Help! Can I just pop this into my Dell Inspiron 570 w/ AMD Athlon II X2 250 3000 Mhz? Im not even sure where I find out how many PSUs are needed vs how many I have. not PX literate-dont laugh--but is the power supply dictated by which motherboard you...
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The power supply (PSU) is the electrical box that makes your PC so heavy. It provides power to the components in the system. So if you have a weak PSU, you will not be able to power energy hungry devices. The graphic card can be one of the most demanding. For that gfx card, you will need a GOOD QUALITY 500W or better PSU. If your Dell is stock, it won't have that big of a PSU. Probably a 300W. You will have to replace it in order to use that card. But considering the weak processor (CPU) your PC has, you wouldn't get full benefit from the GTX 660 OC card anyway. So rather than replace the PSU, why not opt for a card that will work with your PC's power supply? Example: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GDDR5-Memory-Graphics-GTX650-E-1GD5/dp/B00AF3HODI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377625713&sr=8-2&keywords=asus+gtx+650 This card gets all its power from the motherboard's PCIe X16 slot. It will be about the fastest card you can use with the stock Dell PSU.
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It is recommended that you use a 400 watt power supply by AMD, but in reality all this is for is to save themselves from hearing about defective cards from users that may have cheap or low end power supplies. I have one of these running in my secondary rigs with a 300 watt power supply without any issues what so ever. Though 300 Watts is as low as I would go.
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Had 2 different low profile brackets that I did not need to use. The fan is somewhat larger than average, not enough to block things in most mbs and ATX units. It takes only 1 PCIe slot, and although it does not specify power requirements, I would think you may not get optimal performance with less than 350W power. If you have a micro unit, and no other high draw hardware, you will probably be OK, but I cannot be certain in such a situation. For the $ it is a very good card, but will not play all games. The ones I know it does not support is the Fallout Series of Games, there could be more, but seems to work with most others I've used. I would recommend an "on sale" power supply of 350W or better if you find it is not working at max. potential. I put at least a 550w in all the computers I build, 750W or more if they are for gaming only as some cards require more than a card can supply, such as th GeForce 9800 series, which takes either 2 old style power plugs, the in-line 4 plug style(adapter included in package), or one from a newer supply that has an aux. 4 pin main power plug. Hope this helps.
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I have a 750W PSU, mainly because I plan on getting another one of these. I bought it on TigerDirect because Amazon couldn't ship it. This GPU is rather awesome. As far as I know, with one of these, I use about ~350W of the 750W PSU.
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Do you have a pci express x16 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0 and a powersuply of more then 400w with either a 6 pin connector or 2 molex connectors? If so, then yes. ------------------ Under further reaserch of the bored you(hopfully) don't yet have I have to say is EXTREAM OVER KILL. that board runs 200 ish here on amazon and you only need all the stuff it has if your trying to run a server while edditing videos/ rendering them. this is a mid-range card an the motherboard you speak of is the low of the high. sooo you would be better of with the gigabyte 270x or up or a duel set up with this card. If you don't know about what I speak (since you don't appear to know much about compatibility ) I would suggest a cheaper first rig, and also something newer. getting a good bored is important but aim for a newer one. reaserch research a d research. and more research. YouTube helps a lot. I hope this impute was helpful, good luck with the build!
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I think you might be pushing it with a 400W PSU. I guess it depends on the item quality. You may be just fine. Not really an answer, sorry.
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FYI you're asking normal users-this isn't amazon. If the comments are correct tjast its only a 300 watt PSU, that's not much, and another comment says you can't upgrade that PSU. Dell's XPS 8700 in the same price range makes more sense as it comes with a larger 460 watt PSU, and the PSU is upgradeable (and dell tends to underrate their PSUs anyway).
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I installed the video card into a Dell Inpsiron 560 which only has a 300W power supply and I have been viewing two displays since beginning of September 2014 with no issues. This video card was an upgrade recommendation per my service tag number on the Dell website which helped me decide compatibility with my computer. I also used two Monoprice (4826) DP (DisplayPort) Male to HDMI® Female Adapter to convert the video card output to HDMI for my monitors. No external power was needed to support the Monoprice adapters.
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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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It has the proper connectors to do so, but if you're using a 7770, this probably isn't the best power supply to use. While it's rated as a 500W psu, that's only peak output. I believe it actually averages about 380W to 425W. I would recommend looking at Thermaltake or Coolermaster for one of their 600W+ power supplies for a better experience. That said, this power supply is cheap and sufficient for most computing needs. For gaming, do like I suggested and spend a bit extra for a better, higher-wattage power supply.
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The things I not that might be problematic are first the size of the card. It's fairly big and long. I don't have a good view of the chipset heat sink but if it's too tall, it may hit the videocard. The next note is. The stock psu is only 300 watts. I would upgrade to at least a 500. Hope that helps
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Matt,While your motherboard does have the PCI Express graphics slot required for this card, your 300 watt power supply in the Inspiron 570 desktop will not work. You will need a power supply of at least 400 watts with a 6-pin PCI-E power connector and a minimum of 20 Amp on the +12 volt rail.
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It is a great psu I can say that, I cant remember excatly how many connectors it has. Im not sure what your card requires. But what it is running from me is an amd 8100 8 core. Overclocked to 4.2 ghz, corsair ht 100i, 2 gigabyte hd 7870s overclocled edition crossfired a 1tb hard drive, disc drive, 2 120mm fans 4 pin, 3 80 or 90 mm 3 pin fans and my asus motherdoard. I can say it runs all this amd has never shut down because of power usage like the psu I returned for this one did.i believe its actually made by seagate which is why I bought it. It top or bottom mounts and is quite which great for the amount of air the big ass fam moves. Could not be happier with this product. Sorry I hope this helps.
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Compatible with motherboards with an AM2+ or AM3 socket, He used a AMD Athlon II x4, which is a AM3 socket, but because of the power supply they maintained the 95w and not the 125w in the AMD CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz AM3 125W. The next question, will be the size of your power supply? Keep it within the 95w mark or upgrade the PS to allow the 125w either way from the information I located the socket is an AM3 so it would work. Make sure your BIO's is upgraded before install, as I found many issues that would not understand the new cpu. Refrence-http://commweb-ps3.us.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19465027?PageIndex=1&pi21953=2 Also note http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/331672-28-advise-upgrade-inspiron
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Per the EVGA website you need a "Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply".You didn't mention what type and model PC you have. If it is an HP they come terribly under-powered. I would upgrade your power supply. Do not try and use that card with anything less than a 350 watt power supply. I'd get a bare minimum of a 450W power supply.
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I've got a Corsair 520-HX comming with the 8600GTS - should have added that to the earlier post. The ONLY good thing about the stock PSU is that it's quiet. I haven't had too much time to mess with it - had shoulder surgery a few days before I received it.
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Hello Kathleen, Please let me know your motherboard brand and I will help you. I am using EVGA GT520 1GB Video Card with the same processor, but We need know is the motherboard has the slot for this card. Let me know the model of your computer or ask where you bought if your PC has a free slot ready for this card. If anything more, please let me know it Have good night.