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December 15th, 2018 05:00

X51-R2, graphics card upgrade

Can I upgrade my GTX 660 to a 960 or 970? I have a 2013 X51.

  • JOcean

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    Posted December 15th, 2018 06:00

    It all depends on the power supply you have. There were two, a 240W and a 330W. With the 240 you would have to upgrade the PSU for almost any GPU upgrade. With the 330W you could not use the  970 which requires a 500W PSU but you could go to a GTX 1050Ti. The 960 and a GTX 1060 both require a 400W PSU and might work. Looking at the specs for the card you have now (660) Nvidia calls for a minimum of 450W with a 6 pin power plug.  If your 660 runs now then the 960 or 1060 should work.

    I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer

    Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop

  • speedstep

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    Posted December 15th, 2018 14:00

    NO.  Upgrading the power Brick to 330W will allow a 1050TI which is as good as a GTX 680.

    Zotac GTX 1050 TI Mini is the recommended part.

     

  • skahface

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    Posted December 15th, 2018 21:00

    Thanks for the info.I will do some research.
  • speedstep

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    Posted December 16th, 2018 14:00

    This video matches exactly my testing as well as others.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=BUOrnp2PjK4