Inspiron 3670, GTX 1060, upgrade PSU?

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@32343 wrote:

 

1. Does anyone know if this system can handle 400 watt power supply to drive a GTX 1060?

2. It would be nice to add a better power supply but this case mounts the power supplies upside down so good power supplies have fans on top, but the Inspiron case used on this PC would force the fan to be on the bottom of the case (near the steel) giving it almost no ventilation.   Has anyone tried a better power supply and if so does it overheat?

3. I'd hate to have to return this PC, its sooo close to being great.

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1. A Power-Supply (SMPS) only supplies the power asked from it (up to it's design limit). A 1000w PS would also work (if it fit )  :Smile:

2. And that's why it's better to buy or build a computer that's meets your requirements in the first place.

3. Why waste money tearing-apart and upgrading a brand-new computer?

You also likely want a bootable SSD (now that's more economical, because you can still use the existing spinning-HDD as D: ).

Inspiron 3670 with GTX 1060 is not happening.

In addition to power being not enough the physical size of the card matters.

We cannot speak to that retail 1060. But the following Dell OEM full height but short video cards work with our Dell OEM 365w PSU =
7VK45 365w, Huntkey
T1M43 365w, Delta

DVP9W Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, PCIe, 4GB, DVI-D/DP 1.3/1.4/HDMI 2.0, 75w
36V90 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, PCIe, 3GB, DVI-D/3DP/HDMI, 120w
24K8H Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050, PCIe, 2GB, DVI-D/HDMI 2.0/DP 1.3

Dell OPTIPLEX XE2 9020 3020 Precision T1700 T20 7VK45 T1M43 365W

DVP9W Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, PCIe, 4GB, DVI-D/DP 1.3/1.4/HDMI 2.0, 75w
36V90 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, PCIe, 3GB, DVI-D/3DP/HDMI, 120w
24K8H Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050, PCIe, 2GB, DVI-D/HDMI 2.0/DP 1.3

OPTIPLEX 7VK45 T1M43 365W

This power supply is 8 pin 7VK45 T1M43 365W

While it fits in a 3670 it DOES NOT FIT into a 3650 for example.

That looks like it would work.  I have an evga running outside of my pc at the moment and its working great but it would be nice to have a simple small case.  I generally don't add much and don't need anything faster for a few hours of gaming a week.

I have a similar situation with Inspiron 3670 (i7 Costco) and an old GTX950 graphics card with a 6-pin power connector. I made it work with this $4 splitter cable from Amazon. The PSU 4-pin yellow/black plug goes into the center 4 pins on the splitter then one plug goes into the motherboard (center 4 pins again) and the other plug goes into the graphics card (6 pins, 3 yellow and 3 black).

All the advice here and on elsewhere on the internet says upgrade the PSU, but the stock PSU works fine on heavy gaming (e.g. No Man's Sky) with my power-hungry card. YMMV.

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@alwynallan wrote:

I have a similar situation with Inspiron 3670 (i7 Costco) and an old GTX950 graphics card with a 6-pin power connector. I made it work with this $4 splitter cable from Amazon. The PSU 4-pin yellow/black plug goes into the center 4 pins on the splitter then one plug goes into the motherboard (center 4 pins again) and the other plug goes into the graphics card (6 pins, 3 yellow and 3 black).

All the advice here and on elsewhere on the internet says upgrade the PSU, but the stock PSU works fine on heavy gaming (e.g. No Man's Sky) with my power-hungry card. YMMV.

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I don't know if I would call a GTX-950 at about 75w power-hungry. :Smile:

Somebody above said Inspiron 3670 comes with 400w PS. Even some of these small Dell power-supplies supply around 150w to video card. However, the proper-plugs should be there ready for use ... having to use power-adapter-cables for GPU-power is usually frowned upon.

As for why we tell people that ... while your PS might work ... if it's running near 85% utilization while heavy gaming ... it's not going to last very long. And when they finally blow, sometimes they also take-out the GPU or MB. :Crying:

funny I just ordered one from dell with a 1060...

Does anyone know if inspirion 3670 have pcie 3.0 or 2.0 and if it will work with a gtx 1060.Also how many pin for the motherboard psu?

Secure Boot must be OFF and Legacy Option Roms ON for NON DELL GTX 1060.

Must be a Short version of the card not a 3 fan 12  inch long card.

There are no other issues.

Dell OEM full height but short video cards work with  Dell OEM 365w PSU
7VK45 365w, Huntkey
T1M43 365w, Delta

DVP9W Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti, PCIe, 4GB, DVI-D/DP 1.3/1.4/HDMI 2.0, 75w
36V90 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, PCIe, 3GB, DVI-D/3DP/HDMI, 120w
24K8H Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050, PCIe, 2GB, DVI-D/HDMI 2.0/DP 1.3

Curious if anyone's checked to see if the 6-pin 'SATA PWR' plugs on the mobo are the same pinouts as the 6-pin PCIe?

I know you can go dual-SATA power connector to 6-pin PCIe. So I wouldn't be surprised if Dell is just doing the opposite. Maybe we just need a 6-pin PCIe cable with the same connector on both ends, to connect the mobo to the GPU?

Edit: realized that the 6-pin on the mobo is 'mini 6 pin' not a full size. But even so..

Something like this would be perfect: 

https://www.amazon.ca/Express-Video-Adapter-14-inch-COMeap/dp/B071JJPJXW

Just need to find pinouts to make sure it would work or if some pin rearranging may be needed

My 3670 hasn't arrived yet for me to play around myself. Would be nice to use the stock PSU if possible, rather than tossing it immediately ;)