Will this card be compatible with my system?

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So my current pc is a Dell XPS. I've had it for about 3 years now. It came pre built with an AMD Radeon HD 7500 graphics card. It is only has 1gb of memory and I have the opportunity to buy a 2gb EVGA Geforce GTX 660, new in box, for cheap off a friend of mine. I'm wondering if its compatible with my computer or not. If i need to post any more specs just let me know.

[banzaigtv]

What PSU is the PC running? How many watts?

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย banzaigtv:

What PSU is the PC running? How many watts?

How can I find that?

[banzaigtv]

What is the exact PC model #? XPS 8300, XPS 8500? What CPU?

Reason why I'm asking is because a high-powered Bloomfield, Sandy Bridge-E, etc. i7 and a GTX 660 running a 460w OEM PSU is asking for trouble.

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย banzaigtv:

What is the exact PC model #? XPS 8300, XPS 8500? What CPU?

Reason why I'm asking is because a high-powered Bloomfield, Sandy Bridge-E, etc. i7 and a GTX 660 running a 460w OEM PSU is asking for trouble.

Its a Dell XPS 8500 with an i5 processor. The idenifying number is FXN1RW1.

[banzaigtv]

Is this it?

http://www.cnet.com/products/dell-xps-8500-core-i5-3350p-3-1-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/

If so, then the GTX 660 should work OK since the CPU uses only 69w of power. Just don't overclock the GPU or anything.

[[☥] - CJ -]

what matters is if the PSU actually has the required PCI-E connectors.
if it doesnt then its probably not good enough

[Bad 💀 Motha]

^ What CJ said.

And generally, the way OEMs do things (like Dell) is you do not generally get more-robust/decent PSU with the system, if that system (at the time of build purchase) did not include a dedicated GPU already that warranted the need for the OEM to then included a higher-end PSU to support the extra power needs. Most OEM systems that included a GPU below say NVIDIA x50; they generally only include what is need with the CPU+GPU in-mind; which for below any NVIDIA x50 GPUs; a 250-300 watts PSU is enough. So that is usually what you would be getting in such systems.

Just open the Dell side panel, there is a seperate sticker on the smaller Power Supply unit's box; see what model is on that.

http://zapp4.staticworld.net/reviews/graphics/products/uploaded/dell_xps_8500_1218238_g2.jpg
Note the power supply in the upper-left of the picture; the sticker looks like this:
http://cdn3.volusion.com/tpcwf.yklat/v/vspfiles/photos/RH8P5-5.jpg
Notice where it says "Model No" or "Dell Model"

[banzaigtv]

The specs mention a 460w PSU, but it's always good to double-check first. Though generally I would still recommend a PSU upgrade.