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July 8th, 2020 11:00

XPS 8000 Video Card Fit

I have an XPS 8000 with the 350W PSU and a GTS240 video card. Apparently the new Windows 10 May update has a problem with the driver version for this card so I'm looking for another card. I'm not a gamer so I've been looking at the Nvidia GT 1030. My problem is I don't understand if I need low profile or single slot or if a card that says 1.5 slots. I was told that low profile cards are required for SFF cases and I don't know if the XPS 8000 has one. I've been looking at 2 versions made by EVGA and wonder if I would have problems with either. Links to the specs for the two are https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-6338-KR and https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-6333-KR.

 

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July 8th, 2020 15:00

Read this thread for some info.

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July 9th, 2020 20:00

I have determined that I want the EVGA'S GT 1030 (https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-6333-KR) because of price and EVGA's reputation. I'm not looking for an upgrade to the GTS 240 but just a newer architecture so that the driver will work on Windows 10 2004. I really just need to know if this card will fit in the XPS 8000 because the EVGA website says it requires 1.5 slots. If not, I could go to Gigabyte which is cheaper.

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July 10th, 2020 05:00

Thanks for all the links. I looked at the MSI but it had DisplayPort and HDMI. My monitor (Dell 1905 FP) has VGA and DVI and I was going to use the HDMI to connect to a 4K TV. Would prefer to use DVI over VGA for monitor. Just wanted to know if the EVGA GT 1030 would fit the XPS 8000.

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July 10th, 2020 08:00

dvi cannot do 4k The evga card fits without issue.

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July 10th, 2020 08:00

There is a DVI-D output that will go my monitor and a HDMI output that will go to a HDMI input on my 4K TV. Is that not correct? With my current card (GTS 240), one DVI output goes to my monitor and the other DVI output goes to a HDMI input on the TV but with a DVI to HDMI adaptor. Never use it because of clarity.
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