Inspiron 580 Power supply

[jfrank117]

I bought an Inspiron 580 and I'm going to get a new PSU and GPU, but I can't seem to find the exact dimensions of the one in there now. I want to get an Ultra PSU but I don't know if it will fit. The link below is for the one I want to get. Can anyone help and tell me if this will fit?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276574

 

[davcon]

Your Dell will accept a standard ATX power supply.
The one you've linked should fit fine.
Wouldn't be my choice but that's yours to make.

 

[phaedrus2129]

The Ultra LSP you're looking at is probably worse than the power supply you already have. The Inspirons usually have Delta or Lite-On power supplies, and their reliability is usually much higher than that crappy RSY-built thing.

What's the PSU currently present? If it's a 300-350W with a decent +12V capacity than it can probably support most mid-range GPUs just fine, given a molex-PCIe adapter.

 

[jfrank117]

The one I have now is a 300 watt Hipro PSU. Never even heard of them. The PSU I have doesn't even have molex plugs. Just SATA and the mother board plugs.

 

[ko888]

I bought an Inspiron 580 and I'm going to get a new PSU and GPU, but I can't seem to find the exact dimensions of the one in there now. I want to get an Ultra PSU but I don't know if it will fit. The link below is for the one I want to get. Can anyone help and tell me if this will fit?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276574

Dimensions of your existing PSU should be 5 1/2" L x 5 7/8" W x 3 3/8" H.

 

[phaedrus2129]

Hipro are alright. The reason you don't hear about these companies--Delta Electronics, Lite-on, Bestec, Hipro, etc, is because they manufacture almost exclusively for major companies, in ginormous quantities for use in low-end PCs. They're better than the whitebox junkers you may get at a mom&pop store for $20 or off ebay, but not up the standards of a high end enthusiast unit.

Anyway, the Ultra LSP series are garbage. Avoid them.

What GPU are you planning on getting, and what's your budget?

 

[jfrank117]

Im thinking about getting an HD 5750 or 5770.

 

[delluser1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%204025&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58%7C17-371-034%5E17-371-034-TS%2C17-371-029%5E17-371-029-TS

 

[phaedrus2129]

I'm actually about to install a 5770 into an HP Pavilion that has a 350W Delta power supply, and I have full confidence that it will work.


A 5750 *might* work for your situation. Hipro aren't quite as reliable or overengineering as Delta, but still pretty decent. Assuming you have at least 20A+ (240W+) of combined +12V capacity you'll be fine with a 5750. Should be on the label somewhere.