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Dell XPS 8700 with 460watt Power Supply - Which Nvidia Card is best for me?

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February 3, 2014 8:04:06 AM

I just bought a Dell XPS 8700 that came with a Nvidia GT 650 1GB card. I would like to upgrade my card to the best possible card based on these conditions:

-Nvidia GTX series
-460watt power supply compatible
-At least 2GB of Video RAM
-Not requiring any additional power from pin connectors.

I don't know if this is at all possible, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

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February 4, 2014 10:26:19 AM

The card you're at is basically the best you can do on that power supply. If you want to go up from there, you will have to get a better PSU.

You could move up to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB, but the minimum requirement there is 450W, and won't be a huge jump from the regular 650. Your PSU will have to have the necessary PCIE connectors as well.
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February 8, 2014 9:24:41 AM

I used to have an xps 8500 (same 460W PSU) and ran a 560ti in it for a year with no problems. That PSU has 2 PCIe power connectors (maybe you didn't see them) and puts out 32A on the 12 volts rails so it can handle most mid-range cards.



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February 8, 2014 5:27:59 PM

I bought a 660 3GB and it runs fine so far. I didn't see the 6 pin connectors, but they were there!
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