Dell PSU's

[Aardvark72]

I was wondering whether I can swap out my existing Dell PSU wih another power supply. I have a Dell Studio XPS 9000. I have heard that Dell PSU's are non standard and you can't use other PSU's (i,e, Corsair) without some type of modification/adapter. The existing PSU is 475 Watts so my next question is whats the highest end Radeon card I can use.

 

[calinkula]

The case is big enough that they probably use a standard PSU. But you'd have to crack it open and check.

The rents have a slim Dell XPS and the PSU it uses is wonky. I'd never be able to find a replacement other than through Dell.

 

[shovenose]

if its a mid/full tower dell (not a slim version) then you should be ok, except that sometimes there is some metal in the way of where the switch would be on a normal atx case, because dell psus lack this switch. however, i believe that the wiring is the same as a normal atx psu