Upgrading My Dell XPS 8700-1259BLK's GPU Into A Gaming PC

[MrFlickR]

So I have seen people upgrading their 8700s, without even upgrading to a 500W PSU, with the dell's stock 460 psu.

I've got a $150 budget to upgrade that shoddy GT 635, into a monstrous graphics card.

It comes with an Intel Core i7-4770 (3.40GHz), 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 1TB HDD with Windows 8 installed.

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

 

[MrFlickR]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

I was thinking of getting that and a new SSD to boot up in a millisecond, but I guess better to be safe than sorry. RIP MY SSD DREAMS I WILL GET YOU ONE DAY

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

😀 yeah, i would rather have a slow boot then a "crack!" and no boot XD. i might wait if i was you, alot of cards are coming out soon, the r7 470 is coming out sometime relatively soon, at "sub $200" so like 150ish dollars i hope.

 

[MrFlickR]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

Would this PSU work?

http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

Would this card work?

http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

yeah, i would go for a lower wattage, higher quality psu, but that is still light years better than that stock psu. check out seasonic, they are a good brand

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

btw, you could run your system off about 500w, so i say go for a 550w to 650w psu.

 

[MrFlickR]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

Would this card work?

http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

yeah, i would go for a lower wattage, higher quality psu, but that is still light years better than that stock psu. check out seasonic, they are a good brand

I really can't, my parents have limited me to only buying PSUs from my local Fry's, so rip. This'll have to do for now.

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

you could go with a gtx 950, but i would go with a 750ti (or a used 950) and a decent PSU, the wattage isn't bad, but the quality is eh, and you don't want to fry your new GPU

Would this card work?

http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

yeah, i would go for a lower wattage, higher quality psu, but that is still light years better than that stock psu. check out seasonic, they are a good brand

I really can't, my parents have limited me to only buying PSUs from my local Fry's, so rip. This'll have to do for now.

kk, have fun building!

 

[hdmark]

I hope im not too late with this... but you do NOT need a new psu. I've seen people running 970s and even the occasional 980 ti on the 460w psu.

I had upgraded to a SSD and a 960 and was perfectly fine (120W TDP). I would look for a used 960 if youre tryign to save. or potentially one of amd or nvidias new line of cards with less than 120w (not sure which have less)

 

[NoxiousFumes]

I hope im not too late with this... but you do NOT need a new psu. I've seen people running 970s and even the occasional 980 ti on the 460w psu.

I had upgraded to a SSD and a 960 and was perfectly fine (120W TDP). I would look for a used 960 if youre tryign to save. or potentially one of amd or nvidias new line of cards with less than 120w (not sure which have less)

Same, I am running a gtx 960 in my Dell XPS 8700 with a 460 Watt PSU