Will a Geforce GT 740 fit in a optiplex 380 sff?

[FreezIn69]

So i have a optiplex 380 sff lying around and decided to buy a graphics card for it. I originally wanted to install a GT 740 into the system but i am afraid that it wont fit as there is less room between the hard drive caddy and pci express x 16 slot. Has anyone tried instlaling a gt 740 into the 380 sff before?

 

[k1114]

As long as it's a low profile, single slot card but I'd be worried about the psu. Maybe just get a 730.

 

[FreezIn69]

Hello thanks for the quick reply, the power supply currently is a 235 watt psu... I believe this should work fine... What about your opinion? I was also looking at the GT 730 as the fan on it is as wide as the single slot low profile bracket. My concern for the GT 730 is if the fan will touch the hard drive caddy. What would happen if the card barely fits in, as if it was touching the caddy that holds the hard drive in? Sorry for these questions, im new to upgrading PCs.

 

[Forever Oleg]

Yes, it will fit if the neighboring PCI slot is not used (it's dual slot)

 

[Forever Oleg]

Hello thanks for the quick reply, the power supply currently is a 235 watt psu... I believe this should work fine... What about your opinion? I was also looking at the GT 730 as the fan on it is as wide as the single slot low profile bracket. My concern for the GT 730 is if the fan will touch the hard drive caddy. What would happen if the card barely fits in, as if it was touching the caddy that holds the hard drive in? Sorry for these questions, im new to upgrading PCs.

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-VCGGT7301D5LXPB/dp/B00KYCTCZ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448655298&sr=8-2&keywords=gt+730

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-02G-P3-3733-KR/dp/B00L5GZG5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448655298&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+730

 

[k1114]

You need to be specific on which graphics card but any single slot low profile will fit without hitting anything.

The pci slot is irrelevant. It's btx so the cooler goes up towards the hdd caddy. The evga you posted will not fit. That is a dual slot cooler.

 

[FreezIn69]

I only have one PCI Express x16 slot. Here is a picture of how close the slot is from the hard drive.
http://tinypic.com/r/jsot37/9
was wondering if this would fit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487045&cm_re=PCI_x16_low_profile_video_cards-_-14-487-095-_-Product

 

[k1114]

No it is not low profile. Also power concern as I said before. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133542

 

[FreezIn69]

Every GPU is recommending a 300w PSU. While my PSU is 235w. Should i just try installing a GPU or just forget about upgrading it? Currently the system has a intel g41 express chipset, was wondering if i upgraded the ram from 2 gb to 4 gb would have any impact on performance. The motherboard only has 2 dimm slots, and i was thinking to add another 2 gb ddr3 memory into the 2nd dimm slot.

 

[k1114]

Why are you upgrading? What do you use the pc for? Ram will help. My laptop has 2gb and fills all the time. My older desktop has 4gb and it's good for light gaming. A 730 will work with that psu. The recommendations are estimating other specs and actual should be calculated with the actual hardware.

 

[FreezIn69]

Im upgrading because i would want to have some gaming capabilites of this old PC. Would any model of GT 730 work with this PC? Wondering would this one work, http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-02G-P3-3733-KR/dp/B00L5GZG5C

 

[k1114]

As stated earlier, that gpu is a dual slot cooler and will not fit. Are you wanting to stick with evga? Because the extra vram won't help.

 

[FreezIn69]

Any GPU that would be the fastest for less than 100$ that works with my PSU is fine. It wont matter if its AMD or nVidia. I just want something that is worth buying for less than 100$ that works with my PSU, nothing else.
BTW: I was wondering will adding another stick of 2gb ram would work with that PSU with a graphics card. I want everything to be stable, without random reboots due to not enough wattage...
According to http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator, I have calculated all the components including anotehr 2 gb ddr3 memory and gt 730 1 gb gddr5, the max load wattage is 171 watts.Would it be good enough for it to be a stable system?

 

[k1114]

Yes, just go with the one I linked earlier?

 

[FreezIn69]

Alright. One more question. Sorry if I'm asking too much non sense questions, but would 1 GB GDDR5 vram be able to handle games like GTA V and so on? It looks a bit too little to use for gaming. So as with gaming should I go for the normal 2 GB DDR3 version or 1 GDDR5 version?

 

[k1114]

The issue is the gpu is too weak and won't even use 2gb. The gddr5 version will be better.

 

[FreezIn69]

Would it be bad if the hard drive is somewhat blocking airflow to the GPU? I measured it, and came up to a conclusion that there would be barely any space for that fan to actually breathe...

 

[k1114]

Air flows over the sides through the heatsink as well. The gpu can actually be passive as it doesn't use much power. As long as it's not touching you are fine and it shouldn't unless it fails specs.

 

[FreezIn69]

Alright thank you for your help 😀 will make a new thread if I do run into problems