Will i be Able to get a 8800 gt or other

Adams..631

Adams..631

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I have a dell xps 410, in the future i am going to build but for now i want to do some upgrades, but the first one is a new graphics card, will i be able to use an 8800 gt or something simuilar with a PSU of 375 watts?
 
Adams..631 said:
I have a dell xps 410, in the future i am going to build but for now i want to do some upgrades, but the first one is a new graphics card, will i be able to use an 8800 gt or something simuilar with a PSU of 375 watts?
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You need to have a PCE-E x16 slot for this card. It also requires a 400W or greater power supply, with a total 12v rating of 22amps. The power supply you have in there will not be sufficient.
 
Also i dont know for certain, but aparantly dell use different PSU connectors than standard PSU's, so you wont be able to upgrade the psu either (however dont hold me to that cos its just something i heard a long while ago)
 
taylormsj said:
Also i dont know for certain, but aparantly dell use different PSU connectors than standard PSU's, so you wont be able to upgrade the psu either (however dont hold me to that cos its just something i heard a long while ago)
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Not true, Dell doesn't use proprietary("special") parts/connectors anymore, or at least not as much. I have a Dimension E521 (unfortunately) and I replaced the PSU in mine, because I wanted an 8800GT too.
 
damn, well i guss ill just buy a new PSU then i can always use it when i build in the future, i spent a 1000 on this pc, i want to kick myself i shoulda built one, it would have been 2x better:( anyway thanks guys for your help
 
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