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Will this graphics card work with the xps 8500?
I currently have an xps 8500 with an a09 bios and am planning on upgrading the psu that came with it. Is this graphics card compatible with the bios?
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-2xDVI-Graphics-GV-R927XOC-2GD/dp/B00FONITCE/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
orangesmasher221
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November 27th, 2014 19:00
Well. I know I can change other graphics cards than that because I have upgraded this exact model before to other graphics cards. I already have a 7770 now and I think that a 270x is a rebranded 7870. But I also know that this model has bios issues. The r9 270x is what I want to upgrade to. And I don't want to risk flashing the bios. Any idea if it is possible?
Dell-Ashwini V
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November 27th, 2014 19:00
Hi Orangegasm,
Welcome to the Dell Community.
The XPS 8500 ships with integrated graphic (Standard) option, but you can opt to buy a separate discrete graphics card. The given below are the compatible Discrete Graphics card options for the XPS 8500 model.
Integrated (UMA) — Intel® HD Graphics 2500 (Core i5) and HD Graphics 4000 (Core i7)
Discrete — nVidia GeForce GT620(Optional)
Discrete — nVidia GeForce GT640(Optional)
Discrete — AMD Radeon HD7570 (Optional)
Discrete — AMD Radeon HD7770 (Optional)
Discrete — AMD Radeon HD7870 (Optional)
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Awaiting your response!
Dell-Ashwini V
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November 29th, 2014 21:00
Hi,
Thank you for getting back to us on that. I’m sorry for the late response.
Dell does not offer bios updates once a particular model is discontinued. Unfortunately, there has been many issues along the XPS line with video cards and compatibility problems. If you have installed a good Graphic card with the required configuration then you may have a compatibility issue. You can go ahead and try it out however there might be compatibility issue. We don’t recommend it.