HP Z600: GTX770 and 250GB SSD

Hi,
I'm planning to buy a new workstation for visual effects work (Nuke, Maya, Mari), but with a budget of 1.000-1.200 € (1500$) the most powerful computer I can get is an i7 gaming rig.
I've found some interesting deals on eBay, like a HP Z600 with dual six-core X5650 for less than 600$, but I'd like to upgrade it installing an SSD and a new graphics card, something like a GTX 760 or a GTX 770.
I've seen that the Z600 includes a 650W 80+ Bronze power supply, so it shouldn't have to be a problem, but I don't know where I can find how many PCIe power connectors does the power supply has.
For the SSD I'd like to buy a PCIe to SATA3, and another PCIe to USB3.0 for my external Lacie 4TB RAID.
Thank you so much,
Ramon

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Here are the Manuals for the Z600. You should be able to find the information that you need in them.
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