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I have an Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini-Tower PC and looking forward to upgrade my GPU. I think I need to change my PSU too, I asked online Dell support and they said its unable to add graphic card to my PC. Any advice here? Does anyone has same PC as mine?
CPU:Intel core i7 4770 @3.40GHz
RAm:8GB
GPU:AMD Radeon HD 8570
PSU power: 290watt
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Left one, Bigger one
 
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ok good, that makes life easier.

So the answer is officially, no, but yes. Here's the deal, Dell in its infinite desire to piss off its users (says a guy who helps run 3 labs filled with that exact model) decided to use a proprietary 8pin motherboard connector instead of the standardized 20/24pin. So officially no, you need a Dell specific PSU. However, there is a 24pin to 8pin adapter made that is supposed to allow for someone to use a normal PSU.
http://www.moddiy.com/products/Dell-OptiPlex-9020-PSU-Main-Power-24%252dPin-to-8%252dPin-Adapter-Cable-%2830cm%29.html

This adapter should allow you to use your PSU of choice. So pick up that guy and then find a PSU you'd like and you should be good to go from there. I say "should" a lot because I haven't tried using this adapter first hand so its all based off Dell's internet forums . Speaking of forums, if you need help picking out a good PSU, check this listing for some good models.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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Yeah I asked if that adapter is safe to use from Dell Online support and they said it's safe, but they said my computer is a small chassis so therefore add on card is not possible. Why?
 
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This Radeon card came with my PC when I bought it. So if I buy new one I should remove it right? Do you have any recommended PSU or GPU to my PC?
 
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Yep, you take the existing card out and pop the new one in it's place. The new GPU will have power cables for it with the PSU. So you just need to sort out a budget for PSU and GPU upgrade. From there you can figure out models.

GPU's can range all over the place in price and performance.
Most GPU's will need around a 550w PSU, but you'll want to check on the exact model to know for sure what it needs. I'd recommend a modular one, either semi or full, since your case doesn't have the best airflow to begin with and hiding cables will be a pain.
If you can, this is the PSU I'd recommend. If it doesn't fit in budget there are cheaper options.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1
 
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Aren't there any other criterion or requirement for choosing PSU? If I buy new PSU I don't know which to choose from all of these GPUs so I don't know exactly how much Watt do I need
 
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First figure out how much of a budget you have. That's going to be the big deciding factor for a video card. Once you know what card you want/can get, you'll be able to figure out what power requirements it has, and then from there you can figure out which PSU you need.

In short, figure out your budget so you can figure out your GPU, so you can figure out you PSU.
 
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I am willing to spend $200USD and up to 300-400 if its really worth it (in total). I don't know which GPU to buy. Someone is recommending me this: http://amzn.to/2aaEO3t - 400w this is all you need for any of those cards... You can buy more, but you're just wasting money... It has the PCI-E power connectors you'll need for any graphics card.
http://amzn.to/2a1HXD0 - $130 right now for an open box GTX 950, that card is at least 50% faster than the GTX 750 TI

or when is rx460 coming out it could fit my PC without changing PSU
 
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If you never intend to go higher than a 950 in terms of power, then a 400w PSU would work. That said, the one you linked, the N1 from Evga is not something I'd recommend. It's not the power rating but rather the quality of the part. Reviews of the PSU are, at best, not favorable.

If you want to go with a 400w unit, the cheapest I'd recommend is https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HvTmP6/evga-power-supply-100w10430kr
or for a 500w unit
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/XCjG3C/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

For a higher quality PSU I'd look at
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4Vzv6h/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii430b
or
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

I'd recommend looking at the 500w units rather than the 430w units, so that later if you wanted to move to a Nvidia 1060, you'd enough of a ceiling so at to not run the unit harder than it has to.

For the video card you listed, I wouldn't bother buying used. New, with a rebate from Newegg, that card runs less than the used options on amazon.
$110 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487159&cm_re=02G-P4-2958-KR-_-14-487-159-_-Product

The 950 is a good lineup, but for a bit more you can pick up a R9 380, which out performs the 960 and a number of models run for under 200 after rebates. But I believe you'd need a 550w PSU for that. Something like this would work
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2tckcf/xfx-power-supply-xfxts550w
or better yet
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1 for a top end model. But at that point we may be going past where your budget allows.

As for the RX460, supposedly its coming out in a couple of days. I couldn't find a power rating for it so I don't know exactly how much draw it'll need. Judging from the pictures, it requires its own power plug from the PSU, so I highly doubt it'll work with the stock 200w PSU from Dell.
 
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AMD rx 460 specs are released and what do you think about it? And how do I get it when released on August 8th?
 
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