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March 3rd, 2018 10:00
Optiplex SFF(mini tower) graphics card?
I just ordered a mini tower, saw no upgrade options for a separate video card, so am guessing that this is a no-go? But wanted to ask "you", just to be sure.
All of the current mini-towers have a 180 watt power supply and pci-e 3.0 x2 expansion slots. For a higher resolution than HD(1920x1080) monitor, I thought that something other than the integrated intel 630 graphics might be needed?
The handbook listed a few Radeon models (R5 and R7s) as options but did not state whether one of these could be added without changing the power supply.
So, can any video card be added, that would be an improvement over the integrated 630, to a mini tower without having to change out the power supply?
thanks
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Posted February 15th, 2021 18:00
The choice of card depends on what you are trying to do.
Non Dell cards require secure boot OFF in bios.
Which is why 8CCF1 GT1030 40W Full Height works fine
and Low profile GT1030 cards with Full Height and Low profile brackets are fine. And Quadro P400 cards are fine
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/aa925670
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/a9763687
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/a8763274
25W. Radeon HD 5450. 2 gig video cards with Full Height and Low profile brackets are fine. The low profile brackets seem to be missing from current cards. 5450 is not more powerful than GT1030.
Gigabyte GDDR5 GT1030 is also ok
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DY2VJR/
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Optiplex 3060 SFF validated Dell OEM video cards when using our OEM 200W/260W PSU =
NJJMW AMD Radeon RX550 OP14L, 4GB, Low Profile, mDP/mDP/DP, 55W
R9J9P AMD Radeon RX550 OP14L, 4GB, Low Profile, mDP/mDP/DP, 55W
NDRG5 AMD Radeon RX550 OPGA14, 4GB, Full height bracket, mDP/mDP/DP, 55W
6J78X AMD Radeon RX550 OPGA14, 4GB, Full height bracket, mDP/mDP/DP, 55W9G0TG AMD Radeon R5-430 OU14L, 2GB, Low Profile, DP/DP, 50W
V36JJ AMD Radeon R5-430 OU14 V1, 2GB, Full height bracket, DP/DP, 50W
K6T46 AMD Radeon R5-430 OUGA14, 2GB, Low Profile, DP/DP, 50W
9VHW0 AMD Radeon R5-430 OUGA14L, 2GB, Low Profile, DP/DP, 50WT622V Nvidia GeForce GT 730 OU14N, 2GB, Full height bracket, DP/DP, 30W
CNRTY Nvidia GeForce GT 730 OU14LN, 2GB, Low Profile, DP/DP, 30W74503
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Posted March 3rd, 2018 19:00
Can you specify the Optiplex model?
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Posted March 3rd, 2018 23:00
Thanks for asking! My goal is simply to use a higher resolution monitor than HD (I don't game or do anything special graphics) but having gotten used to the higher resolution TVs(UHD etc), would like to have it as good with my PC.
I ordered the 3050 with the I5-7500 processor. Memory, expect it doesn't matter, but is 8 G Ram, 256 SSD.
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Posted March 4th, 2018 15:00
There is a few carrds that would fit in the confined space of the machine such as GeForce GT 730 or AMD FirePro W4100. Max resolution on it is 4k and since you said "I don't game or do anything special graphics" Should work fine.
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Posted March 4th, 2018 23:00
elpro999dell!
Thanks much for your recommendations!
Doing a bit of checking myself, see that the HDMI port of the current (2015-2018) mini towers use the earlier version 1.4 versus the latest 2.0, and that you really want a HMDI 2.0 for the 4K monitor? (if you don't use the display port?). So dead end on using the integrated graphics Intel HD630/i5-7500. Not sure if it would have been better to have the i7, but water under the bridge.
Could see that the two suggested cards require less than 50 watts of power. I could not see on the Dell website how much power the mini tower with the i5-7500 consumes in the mini tower 3050(sure someone at Dell knows?), so expect I will have to measure "it" myself when it comes. Meanwhile, will skip buying a new monitor, use an old HD.
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Posted March 10th, 2018 07:00
Just to close this out, the 3050 arrived. Quite pleased with the box. Estimated it pulls 100 watts as configured, and somehow it shipped with a 240 watt power supply! So could add the card, but it does so well with my older HD monitor, save the upgrade for later. Much thanks for your help!41180
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Posted September 5th, 2019 18:00
Hi good day is there any compatible with dell optiplex 3060 sff 4gb video card????
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Posted January 16th, 2021 16:00
Same
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Posted January 16th, 2021 18:00
Hi @DellAir20 ,
Tip: If thread is old, or if one has a different system to discuss, starting a new thread ensures quicker answers. No need to start one now as I'll answer you here.
Make sure whatever GPU you get is LP (low profile) with short bracket. Not too many options for the 3060: AMD Radeon™ R5 430, 2GB; AMD Radeon™ RX 550, 4GB; NVIDIA GeForce® GT 730, 2GB
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Posted March 5th, 2018 09:00
GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 GV-N1030D5-2GL
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GV-N1030D5-2GL-Computer-Graphics/dp/B071DY2VJR/
http://www.gigabyte.us/Graphics-Card/GV-N1030D5-2GL
Output HDMI-2.0 (Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60 Hz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=A3dXPl5xZ8Q