Dell Optiplex 390 Upgrade HELP!

Question

Hey Guys,

I have a dell optiplex 390 and i want to upgrade CPU and Ram and also add a GPU...

I know it's old, just wanna re-use it for my works...

my question is:

I want to add a ( Radeon RX 560 ) GPU, Does it support my pc? do i need to upgrade my PSU for the graphic card?

Thanks for help...

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

Sahad_0,

You would need a 450 watt power supply to run this card. Doubtful this card will work in your OptiPlex.

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Sahand_0 · Answer

Thanks for the reply :) I sent my service tag number via private message.

Tesla1856 · Answer

Newer AMD cards are notorious for not working on old (non-UEFI) systems. Get one with a dip-switch that allows for Legacy-BIOS/UEFI or ... just go with a Nvidia GTX-10xx card.

Sahand_0 · Answer

hey tesla1856

the only reason why i don't want to use nvidia cards because they are so expensive... the price is double...

i think dell optiplex 390 support UEFI... i'm not sure! how can i check it if UEFI Support my motherboard? to be sure :)

Tesla1856 · Answer

@Sahand_0wrote:

1. the only reason why i don't want to use nvidia cards because they are so expensive... the price is double...

2. i think dell optiplex 390 support UEFI... i'm not sure! how can i check it if UEFI Support my motherboard? to be sure :)

1. see this -

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/Dell-XPS-8300-graphics-card-upgrade/m-p/6066228#M11841

It's easy to find instances where newer AMD-cards failed to boot in older (non-UEFI systems) ... especially in Alienware area. But who-knows ... maybe they went-back and fix-it ... let us know how it turns out.

2. In the BIOS, there is an option to Enable/Disable UEFI. Google says it's circa 2012.

Sahand_0 · Answer

Thanks mate...i checked the bios on my system and there was UEFI Options... so maybe RX560 will work... who knows 😁i will let you know when i upgrade... thanks

zans · Answer

Did the RX560 work? If so what did u do?

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