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Upgrading Video Card in Optiplex 7010
Hello,
My son got himself a 7010 via his work (free pc) and he wants me to upgrade anything that can be upgraded. Considering he works with 3D imaging apps like CAD, the AMD 7570 needs to be drop kicked. He wants to game on it when not working (the desktop is for him to work at home - he has another at work). I figured a 79xx series would be a great upgrade but the current PSU is horribly inadequate for any future upgrade - EVER. 275 watts hardly suffices with any card above the 75xx series.
Having bought Dells in the past, the PSU can be a pain to upgrade because of size constraints and proprietary limitations. Does anyone know what options I have in upgrading the PSU to say a Corsair 650TX? The specs of his machine are:
OptiPlex 7010 MT OptiPlex 7010 Minitower w/ Standard Power Supply
Operating System(s) Windows 7 Professional, No Media, 64-bit, English
Processors 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (Quad Core, 3.40GHz, 8MB w/HD4000 Graphics)
Memory 16GB, NON-ECC, 1600MHZ DDR3,2DIMM
Graphics Cards 1GB AMD RADEON HD 7570,FH,w/VGA
Boot Hard Drives 1TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s with 32MB DataBurst Cache™
Removable Media Storage Device 16X DVD+/-RW and 19-in-1 Card Reader
Thermal Heat Sink, Performance, Minitower
Wireless Dell Wireless 1530 PCIe WLAN card, FH
Power Supply OptiPlex 7010 MT Standard PSU
Second Hard Drive Options 1TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s with 32MB DataBurst Cache™
Thanks,
Patrick
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December 27th, 2012 11:00
Hi Patrick,
The OptiPlex 7010MT has a normal minitower case that can support the Corsair 650TX power supply. You can replace the existing power supply with the Corsair to accommodate a high-end graphics card.
Please let me know if you need further information.
alarinn
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December 27th, 2012 12:00
Oh you may need more info....the 7950 has a 10 inch length.
alarinn
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December 27th, 2012 12:00
Thanks Rajath for your answer! The only other factor is the max length of the video card I can upgrade. Do you know what the max length is? Would an AMD 7950 work with this case?
Thanks,
Patrick
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December 27th, 2012 12:00
Yarrow
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January 4th, 2013 04:00
Hi Rajath,
I am I right in the assumption that this is true for the Optiplex 9010, too?
I just bought a be quiet! Pure Power BQT L7-630W ATX PSU and would like to install it in the Optiplex in order to install a better graphics card.
Will this work or will it kill my mainboard?
Thank you very much!!!!
Best Regards,
Markus
KhaledRizk
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January 8th, 2013 02:00
I have the same issue here.
I will get Optiplex 7010 today .. So doest anybody know if the ATI 7950 will fit in it ?
ITguy11
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February 3rd, 2013 10:00
I installed one of these recently : note that you must upgrade the psu as both the standard and the higher efficiency (that my client paid extra for on their 7010 ) do not have the 6 pin pci-e output for the card I intended.
As well, the case has a custom snap in mount for the psu,
so a psu with length less than 5.9 inches is warranted.
KhaledRizk
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February 3rd, 2013 11:00
So this 650TX (www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_1) won't work with the case ?
rdunnill
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February 3rd, 2013 11:00
I can verify that this Seasonic works with the custom snap-ins.
That power supply meets the minimum requirements for the Sapphire 7970.
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February 3rd, 2013 11:00
Doesn't look like it.
nEckodnabir
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March 6th, 2013 16:00
Where can I purchase this custom snap-in?
nEckodnabir
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March 6th, 2013 16:00
What psu did you go with for the upgrade? I'm looking to do the same upgrade
cadkarthick
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March 29th, 2013 07:00
Which Nvidia Graphic card will adopt in optiplex 7010..Its Urgent plz help me...We have purchased 3 Computers..
ITguy11
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March 31st, 2013 22:00
CADKARTHICK:
Let us know which model 7010 you have. If it is not the MT, your choice will be quite limited.
As well, the stock & upgrade psu have only ~300w or less, so you'll need to upgrade that to accept any 'thick CAD card'...
Cheers
ITguy1
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April 1st, 2013 02:00
Hi This it What they have given..
OptiPlex(TM) 7010 MT Base Qty:
1 Components
1 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz)
1 OptiPlex(TM) 7010 MT Chassis
1 BIOS Utilities Set-Up (EUP Enable)
1 Integrated Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit1 Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000
1 No Quick Reference Guide
1 16GB(4x4GB ) Non-ECC DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM Memory
1 1TB 7200 RPM 3.5" 512e/4k SATA Hard Drive
1 OptiPlex(TM) Minitower Chassis Performance Heatsink (95watts)
1 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
1 Dell(TM) OptiPlex 7010 Resource DVD contains Diagnostics and Drivers ,Win7/Win8
1 System Power Cord (EURO-INDIA),6A
1 Monitor Power Cord (EURO-INDIA),6A
1 Chassis Intrusion Switch
1 Integration Information
1 Dell(TM) E Series E2013H 20" Wide Screen Monitor with LED Back Light
1 Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
1 No Internal Speaker
1 Dell(TM) MS111 USB Optical Mouse
1 Dell USB Entry Keyboard KB212B (English-International)