I'm voiding my warranties with this upgrade. Do you recommend these new parts? Are they compatible with my system?

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

I'm upgrading my graphics card to this: https://www.amazon.com/Geforce-Turbo-Auto-Extreme-Graphics-TURBO-GTX1060-6G/dp/B01K1JTCZS/ref=sr_1_3?srs=2528968011&ie=UTF8&qid=1477702754&sr=8-3&keywords=1060

I'm upgrading my power supply to this: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Bronze-100-B1-0600-KR-Power-Supply/dp/B018JYHBE6/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469473823&sr=1-5&keywords=power%2Bsupply&th=1

My current specs are:

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
Current Power Supply: Stock PSU, 460 watts w/ 6pin (385W on the 12V rail) and not modular
Case: Dell XPS 8700
Monitor: 1920x1080@60Hz
Budget: $300
Some Pictures
My two 6pins
(I'm new to this - I use Turtle Beach PX22 headphones, a logitech f130 gamepad and a Steam controller. I use all of them at the same time frequently. I know this doesn't matter much, but I'm including it anyways.)

I seriously don't know why I pixelated the Sata cable. But, here are some pictures which include the inside of my PC and ventilation.

http://imgur.com/a/TlVLd
http://imgur.com/a/NvHMm

I've also heard some things about 1070s and 1080s exploding. Does this happens to 1060s?

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-evga-cards-dying/
http://imgur.com/j0N7dSx
It was all over /r/pcmasterrace this morning

smorizio · Oct 29, 2016

on the posting of the gpu fires. the issue is poor design by the video card vendor. on todays parts that are used on gpu and mb. they will run hot unless the vendor uses some type of cooling..fan...thermal pads. it looks like evga forgot or to save a few bucks did not make there heat sinks cover the voltage regulators on there gpu. under load they went over there max temp and having thermal runaway. on your rig take a tape messure messure from the back of the case where the old gpu is screwed in to the back of the hard drive tray. that the max lenth you have for a video card. if you dont have the room for a full lenth cards they do make shorter cards.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

Won't other cards blow heat onto my other components though? I need this PC to last me long.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

smorizio :

on the posting of the gpu fires. the issue is poor design by the video card vendor. on todays parts that are used on gpu and mb. they will run hot unless the vendor uses some type of cooling..fan...thermal pads. it looks like evga forgot or to save a few bucks did not make there heat sinks cover the voltage regulators on there gpu. under load they went over there max temp and having thermal runaway. on your rig take a tape messure messure from the back of the case where the old gpu is screwed in to the back of the hard drive tray. that the max lenth you have for a video card. if you dont have the room for a full lenth cards they do make shorter cards.

Ah, thanks.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

smorizio :

It's around 6"x3", I couldn't find the tape measure and rules don't fit inside. I measured paper to 6 inches and then 3, it was very close. I will assume it's 5.7 inches by 2.7 inches, as said on the site.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

smorizio :

Should width be an issue here? I've found an msi card that's like, 4 times wider (5.5 x 10.8 vs 5.7 x 2.7). It's a 480, and I'm looking for a 1060 6GB or 480 8GB.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

QuickQ :

just put a few more case fans in the case and everything will be cool.

Is leaving my side panel off during the day also a solution? I'm fine doing that.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

GamerBoy357 :

QuickQ :

sure, that will increase airflow. but it will cause more dust to get settled in the case.

Canned air is safe to use, right?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

EVGA 700 B1 is a poor power supply made by HEC , don't buy it.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

The XPS 8700 , I think uses a proprietary mother board connection for the front panel power.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

I'm not totally sure , but some of the XPS models were proprietary , make sure yours isn't , if it's not then a new PSU can be purchased.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

Dumb question, but how can I tell if my XPS is proprietary?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

Some of the XPS systems , used proprietary connections , so far it seems like yours doesn't after a little research. I think yours should be fine to upgrade the PSU. From what I've found it looks like standard ATX.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

Do you recommend any PSUs? I really don't know what I'm doing, I might end up with another bad PSU.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

Also make sure the new PSU is not too long , there is a little space to work with.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

Also with that case measure how much space you have to fit a card.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

Blue line for video card length, yellow line for PSU length?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

PSU has can't be much longer than your current one , because you need to to work with the cables.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

PSU is 5 1/2 inches long and wide, it is 3 inches high.

Forget what I said earlier about the GPU, the site listed it LHW. My GPU itself is almost 6 inches in length and 3 wide.

The blue line in the picture from before, that entire blue line is 9" length to work with if I understood.

From the back of the case (which is the right side of it when the front of the PC is facing you. I'm talking about where my GPU is attached) to the side panel, there is 6". That's 4 1/2 inches to the black thing (I circled the black thing in blue)

If I was confusing or missed information, I'll try to make more sense or get the missing information. I'm not good with words.

(For the back of the case to the black thing which I said was 4 1/2", that might not be right. it's anywhere from 4" to 5".)

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

For card length you have around nine inches , that is right , if you can re-route the sata cables out of the way. And you need to check the cards width as that case is a little shallow.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

The card I have right now's width? Measuring towards me, a little less than 3 inches

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

The card I have right now's width? Measuring towards me, a little less than 3 inches

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 29, 2016

What card were you considering , any specific model?

1.1 x 10.5 x 4.38 in are the specs on that one you linked , will never fit.

QuickQ · Oct 29, 2016

Any RX 480 or GTX 1060. I'd prefer something with a blower cooler so I can keep my side panel on without buying a bunch of fans, but I can just keep my panel off and use some compressed air weekly.

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