any suggestions for a compatible graphics card with around the same quality as the other two would be amazing as well.
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First of all, there's a significant difference between the Titan X and 970, performance wise and with the cost. But no, you wouldn't be able to upgrade GPU anyway. You have a pre-built system with a poor quality PSU. You'd need to upgrade PSU first, you'd probably have to upgrade case as well, and potentially the motherboard.
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Thanks for the quick response. Do you have any recommendations for those replacements.
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Not without a budget and currency to work with.
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Budget: 1500GBP (readily available)

(I want a graphics card that can run games like Witcher 3 on Ultra/high settings and one that I wont need to replace any time soon,so might not need to go to budget.)
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If you're willing to drop £1500, you might be better off with a whole new system, and just re-use any components that are worth salvaging. Download Speccy and post a screenshot


Also, will you overclock CPU/GPU?
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Operating System
Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 48 C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
LENOVO 65 C
Graphics
SMB2430H (1920x1080@60Hz)
StudioWorks 5 (1024x768@85Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (Unknown) 43 C
Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 (SATA) 36 C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH82N
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
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Could do something like that. 3770 is still a good CPU, so no need to upgrade but new motherboard for SLI support. Might be a pain in the ass to find one in stock since LGA1155 motherboards are much rarer now-a-days. 1440p panel to make use of the SLI 970s, and use your 1080p panel as a secondary. Could get a larger SSD if you wish. You don't need to get the cooler, or you could just get this cooler;
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You could not bother with the 1440p panel and just get one 970 if you want to save money. If you do that, get this PSU instead;
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and any LGA1155 motherboard that you like the look of, it's still best to upgrade mobo though. The ones included with pre-builts are almost always shit, and just a headache.
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