Xps 8700 good or nah

buildmypc

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i am thinking of getting a xps 8700 from dell.It comes with 1tb hard drive,i7 4770,8gb of ram and a 460 watts psu.so i am wondering if it good.

Also i want to put a gtx 770 asus edition in it so how many watts would i need if i add a 770 into it
 
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I recently bought me the 8700. I upgraded the video card to an msi GeForce gtx 770 oc gamers edition. Its a tight fit but it does fit with no modifications. I had to upgrade the psu with a corsair enthusiast series tx650.
I have my doubts a dell 460W psu would be adequate to run a GTX 770 and if it even comes with two pci-e pins.
Well it does come with the required pcie power connectors.
Only problem is GTX 770 needs more juice then a 500W max psu.
You could probably run a GTX 760 with the stock psu.
Very little info on how long of a gpu that chassis will accept though.
Secondly I would be concerned if the XPS 8700 chassis can accommodate a gpu over 10.5" long.
I'm going with a nah based on my experience.
 

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oh i forgot to mention this but i am going to change the case also if 500w wont work how much
 

ekagori

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If you're going to change case, get a card and a new psu, because dell's 460w won't handle a 770, and you have to put all the parts in the new case anyway, why not build yourself a pc and hand pick better quality components?
 

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I recently bought me the 8700. I upgraded the video card to an msi GeForce gtx 770 oc gamers edition. Its a tight fit but it does fit with no modifications. I had to upgrade the psu with a corsair enthusiast series tx650.
 
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