[SOLVED] Will Optiplex 9020 MT with I7 4770, 700w psu and SSD support RTX 30 series GPUs?

[thinairflyer]

Will the Optiplex 9020 MT with I7 4770, 700w psu, 16GB ram and SSD support the Nvidia series RTX 30 series GPUs? If so how much would the GPU's performance be limited by this Optiplex's configuration?

 

[Dj0gany]

What is the exact make/model of the PSU?
Also temperature and clearance should be your concern,since such chassis isnt made for such high end graphics cards.

 

[thinairflyer]

Currently installed psu is:

EVGA - BR Series 700W ATX12V /EPS12V 80 Plus Power Supply

Currently installed GPU is MSI 1660 Super

GPU and CPU is slightly overclocked with MSI Afterburner.

GPU temp runs 70 to 72C running Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 at 30 to 40 fps with graphics between very high and untra settings.

 

[Dj0gany]

Ok so you are good on the powersupply.
If the 1660 super runs fine in your case,i would say its safe to put a 30 series card in it.
Whats the exact card you wanted to buy?

 

[thinairflyer]

Considering the:
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP TORX Fan 3.0 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card when it becomes available.

I'm wondering if since the 9020 PCI slot is not 4.0 how much the GPU performance would/might be degraded.

 

[Dj0gany]

Considering the:
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP TORX Fan 3.0 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card when it becomes available.

I'm wondering if since the 9020 PCI slot is not 4.0 how much the GPU performance would/might be degraded.

Not much,you wont fell a difference.

Bus Type

PCIe gen2, gen3 (x16), USB 2.0, and USB 3.0

Thats from https://www.dell.com/support/manual...123572-8b34-4085-88ec-8633c66143ac&lang=en-us

x16 means its the PCIe slot AKA. where you put your graphics card.So there isnt much difference in performance.

Edit:Thats only the top PCIe slot
the one on the bottom is wired to x4

 

[thinairflyer]

Not much,you wont fell a difference.

Bus Type

PCIe gen2, gen3 (x16), USB 2.0, and USB 3.0

Thats from https://www.dell.com/support/manual...123572-8b34-4085-88ec-8633c66143ac&lang=en-us

x16 means its the PCIe slot AKA. where you put your graphics card.So there isnt much difference in performance.

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Zacattack0701]

Any update on if the 3060 ti worked? Considering a rtx 3060 for my OptiPlex 9020 with 700w bronze psu.