will a gtx 950 work in the Dell Precision 490?

[saf1313]

My old GTX 460 stopped working and I purchased the GTX 950. However, all I get are beeps and a black screen. Any suggestions?

 

[junkeymonkey]

best to look up your model and gpu upgrades at there forums to see whats said ? I found this right off the bat if it helps any ?

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19635981

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19982066

you should review any posts you can find on your model to back anything up BEFORE you buy

http://en.community.dell.com/search#q=Dell%20Precision%20490%20Graphics%20Card%20&sort=date%20desc&defaultAskForumId=0&pi43799=1

personally I cant recommend it or any card over what dell put in them

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked or fixed'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers there only guaranteed to work as is out of the box as you bought it ,..


also these boards do not have to meet atx standards and there pci-e slot power may not do the required 75w needed for most higher end cards and can be limited to say 45 or 60w that is all thats needed with the low end factory oem cards that it may of shipped with


in the end all you can do is buy try and hope it don't make you cry if you feel its worth the risk

try the bios and hope for the best if not then the cards are not compatible