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Well as you can tell, I have a Dell product but I wanted to replace the graphics card that it came with, these are the specs:
i7 4770 3.4Ghz
16GB of RAM
GTX 660 1.5gb
and a 650W PSU (I upgraded the PSU, the system had a 450W one, but if I have to, I'll upgrade to a better one)
But I wanted to replace the GPU, like the 780 from EVGA or the 770 from MSI, but my question is, will everything work? The system doesn't have an extreme Mobo but is not bad, and I read in some websites that a bad mobo can affect the performace of the components like GPU so I wanted to make sure that the 770/780 could work perfectly fine with my PC with good performance.
This is the motherboard: Dell Inc. 0KWVT8 A01, I don't really know much about motherboards so I thought I'd ask here, in advace, thanks for the help!
i7 4770 3.4Ghz
16GB of RAM
GTX 660 1.5gb
and a 650W PSU (I upgraded the PSU, the system had a 450W one, but if I have to, I'll upgrade to a better one)
But I wanted to replace the GPU, like the 780 from EVGA or the 770 from MSI, but my question is, will everything work? The system doesn't have an extreme Mobo but is not bad, and I read in some websites that a bad mobo can affect the performace of the components like GPU so I wanted to make sure that the 770/780 could work perfectly fine with my PC with good performance.
This is the motherboard: Dell Inc. 0KWVT8 A01, I don't really know much about motherboards so I thought I'd ask here, in advace, thanks for the help!
Musicbrain
May 11, 2014 5:45:28 PM
DoctorKantus
May 10, 2014 12:22:43 AM
Musicbrain said:
Who makes the motherboard for the XPS 8700, and what is the quality of it? The best boards have solid capacitors, which I doubt you'll get in a Dell.http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/dell-0kwvt8-mainboard-s...
Here are the specs for my mobo.
Musicbrain
May 9, 2014 2:19:34 PM
DoctorKantus
January 30, 2014 6:16:36 PM
timinator said:
From what I can tell, that computer is in a mini atx case. The only thing you would need to look out for is to make sure whatever graphics card you pick will fit in the case. But you should be able to put whatever graphics card will fit the case since you have enough power to run most everything.icraft said:
timinator said:
From what I can tell, that computer is in a mini atx case. The only thing you would need to look out for is to make sure whatever graphics card you pick will fit in the case. But you should be able to put whatever graphics card will fit the case since you have enough power to run most everything.True! Totally forgot that. I've bought a full tower to chuck my 8100's guts into. Unless they've redesigned the case the HDD cage keeps videocards longer than a reference 760 or so out. My iceqx2 270x wouldn't fit by a lot. Look for the ASUS mini ITX series if you want to know they fit, otherwise expect a lot of measuring.
First of all, thanks for the help! I got like 4 responses in 5 minutes or so, anyways, I already measure the size of case and the graphics card and it fits perfectly fine, once again, thanks! You all answer my questions
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timinator said:
From what I can tell, that computer is in a mini atx case. The only thing you would need to look out for is to make sure whatever graphics card you pick will fit in the case. But you should be able to put whatever graphics card will fit the case since you have enough power to run most everything.True! Totally forgot that. I've bought a full tower to chuck my 8100's guts into. Unless they've redesigned the case the HDD cage keeps videocards longer than a reference 760 or so out. My iceqx2 270x wouldn't fit by a lot. Look for the ASUS mini ITX series if you want to know they fit, otherwise expect a lot of measuring.
timinator
January 30, 2014 5:59:49 PM
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