Unsolved
This post is more than 5 years old
1 Message
0
40144
Upgrade XPS studio 8100
I have a Dell XPS 8100 desktop with an Nvidea Geforce GTS 240 graphics card which uses DX10. I wish to upgrade to a graphics card which supports DX11. I have been told I need a more powerful powersupply. This is not available as an upgrade when I look on the Dell site but I understand the new 8100s have DX11 so it must be able to upgrade. Can anyone advise me on this?
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
July 28th, 2012 13:00
Ian Williams
Most generic standard ATX power supply units can be installed in the XPS Studio 8100, with either a 24-pin or 20+4-pin main motherboard power connector and EPS/ATX12V 8/4-pin connector, with or without the on/off switch.
You should be able to buy a compatible power supply from either a local or online computer store.
Note: A power supply with four SATA power connectors, is needed.
Bev.
DELL-Nischith M
7 Posts
0
August 1st, 2012 07:00
Hi Ian,
Welcome to the community.
As rightly mentioned by Shesagordie in her post, Here's a power supply which should work on Dell Studio XPS 8100
http://bit.ly/OnTUob
I'm not sure about the physical dimensions of the card this being a potential issue; I'd measure the space inside your case before buying the Power supply and Graphic Card.
Most modern power supplies come with a detachable 4-pin connector on the end of the 20-pin connector so they will work with motherboards which have either 20-pin or 24-pin connectors.
Click on the below link to view the connector image,
http://bit.ly/Qvgn5E
Note: This is not recommended upgrade by Dell, Since Dell has tested these systems only on 350W PS and hence doesn’t have higher watt power supplies on offer.
Nischith_M
Certified Dell Community Professional
Kelbear1
1.5K Posts
0
August 1st, 2012 08:00
You do not need to go through the trouble of upgrading your power supply. Just get a GT 640, HD 6670 or HD 7750. They are all DirectX 11 cards and offer better performance over your older GT 240.
The GT 640 and HD 7750 are actually DirectX 11.1.
shesagordie
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
46K Posts
0
August 1st, 2012 08:00
Quote,
"As rightly mentioned by Shesagordie in his post, Newer Dell models like the XPS 8100 use standard ATX power supplies. Older models like the Dimension 4700 and Dimension 8100 used proprietary-mount power supplies that were more expensive to replace"
That is not correct, the Dell Dimension 4700 supports a standard ATX power supply with a 24-pin, or a 20+4-pin main motherboard power connector and a minimum of 2 x SATA power connectors.
Dell Dimension systems, 2200/2300/2350/2400,4300,4400,4500,8200 and above, [with the exception of the Dimension 4100] the PSUs are to ATX [20-pin] standard, that have been modified, by having the power on-off switch removed.
The PSU's in the Dimension systems, prior to these systems are proprietary and are not standard ATX.
Dimension 8100 systems supports an even more propietary power supply, just made for that system and two or three others.
The Dimension 4700, 8400 and e310/3000 systems and above, use a standard ATX PSU, with a 24-pin or 20+4-pin connector, power supply, without the on/off switch.
Dell's small format and several XPS systems, use either a proprietary, or a TFX power supply.
Examples of Non-Standard ATX Power supplies, is a power supply for a small form factor system, due to it's shape, physical size and wiring harness, the power supplies for some of the earlier obsolete Dell computers, due to their non-standard wiring harness and some of Dell's newer XPS desktop models, due to their proprietary shape and size.
Bev.
Ps, I'm a her, not a 'his'.