Upgrading Dell Optiplex 9020 PSU

darknezzrises

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Feb 1, 2017
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Hello everyone! I'm planning on upgrading my Dell Optiplex 9020 Power Supply and adding new Graphic Card. Since I'm not expert on this topic I thought I would refer to this forum for help.

My current Dell PSU is 290 Watts


I'm planning on replacing it with EVGA 500 W1, 80+ WHITE 500W (AMAZON LINK)



and I'm planning on replacing my Graphic Card with Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards (GV-N1060IXOC-6GD) (AMAZON LINK)



I was wondering If I can replace my current Power supply and Graphic card without any problems or issues. Any feedback and suggestion is appreciated.


Pics of my PC Powesupply and motherboard:-

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For a PSU upgrade you require
- ATX form factor
- 24 to 8 pin adapter, like the prior one linked
- PCIe 6-pin, or 8-pin connector
- Good quality and DC-DC converters (recommended).

The EVGA W1 is borderline crap, and no DC-DC on the secondary side (instead uses group regulation). I advise against this since nothing from your system consumes from the minor rails, therefore loose voltages in the group regulated design.

I recommend the Corsair CX450, or another PSU from the Corsair CX / CXM grey label series.
For a PSU upgrade you require
- ATX form factor
- 24 to 8 pin adapter, like the prior one linked
- PCIe 6-pin, or 8-pin connector
- Good quality and DC-DC converters (recommended).

The EVGA W1 is borderline crap, and no DC-DC on the secondary side (instead uses group regulation). I advise against this since nothing from your system consumes from the minor rails, therefore loose voltages in the group regulated design.

I recommend the Corsair CX450, or another PSU from the Corsair CX / CXM grey label series.
 
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