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XPS 8930, compatible with the GTX 1660 Ti?
Looking into a more powerful GPU, seen a reasonably priced model is released. I'm looking at the EVGA GeForce 1660 Ti. Would this be compatible with my tower? Windows 10 Home, 8th gen i7-8086k, 16GB RAM at 2666MHz, stock PSU, currently have a ASUS GTX 1060 6GB. Just wanted to know before I made any kind of purchase.
Thank you
Mary G
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March 3rd, 2019 08:00
The psu is the most important factor. Check the GPU's specs for minimum wattage required--500w. Stock psu doesn't tell us anything. I don't think your psu is big enough.
Luckkide
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March 3rd, 2019 10:00
The 1660 ti requires 500w or larger psu, I believe "stock" in my xps 8930 is 420w. My current asus 1060 6gb requires 400w or larger. I do have a 600w psu I could put in if I do make the purchase. Thank you Mary G
CalvinHatesHisXPS
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March 8th, 2019 00:00
I meant compatibility not comparability.
CalvinHatesHisXPS
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March 8th, 2019 00:00
Alright I’m thinking the same thing. I’m not too worried for the PSU since that is easy to swap out. I’m thinking about transferring my whole xps8930 to an NZXT h500 case and putting a 1660ti in. I’m concerned about the bios comparability though since I heard that some dell motherboards only support certain graphics card. If you do try to put the 1660ti in let me know how well it works.
SebValmontX360
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June 14th, 2019 14:00
You said that you are worried with BIOS.
At least in my case it worked perfectly, but you have to change two settings on BIOS:
Secure Boot : off
Enable Legacy Mode : on
You don't need to boot on legacy mode (I am using UEFI) but it must be enabled to allow boot.
SebValmontX360
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June 14th, 2019 14:00
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August 31st, 2020 06:00
I opted for the OCPC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super. No BIOS changes at all; although the power connector was tricky as its split between a partial plug and full----- but by using both its working fine.
RoHe
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August 31st, 2020 15:00
Dell actually offered the XPS 8930 with the GTX 1660 Ti and a 460W PSU. So I don't see that being a problem.
You will have to turn off Secure Boot in BIOS setup, but I don't believe you have to enable Legacy Mode, as was said above...
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September 1st, 2020 21:00
Hi, @RoHe ,
You wrote:- "Dell actually offered the XPS 8930 with the GTX 1660 Ti and a 460W PSU. So I don't see that being a problem."
This reminds me of the discussion that I had with Dell (via Private Message, in connection with my "Underrated PSU" thread) where they stated that their Video Cards were "Specially crafted versions that are designed to work with their 460W PSU" & that I should NOT compare them with the Retail Versions!!
Obviously, in my case, they were specifically referring to the Video Card that I had been supplied by Dell (NOT a GTX1660) but, if you believe the Dell comment that I received, they were effectively saying that Retail Versions were much more Power-Hungry than their Cards & should not be compared with their Power-Efficient versions!!