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I restarted. It sent me to the bios. What should i do from here? I noticed some forums (linked above) suggested disabling secure boot. It seemed to work for some users with the same Desktop and discrete GPU...

Upgraded my XPS 8700 with a new power supply and Sapphire Radeon HD7870. Upon booting I hear 5 beeps form mobo, then screen boots directly to windows. Showing limited resolution with black bands all around. I updated all drivers, shutdown and tried again. Now nothing happens since then: after...

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Thanks THSNOTLEK!!!! And Thanks Ghost-HV!!!

What card would be the best with the original 460W PSU? Also to look at the issue another way, (if no good card is available for that 460w PSU), what PSU would you recommend me to get with HD 7870?

I am buying an XPS 8700, core i5, 8Gb, 1TB. Upgrading the card from Nvidia GT635 to Radeon HD 7870. Why this card? I read on tom's forum that it is a very efficient card, with limited heat and power consumption. I saw a deal for $130. 1- Is this card compatible with Dell XPS 8700? (I would...

I also wanted to ask what diagnostic tools do you use to test that monster CPU, GPU etc... Is there way to log all events in case of crash so i can trace back the problem (I read somewhere that some motherboards give you that access/data even after system crash). Also do I need to purchase...

Thank you Power Eater and Thanks every one! I will go with your last build. This is great! I might add the Hyper 212 EVO since I am obsessed with overheating in gaming session. If anyone has suggestions to improve it I am open, but I think this makes a strong case in its own. Thanks again