Question Power Supply Upgrade for Dell Optiplex 7040 Mini Tower.

[tlavanway3]

Hello, My fathers Gaming PC recently went Kaboom so we went online and got him a PC that we could just slap a GPU in and call it a Day since he doesn't play any Demanding games. I found him a Optiplex 7040 mid tower a few years back that has a i5 6600, 16 gigs of ram with a 240 watt PSU. We put a Asus GT 1030 inside it and its been doing the job decently well. But my dad wants to play a game called Anno 1800 and the GT 1030 just isnt Entirely up to the job. So i wanted to upgrade the GPU, but i know the PSU is a major limiting factor. So i would wondering if anybody knew of a Powersupply that i could replace the 240 watt one with.....Thanks! Im not looking for anything crazy, i just want to get like a GTX 1050 or a GTX 1650.

 

[hedwar2011]

Here's the estimated wattage for both cards:
GTX 1050: 75w (for a TI series card)
GTX 1650: 100w (for a SUPER series card)

Since everything else is base, you could go with a 500w-600w PSU and it work wonders. Be sure that it is GOLD certified and do modular connections if possible as it will save you time and headaches when installing.

 

[--SID--]

Since everything else is base, you could go with a 500w-600w PSU and it work wonders.

Not! In an Optiplex 7040 MT it's 12v only and the PSU has proprietairy demensions. You can't replace it for any random 500-600w ATX PSU.

 

[hedwar2011]

Not! In an Optiplex 7040 MT it's 12v only and the PSU has proprietairy demensions. You can't replace it for any random 500-600w ATX PSU.

Yes, I know this. I was merely stating it to give him an idea.

I found him a Optiplex 7040 mid tower a few years back that has a i5 6600, 16 gigs of ram with a 240 watt PSU.

I know you said mid tower but can you be more specific by letting us know which of these is the correct chassis type. Like --SID-- mentioned, if it's a micro chassis you will be limited in terms of replacement options.

Is it the SFF (Small Form Factor), Mini-Tower, or the Micro?