dell upgrade.

robo spinner · 03-12-2008, 05:15 PM

Hi,

finally, dell made a smart move and started putting pci-e in there motherboards. I am hoping to buy the Vostro desktop (see "tech specs" tab) and upgraid it with these.

corsair 2gb
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...875&CatId=2261

and
graphics:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-8650

i think the video card should be fine, i am cutting it close on the power supply (300w). However i see that the memory is recomended at 2.1v. can i do that in this computer? anyone ever done it before? anyhelp at all would be great.

oscaryu1 · 03-13-2008, 01:09 AM

The PSU will most likely just give. A 8600 doesn't suck much, but it's your risk. You can't really upgrade a Dell PSU either. BTX...

imsati · 03-13-2008, 02:05 AM

You can buy BTX PSU's from various places. Newegg has a few, IIRC.

03-12-2008, 05:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
robo spinner New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 13	dell upgrade. Hi, finally, dell made a smart move and started putting pci-e in there motherboards. I am hoping to buy the Vostro desktop (see "tech specs" tab) and upgraid it with these. corsair 2gb http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...875&CatId=2261 and graphics: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-8650 i think the video card should be fine, i am cutting it close on the power supply (300w). However i see that the memory is recomended at 2.1v. can i do that in this computer? anyone ever done it before? anyhelp at all would be great.

03-13-2008, 01:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,856	The PSU will most likely just give. A 8600 doesn't suck much, but it's your risk. You can't really upgrade a Dell PSU either. BTX... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

03-13-2008, 02:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,477	You can buy BTX PSU's from various places. Newegg has a few, IIRC. __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 Also, I can kill you with my brain. The Great Forum Challenge http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619 (And you follow his advice why, exactly...?) (Funny Thread though!)

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