[SOLVED] Best GPU for 460w PSU?

[greasyveezy]

I currently own a Dell XPS 8920, which I upgraded with a GT 1030 and needless to say I’m not too satisfied with the performance, my setup has a i7-7700, 12GB DDR4, I have been told that the GTX 1050 Ti would be good but I want to know if I can push for the best performance. Preferably under $300

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Dell has pretty good PSUs. If it has an 8-pin PCIe cable, then you can use a bigger GPU than the 1050 Ti.

I'm thinking a GTX 1660 Ti. - https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=438&sort=price&page=1

 

[Co BIY]

Use a wattage calculator like this one from Seasonic to figure out your base load and how much that leaves for the GPU.

https://seasonic.com/wattage-calculator#

I got about 210 Watts needed for your base computer. If your power supply is good for 460 watts that leaves you with a 250 watt budget.

You could run up to a Nvidia RTX 2080 (225W TDP) or AMD RT 5700 XT (185W TDP) and be good.

Basically anything in your budget will work with your power supply limitation.

Nvidia 1660 Ti ($300) or 1660 are good cards. RTX 2060 (160 W $330). A few good AMD choices too.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Use a wattage calculator like this one from Seasonic to figure out your base load and how much that leaves for the GPU.

https://seasonic.com/wattage-calculator#

I got about 210 Watts needed for your base computer. If your power supply is good for 460 watts that leaves you with a 250 watt budget.

You could run up to a Nvidia RTX 2080 (225W TDP) or AMD RT 5700 XT (185W TDP) and be good.

You don't want to push it that close to the max. You'd be lucky to get an RTX 2080 to even boot.

With a 460W PSU, you'd want to stick with a GPU that only requires 1 PCIe power connector.