PCIe slot

Question

Alright. So I have a Dell Optiplex 7010 Motherboard from an SFF ( it's a gaming PC with a new case and PSU etc except I'm still using the same motherboard)

I am buying a GTX 1070 Ti from Gigabyte which has 3 huge fans and it's a bit too long that I think it might go over my RAM slot.

Now, before you guys yell at me that "OH A GT 1030 IS THE BEST YOU CAN GET!!!1!1! FOR YOUR 240 WATT PSU" Well, I have a 500 Watt PSU with power connecters. Infact, I had a GTX 1650 work on my old 240 w PSU and case

Alright. Here's my question. There are 2 slots, a blue one and a black one ( I might have to use the black one since it's lower. But... The GTX 1070 Ti uses 150 watts and a 8 Pin power connecter gives 150 watts. So I think it could work.

But let me know if I have to use the blue one.

redxps630 · Answer

7010 SFF has two physically x16 PCIe slots. The black one closer to bottom edge of motherboard is slot 2 PCI-e x16 (wire x4). The blue one is slot 1 wire x16. The blue one is preferred, but the black one is okay too. Not much gpu bandwidth loss using a pciex4 slot. 7010 tech guide

Azenx · Answer

So the black one will work? The GPU takes 180 Watts but the slot only has 25 W with the pcie connecter im pretty sure and I think the blue one has 75 w

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