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Dell Inspiron 560 power Sapphire hd 7870?

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June 10, 2014 7:05:37 PM

Can a my Dell Inspiron 560 hold a Sapphire hd 7870? Soon as possible will be great! Only a little time left to order the graphics card. Thanks!

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June 10, 2014 7:10:41 PM

Dell doesn't say.

You'll have to measure the case and check against the 7870 length to see if it'll fit. Or borrow one and try.

You also will need to get a better power supply - 500W
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June 10, 2014 7:12:32 PM

Depends on your Power supply. If it's the same one that came with the computer, I probably wouldn't buy a new GPU. The 7870 uses 140+ watts at peak.

I have a cheap budget build computer that runs a 7770 with the VP450 power supply $29
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-vp450

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June 10, 2014 7:16:32 PM

He can't just take a drive bay out or something? Is it really that small? :S

If you can't fit a 7770 in there then I wouldn't bother upgrading personally.
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June 10, 2014 7:19:38 PM

Is there a good quality graphics card for gaming that could work w/ my computer. Without any upgrades?
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June 10, 2014 7:21:12 PM

As far as I read you have a 300w PSU. I know the 750Ti is usually safer to use in those kind of computers because of the lower wattage (75w?)

Edit: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2096353/gtx-750t...
You might be playing on medium setting but you should have not bad FPS. All depends on the games.
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June 10, 2014 7:25:54 PM

On Minecraft, I have to put all the settings on low to have 20-30 FPS(terrible) :I. My graphics card is terrible. But still, any graphics that my PC can handle?
May look at the 750Ti.
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June 10, 2014 7:26:07 PM

Please, just give us some time to check lol, You have a microATX case, so I'm not sure if you can just take some HDD drives out or not.
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June 10, 2014 7:38:01 PM

If you can afford it, I would choose this one XFX 550w $49

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...

It is good quality and you can actually reuse it again when you get a new computer in 1-3 years.

If you can't afford that, take the Antec VP450 I linked before, but you probably won't be reusing it in a new build. Right now the EVGA 500w and CX500 are $44 so they aren't worth it.
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June 10, 2014 7:40:38 PM

Ok, so it looks like I'm gonna get the geforce gtx 750 ti. So I won't need to get upgrades for my dell if I get that? Also, Thanks for the help! Super fast response =)
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June 10, 2014 8:03:33 PM

Well if you could do one thing, it'd put at least my mind to ease :p 

donwload speccy and tell me what motherboard, processor and graphics card you have.
http://www.piriform.com/speccy

It lists your hardware.
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June 11, 2014 12:10:34 PM

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Pentium E5800 @ 3.20GHz 53 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-15)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 018D1Y (CPU 1) 37 °C
Graphics
DELL ST2321L (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset (Dell)
Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset (Dell)
Storage
931GB Seagate ST31000528AS (SATA) 41 °C
Optical Drives
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16ABS
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
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June 11, 2014 12:29:39 PM

Ok so good news,
http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/specs-018d1y-mainboard-...
since you have a PCI-E 2.0 slot, there won't be much of a drop in performance that I thought there might be with the 1.0
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2049196/gtx-750-...

The 750ti can basically run in mostly all old builds because of it's low power demand. It's a nice thing to know as many people like you try to keep their computers as long as they can. (try to pass it on ;)  )

Enjoy your new GPU :) 


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June 11, 2014 12:36:30 PM

Thank you! I will be getting the 750ti. Thanks again!
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October 17, 2014 11:21:00 AM

Hey guys, I just wanted to ask if the Sapphire R9 280x would work with the Dell 560? I'm planning on upgrading my PSU to EVGA 600B.
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