Has anyone put a graphics card and PSU in this system? If so, what was it and how did it go?
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I got the computer about a year ago and I put in a Nvidia 750 and a new 480 watt PSU and it all went fine. The computer is quite upgradable and has a lot of open space inside. It has extra ports for additional ram and another hard drive. The only downside is sort of silly, the power supply that's in it must be somewhat unique as the new one I got and other I've looked at don't have a port for the LED near the bottom of the face, which indicates which power setting you're on. Long story short, you should have no problem upgrading this machine.
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I'm not sure about the best but I put in a Nvidia EVGA GTX 550 TI. You will have to upgrade your psu to handle it, that took me about 15 min to do. I wanted a decent mid level card, the 550 is a tight fit but it works fine. I bought a Thernaltake 430 watt psu for about $50
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I'm using the same CPU, 2 970s, and similar other specs, with this power supplier. I believe I overshot it for my system by a decent margin. Since you are only using one graphic card, I believe you can take a smaller power supplier easily. I'm not an expert though.
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Everyone here is correct. You can use a full length graphics card with the drive bays full. I currently have a gtx580 4gb right up next to the hdds. Wiring is tight, but its do able.
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Hmm... I think a 500W PSU would be ok, but are you overclocking the CPU? If so, then I would recommend checking the necessary wattage for the GPU. I'm using a 750W PSU, but I think other people have used less. I would research this further since I'm not 100% sure 500W would suffice. I'm sorry if I couldn't be more helpful.
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As long as you take your time and give yourself room to work, most components are easy to install. The graphics card should be easy. The CPU Heatsink/Fan (I hope you're using a fan and not just a heat sink) is easy enough. Make sure you have everything you need before you apply the thermal goop and attach the sink. Also, make sure the heatsink/fan fits inside your case. I've seen someone build a PC, get all the components, then find out the CPU/heatsink/fan doesn't fit inside the case. GL!
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I have it, for the price its an excellent base to build with. USB 3.0 DDR3 1866 support, etc. For Gaming, the GPU is most important
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I used a Lepa MaxBron 1000W 80PLUS Bronze Hybrid Modular ATX Power Supply I also ran r9 280, plus all the normal computer parts. Hope this out
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I got retail box and all the connectors are there. But not all the power supplies are ready for this card. I use high-end power supply. Therefore I didn't have a problem Make sure you have a power supply compatible with two six pin PCI power connectors. You should be running 600 Watt power supply at least. With two separate power channels and six pin connectors on them. This is not a power-hungry card but reliable power supply is very important.
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I opted for a GeForce GTX 650Ti because if fit in my Dell case. Note it required a Power supply upgrade.
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Dont worry about it, tha card comes with all the adapters you need, i even used this card with a 600W PSU that came with the connectors just as you described
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I have not done this configuration. However, when building a system you should find the sum power requirements of all your components. Then use this figure to choose a power supply greater than this number. I would not use a 300w power supply for a 300w graphics card
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This PSU should have no problem driving your system. The only way you would come remotely close to taxing the CX 500M with that setup is if you heavily overclock your CPU and GPU, and even then you should be just fine. As long as you do not plan to add a second graphics card, this PSU would be an excellent choice for you.
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I have a 300w PSU as well as this card installed, 2 HDD (2TB+320GB), i7 4770 CPU.. (prebuilt Acer) For a few months everything worked fine and now I constantly get BSOD's, ticking hard drives and random restarts. Would definitely recommend at least a 450w or greater PSU. Spend $45 more and get a gtx 750 ti, its better and requires less power than the gt640.
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I looked up that build and I don't know that the power supply is beefy enough, 250 or 300w is the size I found for it. 400w is the minimum for this card I believe. (mine is 450w and I have had no issues with the card at all.) I can't recommend it for you on that computer, because it would likely cause issues for you. Sorry. :/
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this has the intel graphics card. Not sure why they didn't use a dedicated card but I read something about due to the configuration?!?! .. doesn't really make sense but this pc is solid even w the Intel card.
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i added a radeon graphics card and upgraded the power supply to a 500w corsair and i love it..