Will a Dell XPS 420 (Late 2007) run a GTX 960 Windforce?

[zfan121]

I have a stock model of everything but the Wifi card and my current GPU which isn't enough to run MGS 5 and probably Fallout 4. It has the proper connection on the motherboard too.
Amazon is doing a deal where if you buy select GPU's it comes with a download key for MGS V.

[_I_]

possibly

1. what power supply is in it?
2. how long of a gpu does the case support
(measure from the rear io panel to the hdd cage)

[zfan121]

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possibly

1. what power supply is in it?
2. how long of a gpu does the case support
(measure from the rear io panel to the hdd cage)

1: I'm pretty sure my power supply is 425 or 450 No way to confirm that without opening the case. Which I'd rather not do if I don't have to.
2: My current GPU is a GT 630 from EVGA and it runs fine.


Everything but the internet card (which was replaced because it got fried in a thunderstorm) and the GPU is stock. The Stock GPU was 7 Inches long and 4 inches tall.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Probably kinda iffy running anything but GTX 750 Ti without replacing the stock PSU.

[zfan121]

Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

Probably kinda iffy running anything but GTX 750 Ti without replacing the stock PSU.

PSU? Any chance you know the max PSU that a stock XPS 420 can hold?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

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Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

Probably kinda iffy running anything but GTX 750 Ti without replacing the stock PSU.

PSU? Any chance you know the max PSU that a stock XPS 420 can hold?

It really depends on the model, cant be much good though since GT 630 is low power consumption office PC card. Even if it's 425W it will be crappy quality generic one.
For the peace of mind I would just get cheap Corsair CX500M and replace it if you want to use GTX 960.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050

[Andrius227]

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Rumpelcrutchskin eredeti hozzászólása:

Probably kinda iffy running anything but GTX 750 Ti without replacing the stock PSU.

PSU? Any chance you know the max PSU that a stock XPS 420 can hold?

I found a manual on google that mentions 375w and 425w. Don't know which one you actually have. You should open it up and check yourself. But even if yours came with the 425w psu, it may not be enough for the gtx960. Stock psu's are usually over rated. Gtx960 requires a minimum of 400w psu. You should either upgrade your psu or just get a gpu with lower power requirement, like a 300w gtx750ti or 350w gtx950.

[zfan121]

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zfan121 eredeti hozzászólása:

PSU? Any chance you know the max PSU that a stock XPS 420 can hold?

I found a manual on google that mentions 375w and 425w. Don't know which one you actually have. You should open it up and check yourself. But even if yours came with the 425w psu, it may not be enough for the gtx960. Stock psu's are usually over rated. Gtx960 requires a minimum of 400w psu. You should either upgrade your psu or just get a gpu with lower power requirement, like a 300w gtx750ti or 350w gtx950.

I'm fairly certain it's 425 PSU
It runs the GT 630 pretty well in all honesty.
As long as the 950 can run MGS V (and Fallout 4) and MGS Ground Zeroes I'll go with that.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

also check for enough Space .. you may end up having to get a mini version of the GTX 960 as alot of those older Dell machines have a massive heatsink for the CPU in the way if it has one of those older Batx mainboards

and they dont allow enough room for alot Pci Express graphics adapters
cant fit an R 9 270 X in my old dell due to that issiue

it should fit a mini GTX 960 tho like this one
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Overclocked-GDDR5-Graphics-GV-N960IXOC-2GD/dp/B00SD9KZ96

asus makes one too

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121916

[Andrius227]

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Andrius227 eredeti hozzászólása:

I found a manual on google that mentions 375w and 425w. Don't know which one you actually have. You should open it up and check yourself. But even if yours came with the 425w psu, it may not be enough for the gtx960. Stock psu's are usually over rated. Gtx960 requires a minimum of 400w psu. You should either upgrade your psu or just get a gpu with lower power requirement, like a 300w gtx750ti or 350w gtx950.

I'm fairly certain it's 425 PSU
It runs the GT 630 pretty well in all honesty.
As long as the 950 can run MGS V (and Fallout 4) and MGS Ground Zeroes I'll go with that.

gtx950 is not much worse than the gtx960. It's still many times more powerfull that your cr@ppy gt630 anyway and will run all latest games without problems.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

plus like i just posted i dunno if a GTX 950 will fit in some of those older dells due to the heatsink on the CPU

the mini GTX 960's should fit and only requires one 6 pin power connection that most Dell power supplys already have

they do cost a little more for the mini versions ...

[zfan121]

Okay here's my problem
I want to upgrade my card, and amazon is doing an offer which if you buy certain GPU before september 8 they send you a download key for MGS V the day they ship it.

The lowest card that I can find (that's not more than $250) is
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB at $229.13

[Andrius227]

zfan121 eredeti hozzászólása:

Okay here's my problem
I want to upgrade my card, and amazon is doing an offer which if you buy certain GPU before september 8 they send you a download key for MGS V the day they ship it.

The lowest card that I can find (that's not more than $250) is
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB at $229.13

I think they have gtx 950's too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0146YLCHA/

Thats a smaller model too. Better chance to fit it into your pc.

nvm. Mgs v with gtx950's is uk only deal...

[-=SOF=-WID99]

zfan121 eredeti hozzászólása:

Okay here's my problem
I want to upgrade my card, and amazon is doing an offer which if you buy certain GPU before september 8 they send you a download key for MGS V the day they ship it.

The lowest card that I can find (that's not more than $250) is
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB at $229.13

i just posted 2 mini 960's that are cheaper ..both come with MGS and show here as $215

there is no benift on a 960 to the extra 2 gig of ram in most games since the memory bus is only 128bit on all 960's ..you may get 2 FPS more on the 4 gig model but only in some games

[zfan121]

-=SOF=-WID99 eredeti hozzászólása:

zfan121 eredeti hozzászólása:

Okay here's my problem
I want to upgrade my card, and amazon is doing an offer which if you buy certain GPU before september 8 they send you a download key for MGS V the day they ship it.

The lowest card that I can find (that's not more than $250) is
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB at $229.13

i just posted 2 mini 960's that are cheaper ..both come with MGS and show here as $215

there is no benift on a 960 to the extra 2 gig of ram in most games since the memory bus is only 128bit on all 960's ..you may get 2 FPS more on the 4 gig model but only in some games

I think I will go with the 960, once I can confirm what PSU I have, though it should work since my current card is a Mini card and comes with the game.

I know I could just buy a PS4, but in all honesty, there are like 2 games and the other games I'm interested are either PC (Fallout 4 and MGS 5) or PS3 releases so...

[Andrius227]

zfan121 eredeti hozzászólása:

-=SOF=-WID99 eredeti hozzászólása:

i just posted 2 mini 960's that are cheaper ..both come with MGS and show here as $215

there is no benift on a 960 to the extra 2 gig of ram in most games since the memory bus is only 128bit on all 960's ..you may get 2 FPS more on the 4 gig model but only in some games

I think I will go with the 960, once I can confirm what PSU I have, though it should work since my current card is a Mini card and comes with the game.

I know I could just buy a PS4, but in all honesty, there are like 2 games and the other games I'm interested are either PC (Fallout 4 and MGS 5) or PS3 releases so...

I guess you can just try. In the worst case, you will have to also upgrade the psu. Not a big deal.