PSU & GPU upgrade - Dell XPS 8500

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I've read the threads on the forums about PSU and GPU upgrade for a XPS 8500 and I just need a confirmation before i buy.

Does PSU and GPU combination look fine?
I think both cards will fit in the 8500 case.

760: http://
Dimensions: 9.5" x 4.376"
PSU for 760: http://

770: http://
Dimensions: 10" x 4.38"
PSU for 770: http://

Depending on my budget I will pick one of the above combinations, if it looks all right to you guys?
Thx.
 
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Those corsair power supplys are awesome, took a lot of noise out of my case and added a ton of extra Watts. I wouldn't worry yourself with the dimensions, open up the case and take a best guesstimate on the area around your PCI Express slot. if you have hard drives crammed up against it or less than 2-3inches of vertical clearance thats a problem. Normally you have an inch or two from the motherboard til you hit the hard drive cages. I would push for the 770 if possible only because one 760 is like barely cutting it for 60FPS Ultra/High settings in modern games. I ended up doing a 760 SLI because of it.
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Those corsair power supplys are awesome, took a lot of noise out of my case and added a ton of extra Watts. I wouldn't worry yourself with the dimensions, open up the case and take a best guesstimate on the area around your PCI Express slot. if you have hard drives crammed up against it or less than 2-3inches of vertical clearance thats a problem. Normally you have an inch or two from the motherboard til you hit the hard drive cages. I would push for the 770 if possible only because one 760 is like barely cutting it for 60FPS Ultra/High settings in modern games. I ended up doing a 760 SLI because of it.
 
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Yup, I can vouch for just about any of Corsair's products. Why not get an R9 280X? They're slightly cheaper than the 770, and if you plan on playing Battlefield 4 or games like Thief (which support AMD Mantle) a new AMD card is a must-have.
 
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Well I've looked at the Asus R9 280x which has a length of 11.25 and therefore I'm not sure it will fit in the case. I'm pretty sure that both the 770 and 760 will. Besides that the card and PSU is a Christmas present, so i'm not sure which games the receiver will be playing :)

- And thx for the input :)
 
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I also want to know since that's exactly what i was aiming at. and what about PSU? which one did you get?
 
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Confirmed... 12.25" length, fits fine with room to spare. No issues, just fantastic frame rates.
 
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For the PSU, you have to get something smaller than 180mm. I used the EVGA 750B (BRONZE).. 80mm (H) x 150mm (W) x 165mm (L).

And it was a tight fit. You'd probably have to loose your top of the case USB and 1/8" jacks if you went larger and I don't even know if you could make something larger fit. The video card has room to spare in the front, but I don't know of any cards longer than the Sapphire triple fans.
 
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