Graphics cards compatible with XPS 8700?

Thank you Sundeep B,    

The first part I understand now 100%...  Graphics card specs say 400W min +12 v on main rail.   and the psu provides 400W and +12 v on main rail. There is no real need to buy a 600W psu.  (... prior to today, I was under the impression that gpu 400w +mobo 60w +cpu 93W +HDD 20w =563W psu minimum  *grins, how silly of me)

the second part, I think I understand.  

They don't make leads that connect to the mobo for 600+W requiring gpu's? (assuming those types of gpu's (higher end performance) would be connected directly to the psu.)    

And any gpu that did provide leads that could connect to the mobo... wouldn't suck so much power that they could damage the mobo or cause any excessive heat due to too much power being sucked through it to the gpu.

I think I'm over thinking this.  *laughs      Thank you for your quick response, I think I got it.

Yan! Did you install the Zotac GTX 650ti AMP? If you did any problems?

          pipo816

I did finally install it but i had a lot of trouble since no one from dell was helpful and kept telling me to just plug it in and if it doesent work then i have t oget a new card, but i finally found out they were lying to me and i actually had to go into bios and disable something they enabled and i was finally able to install my gpu,  right now i am finally having no problems beause i took my own initiative with no help from dell whatsoever.

Uhhh.......seems to me that the Dell Tech here in this thread advised to go to the BIOS to change the Secure Boot Setting to get the card working.................

"DELL-Sundeep B

Posted by DELL-Sundeep B

on Thu, Jul 18 2013 2:22 PM

Hi ahsang,

Dell has not tested the above video card with XPS 8700. I did some research and found that a few users were able to successfully use the GTX 770 video card with XPS 8700. Also, based on technical specifications it should work with the system.

XPS 8700 is shipped with latest UEFI BIOS. If the video card BIOS does not support UEFI, it might not work with the system. In that case, either a video card BIOS update from manufacturer will fix the problem or you may disable UEFI Secure Boot in XPS 8700 to get the video card working.

Please reply if you have any further questions.

Thanks & Regards,

Sundeep B

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Be careful with what grahics card you choose with the xps 8700.

I just got one, and because the motherboard has two diods sticking up right next to the graphics card slot, right next to the "short" part of the slot, you can't stick a graphics card in with a thick, low, case at that point. My unit came with the 630 card, and I was going to put in the EVGA Geforce GTX 650 ti. Its a great card, and is not power hungry. Unfortunately, because its plastic case runs the full length of the card, you physically can't insert it low enough into the slot. 

What an irritating design decision by Dell!

Be careful with what grahics card you choose with the xps 8700. I just got one, and because the motherboard has two diods sticking up right next to the graphics card slot, right next to the "short" part of the slot, you can't stick a graphics card in with a thick, low, case at that point. My unit came with the 630 card, and I was going to put in the EVGA Geforce GTX 650 ti. Its a great card, and is not power hungry. Unfortunately, because its plastic case runs the full length of the card, you physically can't insert it low enough into the slot.  What an irritating design decision by Dell!

When you installed the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC did you have to disable secure boot or in anyway modify the bios or setup?

Thanks

Thanks for replying.  If it isn't too much trouble could you please detail the steps that you took to disable the Secure Boot?  I've gone to the manual and there doesn't seem to be an abundance of information on precisely how to do it. I gather that some steps are taken through with Windows 8 settings charm and then you have to go into the setup on the computer.  Obviously the reason I'm asking is that my intention is to install exactly the same card that your referenced.  Any help you can provide would be much appreciated.

Thanks

When you installed the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti SSC did you have to disable secure boot or in anyway modify the bios or setup? Thanks

You don't have to do anything in Windows. Before you remove the old card, go into the Bios settings and under the Boot options, disable Secure Boot. You can leave UEFI boot mode enabled. Save the settings, and you're good to go. The was an issue with Windows 8.1 displaying a watermark stating the Secure Boot is isn't configured properly when you disable Secure Boot, but Microsoft patched that last month with a hotfix. 

Thank you very much for the information. Really appreciate the help.

Did as you recommended and the EVGA 650Ti installed perfectly and without a watermarking issue. Thanks again.

Did as you recommended and the EVGA 650Ti installed perfectly and without a watermarking issue. Thanks again.

I purchase the same computer 3 years ago and from day one, it crashes stating the display driver has stopped working and has recovered, are you getting that same crash?