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Maximum wattage for GPU in PCIe slot of Optiplex 9010
Hi there,
I'm hoping to install a GPU in a Dell Optiplex 9010 SFF. The technical guidebook says the maximum wattage available via the blue PCIe slot is 50 watts. However, page 30 of the same technical guidebook also specifies that a bundled 75 watt NVidia graphics cards is available in the SFF model in this PCIe slot. How is this possible if the maximum wattage is 50W? I can't see any connection for an external power supply on the graphics card (image here).
Is the technical guidebook wrong? Or can I go ahead and install a 75W GPU powered solely through the PCIe slot, which is what I would like to do.
thanks
speedstep
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October 24th, 2020 09:00
75W cards are for the MINI TOWER not SFF. And only in the BLUE SLOT.
Its 25W max for the Black Slots. and 10W max for X1 Black Slots.
Thats why GT1030 is max. FULL SIZE cards do NOT FIT into the SFF case. Only LOW PROFILE Cards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y32mBdZHJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcv6Da3Mzsg
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/msi-gt-1030-2g-lp-oc-graphic-card-2-gb-gddr5-pcie-30-x16-low-profile-hdmi-displayport/apd/aa362018/graphic-video-cards
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_optiplex_desktop/optiplex-9010_user%27s%20guide_en-us.pdf
Tech Guide
https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/en/aa/OptiPlex_9010_Technical_Guidebook.pdf
speedstep
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October 25th, 2020 12:00
If you Read,that page you see that 75W is FULL HEIGHTCard and its GREYED OUT for DT and SFF. Low profile is REQUIRED for DT and SFF.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 24th, 2020 12:00
Thanks for the detailed reply. My query was about p.30 of the the technical guidebook - see below. This shows that Dell sold the SFF Optiplex with an optional bundled 75W NVidia graphics in the PCIex16 slot. The same card was also available in the minitower and desktop versions, but not the USFF. So either this page of the guidebooks is wrong, which seems unlikely, or Dell was happy to put a 75W card in that slot but for some reason gave an overcautious power rating of 50W. hence my query. I want to install a 75W card myself, so am curious about this.
bradthetechnut
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October 25th, 2020 19:00
The post starting with "If you Read,..." is true, but didn't need "If you Read."
From pg. 30 of the tech guide:
Maximum power consumption - 75W.
If you Google something like "Optiplex 9010 SFF GTX 1050 ti," you'll find Optiplex 9010 SFF's, and possibly other Optiplex SFF's, running 75w cards.
What exact CPU do you have? Then I can best suggest a card with the least amount of bottleneck, meaning your CPU won't bottleneck it.
If I post links of YouTube videos, there's the double-standard of someone I won't mention calling the videos "anecdotal." It just breaks my heart. That's all I'll say there.
speedstep
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
Low profile is required but 75W cards are not supported in the smaller models. This is why the LOW PROFILE Cards are Greyed out and it says NA for the GT640.
The GT640 is 75W card but it is NOT low profile.
Dell YG17P NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
@DELL-Chris M can verify this.
75W cards are NOT supported in Desktop and SFF.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
I think your'e right, so the technical guidebook is wrong to show 75W available under all three variants of the 9010 before blocking out low profile at the bottom of the table. Dell's mistake. If you check guidebooks for other optiplexes, they fully grey out the entire table or omit the models that don't come with the listed GPUs.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
Thanks, this is useful to know. There are some low profile 75W GTX 1050 and 1050ti cards that will fit that slot, so my query about the power rating is still relevant I think.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
I've got an i7-3770. I ended up buying the minitower, as it has more upgrade potential and officially supports 75W in the PCIe. I reckon Dell made a mistake in the tehcnical guidebook showing the NVidia card available for all three options in the main table, but you're right that some people appear to be running 75W cards in the SFF anyway without any apparent problems (yet).
speedstep
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
There are NO LOW PROFILE GT640
none of these cards are 75w
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/nvidia-geforce-gt-730-2gb-hh-dp-dp-customer-install/apd/490-bemy/graphic-video-cards#compatibility_section
R5 430 requires UEFI
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/amd-radeon-r5-430-2gb-hh-dp-dp-customer-install/apd/490-bemx/graphic-video-cards
RX550 requires UEFI
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/amd-radeon-rx-550-4gb-hh-dp-mdp-mdp-customer-install/apd/490-bemz/graphic-video-cards
GT1030 Low Profile
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/msi-gt-1030-2g-lp-oc-graphic-card-2-gb-gddr5-pcie-30-x16-low-profile-hdmi-displayport/apd/aa362018/graphic-video-cards
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 02:00
..I should have added that since the LP cards weren't available when the guidebook was written, that's how people will interpret the greyed out boxes, rather than thinking cards won't run.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 03:00
Right, so Dell should have shown that in the guidebook like they did in the 9020:
and not like this in the 9010 guidebook:
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 03:00
excuse the dodgy picture placement..
bradthetechnut
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October 26th, 2020 15:00
Image uploads sometimes turn out blurry, so the text has to be as large as possible. I couldn't make out all of the text in your 2nd image. And that's for a 9020? Mind if I ask where you got it from? It looks like you found 9020 documentation I wasn't able to find.
Charlespcbuild1968
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October 26th, 2020 16:00
Try this
www.helpowl.com › Dell › Research
OptiPlex 9020 Technical Guidebook - Dell - HelpOwl.com
bradthetechnut
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October 26th, 2020 17:00
Thanks. I almost always Google for them things and download from Dell only. So I didn't think there was a tech guide for the 9020 and some others. I took a chance on one of the options that came up, ManualsLip. It all went smooth. I did have a look at helpowl too. Thanks again for your answer.