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XPS 8700 nVidia GTX video card upgrades,
Now that the XPS A10 8700 BIOS update is out, Chris-M would like to close the long Black screen of death thread.
Let's use this to post successes and links out to other forums with tips, tricks and how-to-resolve issues with high-end nVidia GTX cards.
This will help others choose wisely or perhaps find a solution to an already solved problem.
In the body of your post, if you have upgraded to a high-end nVidia GTX graphics card, please list the following.
* specific video card
* exact driver version
* Brand monitor and resolution and cable type: HDMI, DVI, Display Port or (yikes) VGA
* specific power supply you are using if you upgraded or indicate Stock Dell 460W.
Ask questions, link to benchmarks, describe what has gone well and reflect on what you might have done differently.
I encourage AMD owners to start a similar discussion, but let us keep this thread to high end nVidia GTX cards only.
High end should imply above and beyond what Dell has shipped, or more than a GTX 660 or GTX 750ti.
GTX 760, 770, 780, 780ti, 970 and 980 graphics cards are what I would consider high-end.
Tharaka87
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February 3rd, 2015 06:00
I'm planning for a GPU update to a GTX 960,
Qs:
1. When you say Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, does that include Asus GTX 960 Strix & EVGA GTX 960 SSC ? I mean will they both work on my Dell XPS 8700 (i7-4790, 8gb)
2. Should I buy additional power cables to power up these two cards?
Dan-H
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February 3rd, 2015 07:00
1) nVidia makes a reference card, and then the "value-add" manufacturers make it better and either over clock for better performance or add better and quieter fans or different video connectors. Any of them should work if you have BIOS version A10. There are lots of reviews for these cards. Brand seems to be personal preference. (EVGA vs MSI vs ASUS vs Gigabyte vs ...) but some are clearly better than others if you read the reviews.
2) The OEM power supply has two six pin PCIe power connectors. These are not used by the GT 720.
You will need to use the six to eight pin power adapter connector (included with an EVGA card, not sure about the ASUS card).
You will also need to update the windows video card driver.
Tharaka87
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February 3rd, 2015 07:00
Thanks for the quick reply.
I'll post my progress here when I get hold of the card.
SlimJ87D
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February 3rd, 2015 12:00
My MSI GTX 970 came with a 6 to 8 pin.
Just check open box reviews to see if other cards come with one.
qualen
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February 4th, 2015 00:00
The Asus card has a 6 pin connection.,
Tharaka87
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February 4th, 2015 06:00
DO you use this Asus GTX 960 on stock PSU?
Is there any power issues you came across?
SlimJ87D
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February 4th, 2015 07:00
People, like myself, are using OC GTX 970 with the stock PSU. You shouldn't have a problem with the 960.
Shadowjoe
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February 4th, 2015 20:00
My EVGA GTX 970 FTW works like a charm on stock PSU. Not even a hick up. Everything runs smooth, and fast. I don't see the point in overclocking as the FTW version is pretty well clocked.
If I were the next president, I would DEMAND the population to ALL upgrade their monitor setup to Triple monitors... You have no idea the level of gaming you are missing...
ulieq
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February 9th, 2015 12:00
660 Ti is the best card you acn get around the 100-110 range where you can keep your powers supply and still have great numbers for current games.
jakoh
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February 9th, 2015 12:00
I have an 8700 with i7-4790 and i want to upgrade my video card.
I dont want spend too much money because i dont game, but i want to run UHD@60Hz on samsung UD590.
I was thinking of the GTX 750 ti SC. I see in this post that the GTX 750 ti doesnt work well with display port, windows and 4K. Can anyone confirm?
What are my options around $150?
SlimJ87D
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February 9th, 2015 12:00
You want to game at 4K?
SlimJ87D
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February 9th, 2015 13:00
Sorry, I just reread your message.
The more important question is what gpu your xps 8700 came with.
According to the specs, if it came with A NVIDIA GT 720, this card supports a 4K monitor @ 60 hz via display port.
You can read those specifications on nvidia website. So if your pc came with the GT 720, you should already be good to go to handle 3840 X 2160 resolution according to nvidia specifications on the GT 720.
jakoh
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February 9th, 2015 13:00
This is exactly the reason why i bought this config (hoping that the onboard displayport will be driven by the GT720 somehow). But the GT 720 that came with the 8700 doesnt have display port and the onboard displayport is run by integrated graphics. So i use HDMI but it only does 30 Hz.
SlimJ87D
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February 9th, 2015 14:00
Ic, well you can use various gpu at various prices just as long as the spec says it supports your monitor.
If you aren't gaming or performing anything work related that needs a gpu, a GT 720 with the display port should even work in theory and I've seen them for as low as $30.00.
Dan-H
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February 9th, 2015 16:00
I don't see the GT 720 on nVidia's list of supported 4K GPUs.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/4k/supported-gpus
The GTX 745 isn't listed on that page but there are some comments in the footnotes for 4K monitor support.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-745-oem/specifications
GT 720 also has comments in the foot notes.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-720/specifications