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XPS 8300 i7 2600 - Asus AMD RX 470 Strix 4GB
Hi,
I have a XPS 8300 with following specs:
| Computer Model | XPS 8300 |
| BIOS Vendor | Dell Inc. |
| BIOS Version | A03 |
| BIOS Date | 2/15/2011 |
| OS Version | Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
| Manufacturer | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz |
| Clock Speed | 3.4Ghz |
| L2 Cache Size | 1024 |
Memory 8GB, PSU: 460W.
I also updated the BIOS to A06 (not sure why Dell still shows A03) today.
I installed the Asus AMD RX 470 Strix 4GB card and system does not even boot.
Is this card compatible with my system?
Thanks,
Manos
DELL-Aniketh S
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March 28th, 2017 08:00
Hi Manos,
It is very much likely that the power supply is insufficient for the graphics card, have you tried booting the computer without the graphics card? does it post without the card
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Aniketh S
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March 29th, 2017 14:00
Hi Aniketh,
Thanks for speed reply.
Today I tried with a 500Watt PSU. Still the same, it did not boot. However, when I took out the 6pin power connector from the graphics card (it remained on the PCI slot), it looked like the system booted. I could hear the hdd working normally. Whereas before it was not spinning at all. Unfortunatelly, I don't have an extra graphics card so I could not confirm. What do you mean when you say "does it post without the card"? Also, what would be an appropriate PSU?
Thanks,
Manos
DELL-Aniketh S
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April 5th, 2017 02:00
Hi Manos,
Thank you for the update. 500 or 550 Watt PSU should be sufficient. Just check how many pin connector does the graphics card use, a 6pin or an 8pin. It would be best to use a 550 Watt PSU in case you upgrade any other hardware.