I'm looking to upgrade my card to a 1060. Is my power supply good enough?

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I'm looking to buy this card:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I5O5AP2/ref=s9_acsd_bw_wf_a_GeForceG_cdl_4?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-1&pf_rd_r=J6EBKWHZE51TVYR418R4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=2559971322&pf_rd_i=13130415011&th=1

Dell won't let me buy a new power supply to go with it because it will void my warranty. I've talked to them multiple times recently, and in short they're telling me everything will be supported and compatible, there is no danger in installing the card with my current power supply. I've talked to other communities about this, and they're telling me it's risky. My specs are below:

Prebuilt Dell XPS 8700
Motherboard: Dell 0KWVT8
Processor: 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz)
Hard Drive: 2TB 7200 rpm
RAM: 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx2 + 2GBx2)
Current Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 745 4 GB
Power Supply: 430 watts/460 watts, 4-pin or 6-pin connection
Case: Dell XPS 8700
Budget: $300

So what do you guys think I should do?
 
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your PSU will be able to handle GTX 1060.
But you might have another problem. Those XPS computers are not designed with cards like this in mind. Their airflow is not optimized to take care of such card.
Putting card with open air cooler MAY cause components overheat and as a result thermal throttling -> less performance in short term and shorter lifespan in long term.
If that happens, you can remove the side panel of the case and use it like this.
Or you can prevent that completely by getting card with blower cooler like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126115&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-126-115-_-Product
It removes most of the heat from the case on its own. The down side of those cards is that they are a bit...
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No, they'll give me a new computer (Dell XPS 8700) but I have to contact the manufacturer of my new GPU for a new one.
 
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I think a 6-pin GTX 1060 would run fine on a good 430W PSU, except I know nothing about your 430W PSU, plus there is always the chance of catastrophe due to a faulty PSU. Maybe I would look in to the GPU manufacturers warranty to see if that would be covered.
 
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I'm sorry, I don't know anything about computers and this is my only way of learning. What is the +12V rail and how do I figure this out?
 
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Dell claims they tested my PSU and that it's supposed to be safe.. but this is Dell, and like any company they won't give you the 100% truth about their product's quality.
 
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your PSU will be able to handle GTX 1060.
But you might have another problem. Those XPS computers are not designed with cards like this in mind. Their airflow is not optimized to take care of such card.
Putting card with open air cooler MAY cause components overheat and as a result thermal throttling -> less performance in short term and shorter lifespan in long term.
If that happens, you can remove the side panel of the case and use it like this.
Or you can prevent that completely by getting card with blower cooler like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126115&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-126-115-_-Product
It removes most of the heat from the case on its own. The down side of those cards is that they are a bit noisier under load.
 
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