I want to upgrade my graphics card

[DEVILSSON139]

Hi, i want to upgrade my graphics card in my PC that i got from PCSpecialist but i dont know if i need to upgrade anything else in order for the graphics card to run smoothly. I currently have a 960 gtx 2gb and im looking at the 1060 series, i require the extra power for 3d rendering software.

im stuck between a 4gb 1050 Ti and a 1060 6gb.

here are my specs below



Case
CORSAIR SPEC-03 COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED
Processor (CPU)

Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard

ASUS® B150 PRO GAMING D3: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)

16GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card

2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 1 DVI, HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk

1TB WD BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive

256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply

CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable

1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling

Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste

STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

 

[Oussebon]

A GTX 1060 6gb should be fine with your spec.

The GTX 1050 ti is pretty much exactly as powerful as a GTX 960. If you have a 960, don't buy a 1050 ti. If you want an upgrade the 1060 is a lot more powerful.

 

[Lockstar]

Or you could buy neither and get a Titan Xp

 

[Oussebon]

If getting a Titan, why not Titan V