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Studio XPS 8100 Power Supply - Okay to run GeForce GTX260 ?
Hi there,
I just ordered what looks like a great system but have one question:
Will the power supply give me any problems running the GTX260 card? I've read that the card should run 500W minimum power - the 8100 only has 350W. Will this be an issue? I was not given an option to upgrade the power supply.
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks, Buskerdu
| Processors | Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) | |||
| Memory | 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs | |||
| Keyboard | Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard | |||
| Monitor | 24" Dell ST2410 Full High Definition Monitor | |||
| Video Card | nVidia GeForce GTX260 1792MB GDDR3 | |||
| Hard Drive | 1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs) | |||
pollock77
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January 21st, 2010 18:00
Dell underclocks the 260 to make it work.
Buskerdu
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January 21st, 2010 19:00
Hmmmm. Tx for the info pollock.
Is that something I should worry about - will it impact performance significantly? Since I paid extra for the 260 over the 240 or the Radeon 5770 I hope it wasn't a waste of money if the card can't be run properly.
Any advice?
z06psi
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January 22nd, 2010 04:00
Replace the power supply with a 550-600 watt model and turn the GTX260 up.
z06psi
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January 22nd, 2010 10:00
The Ultra Gold series 550W fits just fine.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276574&Sku=ULT-LSP550
Buskerdu
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January 22nd, 2010 12:00
Thanks for the info. For that price you can't go wrong. The only question is will it fit in the 8100 case properly? I had a hard time finding a proper fitting PSU for my last Dell and I understand the 8100 is a very tight case as it is?
Overall based on my build am I better off sticking with the 8100 and upgrading the PSU or moving to the 9000 - which I believe comes with a 475W PSU; not great anyway. The only other benefits would be a move to Tri-Channel memory and the i7-920 versus 860.
Thanks again for any feedback...
z06psi
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January 22nd, 2010 19:00
I have an 8000 and it fits perfectly. They are the same case.
Strategerizer
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February 5th, 2014 12:00
I have the XPS 8100 that I am upgrading and not sure if I need to get a bigger power supply. I am adding:
Do I need to upgrade my 350 W power supply? Someone told me manufacturers skimp and ship with only enough power for included devices.
I never replaced a supply but my assumption is the unit comes with everything I need so I just screw in and plug in, right?
The previous comments recommended SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W and Ultra LSP550 - the latter much cheaper so any reason to not get that? (I do want a quieter fan but not sure about the difference between the two.
I appreciate any feedback you may have!