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video card for XPS 8700
Hi, I am currently trying to upgrade my gt 720 graphics card, I don't know if I should get a gtx 1050 or 1060, I plan to use this for gaming. My price limit is 200-250. I currently use an XPS 8700 desktop, I don't know if it'll fit or not and what parts I need to buy extra. These are my specs as follow,
processor: i7 4790 3.6 GHz
graphics card: gt 720
storage: HDD 1 TB
ram: 24 GB
So my questions are, do I need to buy a different PSU, does it fit in my case, and if it does, how do I install it? I would also enjoy if I could get advice on where to buy them and where it'd be cheaper.
Dan-H
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November 24th, 2017 10:00
if you are gaming, I would get a GTX 1060.
My personal preference are the MSI Gaming models.They fit snug but do fit.
You do not need a new power supply, but you may need a power adapter cable. The better GTX 1060 cards need 8 pin PCIe power, and the stock xps 8700 PSU has two six pin PCIe power connectors. The adapter combines the two six pin connectors into a single 8 pin.
YOU MUST UPGRADE BIOS for GTX 10x0 or GTX 9x0 graphics cards to work on an 8700.
bios rev A10 for Windows 7/8/8.1 and A11 for windoze 10.
PotatoPc
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November 24th, 2017 11:00
Ok, I have all of these things done except the adapters. When you said it combines the two six pin connectors into a single 8 pin one, does that mean I still need to get another one? or how would that work?