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studio XPS video upgrade
can anyone tell me a decent video card that will not require me to replace the PSU and void my warrenty i would just like to get something a little better then the ati 3650 it came with i would like to switch to nvidia but if i have to stay with the ati brand i would... just want something that would play sacred 2 alittle better. at current windows ranks my gaming graphics at 5.3. thanks to any one who can help me with this
studio xps
intel i7 920
6gb ddr
640gb hard drive
vista premium 64bit
ati HD3650 (current card)
mentor00
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March 3rd, 2009 14:00
Well you know it can be ordered with the ati 4850 and if you do a search for the member BUGOUT, you'll see he upgraded to the latest Nvidea card. He has a step by step tutorial on how he did it. He upgraded his power also. I forget the stock psu numbers but Dell has confirmed it runs about 75 watts higher than rated.
On another forum it was upgraded with an ati 4870. I'm on a different computer and don't have access to the links of my main machine sorry.
mentor00
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March 3rd, 2009 15:00
mentor00
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March 3rd, 2009 15:00
mentor00
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March 3rd, 2009 15:00
http://en.community.dell.com/groups/xps_club/forum/t/19247011.aspx
DELL CHRIS xps forum
The 360w power supply can perform up to about 425w. We tested this PC with our ATI Radeon HD 4850 so you should be fine with the retail one
mentor00
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March 3rd, 2009 15:00
http://www.pcpower.com/products/description/Silencer_500_Dell/index.html
This is a good dell specific psu that will fit. Bugout used an ANTEC 650 psu.
This is the power supply installed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
This is the video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130367