Dell xps 420 psu

[Joshua Fredricks]

I have a dell xps 420 with a 375 watt 200-240 watt output I wanted to upgrade to a 450-500 how do I know what will fit to my motherboard and is correct for it ir any are?


Thanks,

 

[Kisianik]

I have a dell xps 420 with a 375 watt 200-240 watt output I wanted to upgrade to a 450-500 how do I know what will fit to my motherboard and is correct for it ir any are?


Thanks,

Any standard ATX PSU will fit, just follow those recommendations http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Modular is preferred due to the small case. Some PSU can be a bit longer, some a bit shorter, but all will fit.

 

[Math Geek]

i replaced one in this system not too long ago for a client and had no issues with a standard atx psu fitting. only problem i had was the fact that the hdd's are at the bottom of the rather tall case. the sata power connectors were not long enough to reach all the way to them if i tried to route them the way they come stock. i ended up using an extension i had sitting around to be able to run the cables nice and neat and still reach the bottom of the case.

might look into some extensions when getting the psu or see if it already comes with super long sata power connectors to avoid having to run them straight across the mobo to reach.

other than that, there were no problems.

i also run one of these myself as the kids play machine. you can do a lot with that psu if you are looking to upgrade the gpu. a nice gtx 960 can be easily handled by that 375w stock psu. i have an r9-270 running in mine and have not had any issues with the stock psu.

 

[Joshua Fredricks]

i replaced one in this system not too long ago for a client and had no issues with a standard atx psu fitting. only problem i had was the fact that the hdd's are at the bottom of the rather tall case. the sata power connectors were not long enough to reach all the way to them if i tried to route them the way they come stock. i ended up using an extension i had sitting around to be able to run the cables nice and neat and still reach the bottom of the case.

might look into some extensions when getting the psu or see if it already comes with super long sata power connectors to avoid having to run them straight across the mobo to reach.

other than that, there were no problems.

i also run one of these myself as the kids play machine. you can do a lot with that psu if you are looking to upgrade the gpu. a nice gtx 960 can be easily handled by that 375w stock psu. i have an r9-270 running in mine and have not had any issues with the stock psu.

Since you run stock psu with a gxt 960 do you feel it's more then able to handel the 750 ti this one to be exzact? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500327&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Graphics+Cards-_-N82E16814500327&gclid=Cj0KEQjwg9-vBRCK7L7wmO2u0JcBEiQA_tzoaBxevyXd2I33JMOwMHQVM8I-V3JTRh-Q_skKg-GtWxoaApJx8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds or any 750 ti?


Thanks

 

[Math Geek]

it will very easily handle that 750 ti or anyone you wish except for a couple of high end ones that need an 8 pin power connector. the r9-270 uses about 150w while the 750 ti won't use over 100w even with an overclock and such.

had i waited a bit the 960 came out a few months later offering more performance and less power use. i chose the 270 over the 750 ti since it was a stronger card. i wanted the best card i could get and run on the stock psu and at the time the 270 was it.

but you're more than ok with a 750 ti which uses way less power than my 270 does. there are others who have put the 960 into their xps 420 and we have a long thread about the process already here in the forum. including how to fix driver issues on windows vista if you are still using that.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2400647/dell-xps-420-direct-replacement-card.html

kinf of long thread but lots of good info in that one. many folks love to hate on stock psu's but this one seems to be a pretty good one.

 

[Kisianik]

You have very good PSU for GTX750TI, no upgrade is necessary.

 

[Kisianik]

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http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2400647/dell-xps-420-direct-replacement-card.html

Very good thread! Will help a lot with GTX 900 series compatibility for older machines.

 

[Math Geek]

😀 thanks

what i like about it is that is based on actual experience and not theory. this is actual owners (including myself) who have done these upgrades and overcome the problems already. the solution for the vista drivers issue took me a while to verify and write up but it is the answer to a lot of questions these older machines bring with them.

 

[Joshua Fredricks]

😀 thanks

what i like about it is that is based on actual experience and not theory. this is actual owners (including myself) who have done these upgrades and overcome the problems already. the solution for the vista drivers issue took me a while to verify and write up but it is the answer to a lot of questions these older machines bring with them.

I will be running windows 8.1 not vista drivers will download them selfs?

 

[Math Geek]

win 8.1 won't be a problem. it was the vista drivers from amd that were really screwed up and needed all the special fixes.

delete the drivers for the current gpu through the device manager and then turn the pc off. swap the cards and then boot it up. windows update should identify the card and get the drivers for it. or you can use the disk that comes with the card and install them yourself. it will probably be an older version which windows update will then update anyway. so yah windows will handle it for you more than likely.

 

[Joshua Fredricks]

win 8.1 won't be a problem. it was the vista drivers from amd that were really screwed up and needed all the special fixes.

delete the drivers for the current gpu through the device manager and then turn the pc off. swap the cards and then boot it up. windows update should identify the card and get the drivers for it. or you can use the disk that comes with the card and install them yourself. it will probably be an older version which windows update will then update anyway. so yah windows will handle it for you more than likely.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750 Ti ZT-70601-10M Video Card better or the ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti I-OC-2GD5 Graphics Card - 2 GB more really ab;e?

 

[Math Geek]

i have not really checked out any benchmarks for the various 750 ti models so i can't really give an opinion on which is better. look at clock speed and cooling options and then read some reviews. overall there won't be any massive performance differences from one to the next. maybe a few fps here and there but nothing major from general benchmarks of other cards i've read over the years.

 

[Kisianik]

For me personally I like MSI for Afterburner and associated programs. I had MSI GTX 550TI OC Cyclone and GTX 660, both excellent cards.