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I'm going to run the new Dell U3415W at my office and want to get the cheapest GPU with a DisplayPort possible, and I am definitely not going to upgrade the stock Power Supply (max 265 w).

Two cards are contenders right now: (1) the XFX Ghost R7 250E, and (2) the GeForce GTX 750.

I'm eyeing those because they don't need a power plug, and they have a DP plug, which I need to run the full resolution of my monitor at 60 Hz. Also, I'm assuming 1GB of VRAM will be enough for basic web browsing and word processing. My i5-2400's HD Graphics 2000 currently runs two 1080p displays without any VRAM (it's shared I think with system RAM), and I don't see anything suggesting the GPU is a limiting factor.
 
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I see what you are saying. I like the GeForce card, as well. Good bang for the buck. PCPartPicker is saying 55w for that card. If you have the i5-2400 (not the s version of that cpu), it draws 95w. Then it comes down to what else you have in the computer. The Quadro saves you about 14w over the 750 and it is a quieter, cooler running card.
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That Quadro is SO SLOW! Passmark puts it at a similar speed to my integrated graphics.

I know the 750 calls for a 300 w supply, but I have a 750 ti at home (in the computer in my description), and it keeps that entire system running a much lower wattages. When considering power, I was looking at power benchmarks more than recommended specs. Here's a suseful one for the 750 ti, which uses more power than the 750 (click image for link to original article):

 
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I see what you are saying. I like the GeForce card, as well. Good bang for the buck. PCPartPicker is saying 55w for that card. If you have the i5-2400 (not the s version of that cpu), it draws 95w. Then it comes down to what else you have in the computer. The Quadro saves you about 14w over the 750 and it is a quieter, cooler running card.
 
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Ah, yes, I do have the non-S version. So rounding up on the i5-2400 (100 w) and the 750 (60 w), that's only 160 total - leaving roughly an extra 100 w. Other than that, the computer is pretty basic. All I have besides the CPU and GPU is the board, an HDD, and an unused DVD. So I don't think I'd approach the max even under load, and I can't imagine anything I do putting this computer under load given my use scenario.
 
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