Need help for upgrading Graphics Card

Hi, I apologise if I posted this on a wrong place in the forum. Im new here Anyway, this is the current PC that I have (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=uk&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c02991104#N68) and I want to upgrade the graphics card to NVIDIA GeForce GTX680. But I know next to nothing about computers so I would like to ask if the graphics card will work in my computer. Will it fit into the PCI Express x16 slot? And what kind of PSU do I need. And are there any other things that I have to buy in order for the new graphics card to work properly.
Thank You very much for your kind attention
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