GTX 260 on Xps 720

Hello Winngames,

Regarding the GTX 260 on the XPS 720, I have the BFG Tech BFGEGTX260MC896OCBE GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 on both my 630i (750W PSU) and 730 H2C (1000W), the specs for each card is:

525W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors

The XPS 720  was shipped with either the 750W or the 1000W PSU, you will notice that I have the GTX 260 working on both types of power supply so your PSU should be able to handle that without any problem.  The 720 does have the PCIe X16 on the MOBO into which this card sits.

NOTE: this card is a double wide, which means it will take up TWO slots, you will loose the slot directly above the PCIe on the MOBO.

I have found this card to be great for games and watching DVD's, and it works well with BlueRay.  Upped my 3DMark score on the 730 to the mid 19,500 range.

Best wishes,

Darrell WV

nice 3d mark score :emotion-2:, what processor does your 630i have? , ive been told my q6600 at stock speeds will bottleneck the card so its not worth buying :( think ill still get it though, i cant see it being that much of a bottleneck

ReHi Winngames,

My 630i came with a Core 2 E8400 (dual core) which many gamers love and did great from me from the begining, but I got wonderlust so I upgraded to the Q9650 stock speed at 3.0 GHz, 8 GB DDR2 RAM.  I have the QX9650 OC to 3.67 GHz, 8 GB Dominator DDR3 1800 RAM in my 730 H2C.

My understanding from what I have read is that the only real difference in the two processors is that the QX is overclockable (unlocked core), but that their perfomance capability is remarkably the same.  Most of the difference I think between the two rigs is the RAM.  Both using the Dell Vista Ultimate 64 OS.

I think the Q6600 is a great quad core and you will see some upgraded graphics with the new GPU.  Lots of guys break the increase down into things like FramesPerSecond (FPS) vs Cost, but the only real benchmark is your personal satisfaction, its your money, you can spend it the way you want.

I love my 630i, it gives me great gaming, I loose as much as I win, but it still gives me some down time that I enjoy.  Best,

Darrell