Can I upgrade a Dell Inspiron 545

Honhito

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Looking for advice on if its possible to upgrade an old Dell Inspiron with GTX1060 i5-6500 and MSI Intel B250M Motherboard. Would this be possible? thanks.
 
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You can but you will be needing new PSU well. With all these new components why not go for new Case too. Unless you like the looks of DELL case there is no reason to stick with it. If you plan on sticking with it for its looks then yes it is possible. But I would recommend you to go for new PSU go for Corsair CX450M.
You can but you will be needing new PSU well. With all these new components why not go for new Case too. Unless you like the looks of DELL case there is no reason to stick with it. If you plan on sticking with it for its looks then yes it is possible. But I would recommend you to go for new PSU go for Corsair CX450M.
 
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King_V

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Depends on the case, there's the Inspiron 545, and the Inspiron 545 slimline. The latter will be more difficult to upgrade because of the compact size, and likely oddball power supply.

I don't know a lot about this particular model. It may be possible that even the non-slimline version uses an unusual/nonstandard power supply as well.