M17x R4 Geforce 1070 Upgrade

Hello everyone,

Just trying to line my ducks up in a row before my 1070 arrives.

My Current setup is:

Alienware M17xR4 (2012)

Bios - A15

Display - 120Hz FHD (1920x1080)

GPU - Nvidia GTX 680M

CPU - i7 3840QM

PSU - 240W Power Adaptor

SATA Operation (Bios) - RAID

OS - Windows 10/Linux Mint (Dual Boot)

Other then decent thermal pads/paste, is there anything I should be mindful of when installing? Going off what I have seen, the Linux nVidia Drivers should be fine with recognising the new display card before I upgrade the drivers, however I'm not certain about Windows 10.

I have read a few previous posts about this type of upgrade, but is there anything I need to do 'prior' to taking the old graphics card out?

Thank you for any help you can provide.

FluffyQuack