Belatedly, and half baked, but for that cursed DT format, with (per the user guide) is 35 watt max at the 16X PCIe buss (while the far more standard MT is 75 watt) that pretty well rules out upgrades even to effective HD editing via buss power - this solution will let you run a 4K card like the Zotac MINI 1060 version of NVIDIA and I think others.
So it's a great hack. Here it is (even if somewhere between theory and plan):
Just PIGGYBACK a 150 Watt PS anywhere outside the case, with a 6-pin connector and that's all. Snake that connector into that case and direct to the card (easy enough) - and don't touch anything else. Because there is no other solution to upgrade that power supply, motherboard, case, or graphic card. None. And tell them FU from me.
Now - while I'm searching around for a really bad hack on the TRON-HEAD sites, somebody might even build one that's cheap and fan-less, and get Kickstarter to fund it, and make a few bucks. If so - best of luck!
OKAY - done (took 10 minutes.) Here's an important discussion:
How can I power my 6-pin PCI Express card without using an ATX power supply? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/33190/how-can-i-power-my-6-pin-pci-express-card-without-using-an-atx-power-supply/302055#302055
that made me conclude the ideal solution is this (duplicate, but I hate broken links):
Okay so here is a better solution. DISCONNECT the internal power supply entirely and run a bigger power supply external. So you'll need to also think about ventilation - but that's a usual suspect and easy fix. So just get your 600 watt or whatever, and your extended tangle of wires, and you're good to go. Because there is no possibility of voltage drop or timing issues or any of that, given that it's not running from 100 feet away.
20170427THU NEW - GOT IT FIGURED OUT
NEW - forget that external PS - it's a nightmare ugly hack. People ARE running a second PS to plug into the card though. That's plenty ugly too. Don't need to do that.
You can in fact upgrade the PS to 400Watt max. Criticism that it's only 280 stable ignores the fact that the 250 is only 180 stable.
The DT is listed as 35 WATT max at the 16X Buss connector. I think this is not a hard number - if you ubgrade the PS there will just be more power available. I'M THINKING THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL DELL OR ANYONE IS GOING TO UNDERCUT THE PCIe BUSS STANDARD - Right? So it's only a matter of upgrading the PS.
So the 400/420 Watt 990 DT compatible made by REPLACE POWER will need a better fan. So get a fluid-bearing fan on Amazon for about $6 and pay about $30 for the PS - and also buy a molex to 6-PIN adapter and you'll be set to run the 1050TI which is awesome enough at $109 (there are two mini versions) OR spend $213 ((today's price) for a 1060 - if you want serious gaming power and/or 4K editing power.
That's it - I think. Huzzah.
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