Dell Inspiron 660s Power Supply Upgrade

[erik62905]

My sister has an old Dell Inspiron 660s from 2009. I am trying to help her upgrade it. I was looking at just upgrading the GPU to a low profile GT 710 but I realized that i'd probably be better off upgrading the PSU first (as it is a crappy 220w PSU). I found this PSU on amazon and wanted to know if it would fit well enough that the case could be modded to accommodate the change in PSU size.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M6V8O8T/ref=psdc_1161760_t1_B00A8ZZXFE

If this PSU works then would a low profile GT 1030 (or GT 710) work with it?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Apevia Power supplies are very very poor , don't buy it.

 

[erik62905]

Apevia Power supplies are very very poor , don't buy it.

Do you have a suggestion for a PSU I should get?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I suggest not upgrading a Small Form Factor PC. Not worth it.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The boards and PSU's are proprietary , not really upgradeable.

 

[kraelic]

Nvidia says the 710 is 19W, a 1030 GT is 35W, stock psu should be able to handle that no problem. 1030 GT low profile single slot ddr5 version is a little behind a 750 TI. As the 660S is, max upgrade is I7-3770S (65W), 8GB (2x4GB) ddr3 1600, and 1030 GT ddr5 single slot low profile

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G5SY4131 1030GT single slot low profile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgLPtaDeC38

If you wanted to rebuild it with current parts you could use a ITX motherboard in this case with a single x16 pci express slot, the PSU has 24 pin and 4 pin power. Then it could take a 1050 TI low profile. The OEM board has an x1 slot then an x16 and the case prevents a 2 slot card in the outer slot. Takes dedication to a small form factor to do this though, easier to build a mini tower. You could gut the 660s and put it into a MATX case with a new PSU with a 6 pin to have more video options. regular sized cards, 1060 6gb, etc.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125952

Two links show someone put in a I7-3770S

https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General/Can-I-upgrade-my-Inspiron-660s-Pentium-processor/td-p/4405241

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcfever.com%2Ftrade%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D6194546&edit-text=&act=url

 

[erik62905]

Nvidia says the 710 is 19W, a 1030 GT is 35W, stock psu should be able to handle that no problem. 1030 GT low profile single slot ddr5 version is a little behind a 750 TI. As the 660S is, max upgrade is I7-3770S (65W), 8GB (2x4GB) ddr3 1600, and 1030 GT ddr5 single slot low profile

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G5SY4131 1030GT single slot low profile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgLPtaDeC38

If you wanted to rebuild it with current parts you could use a ITX motherboard in this case with a single x16 pci express slot, the PSU has 24 pin and 4 pin power. Then it could take a 1050 TI low profile. The OEM board has an x1 slot then an x16 and the case prevents a 2 slot card in the outer slot. Takes dedication to a small form factor to do this though, easier to build a mini tower. You could gut the 660s and put it into a MATX case with a new PSU with a 6 pin to have more video options. regular sized cards, 1060 6gb, etc.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125952

Two links show someone put in a I7-3770S

https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General/Can-I-upgrade-my-Inspiron-660s-Pentium-processor/td-p/4405241

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcfever.com%2Ftrade%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D6194546&edit-text=&act=url

Thank you. My sister just bought an MSI GT 710 1GB GDDR5 with no fan, just a heatsink. I will see if it works in the system.