Dell optiplex 360 sff upgrade

[Neel45 Gamer]

I want to upgrades my dell optiplex 360
Core 2 quad q6600
And galaxy gtx750ti oc edition low profile
Will it work

 

[johnnyb105]

If you can find a low profile card that will fit and you have a empty PCI-E X 16 SLOT Yes it should work its best that you have at least a 300 watt PSU ALSO.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Sources:

Dell Optiplex 360 Desktop Brochure
GPU-Upgrade Intel G31 Express Chipset

It should work. The motherboard in the Dell system uses the G31 chip set which supposedly supports the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor. The low-profile graphics card should fit, through the cooling shroud will likely cover your CMOS battery and case speaker. Make sure you have room for this. The 235 watt power supply may prove problematic, however.

-Wolf sends

 

[william p]

Dell PSUs are rated very conservatively. They provide enough power for all the bays and slots. SFF has very few bays and slots so PSU seems small due to this. A few GTX750s require a 6 pin power cable, avoid those.

 

[william p]

A note on the Q6600. Some of them were G0 stepping and some weren't. G0 is more efficient. The Q6700s were all G0 (QX6700 not). If you run CPUz and have a B3 stepping Q6600 you could pick up some speed (11%)with a Q6700 at less power draw.
The G0 Q6600 will be marked SLACR Other Q6600 are older B stepping.
The Q6700 is SLACQ