Graphics Card Compatibility with new dell computer

rfalcioni

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Hey everyone, this is my first post here so I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong spot or missing anything but I had a quick question. I just bought a new dell desktop, this one to be exact: http://www.costco.com/Dell-Inspiron-3000-Desktop-|-Intel-Core-i7.product.100213764.html

I believe its the Dell3847 with an i7 processor.
I'm mainly using it for everyday computing and school but I would also like to play some games on it. Specifically Heroes of the Storm.
My main two concerns, and they might be obvious, are
1) does it have a graphics card slot and
2) what are my options, given the 300 watt power supply.

The most prominent option I have been seeing is the Geforce 750Ti 2gb card
(http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-750Ti-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437812079&sr=8-1&keywords=x750ti)

but before I make any purchases (beyond the computer) I would just like to be sure that this is compatible. However, I am open to more suggestions.
For the time being I would prefer not to replace the power supply.
Thank you for any input.
 
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if you have windows 8, you are first going to need to go into bios and set UEFI to legacy mode.

You also might need to update the bios to the newest version

maxalge

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is this it?

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It has a PCI-E X16 slot, so that's good.

that 750 ti runs off the power of the pcie slot only, so that's good too.

do you have windows 8?
 

maxalge

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if you have windows 8, you are first going to need to go into bios and set UEFI to legacy mode.

You also might need to update the bios to the newest version
 
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