Upgrading a Dell Optiplex 7010 PSU/GFX

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Hi there,

I am thinking about picking up a cheap second hand 7010 with a i5-3570/8gb RAM in.

If I was to pick it up I'd want to put an rx460 which I assume I'd have to upgrade the PSU for.

My question is, would a standard PSU fit (it is the large normal looking tower chassis), if so, what would you recommend?

Kind regards,
 
That look very much like a standard ATX power supply, and having done some reading it seems to back that up. So a standard 500w-550w unit would provide plenty of juice. I always recommend quality units as the price difference between them and cheaper units isn't large enough to warrant the extra (albeit small) risk.

I'd recommend any of the ones below.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £354.47
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standard atx should be fine, most of the big towers from dell have the option to change, even a dell dimension 5000 i had years ago had that option lol, its the smaller models that are more propriety.

is it the K or normal model? suppose it wont matter, according to ARK they both have a 77w TDP, so you wouldnt really need 500w plus, so long its a good brand and has the 6 pins you could get 350-450.
 
yeah it'll work fine, you may not even need to change the PSU, I ran slot powered cards, including a Radeon 7750 in a dell optiplex 390, which is the same or slightly smaller size tower and just a little older, on the standard dell psu.

I'd probably change the PSU anyway for peace of mind if the system is to last you a while, and I'd recommend going for a short ATX form factor, as otherwise you may need to bend bits to get it in, as my friend did on his XPS studio a few years ago
 
ExoMale said:
standard atx should be fine, most of the big towers from dell have the option to change, even a dell dimension 5000 i had years ago had that option lol, its the smaller models that are more propriety.

is it the K or normal model? suppose it wont matter, according to ARK they both have a 77w TDP, so you wouldnt really need 500w plus, so long its a good brand and has the 6 pins you could get 350-450.
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It's the non-k.

TrojanWhore said:
yeah it'll work fine, you may not even need to change the PSU, I ran slot powered cards, including a Radeon 7750 in a dell optiplex 390, which is the same or slightly smaller size tower and just a little older, on the standard dell psu.

I'd probably change the PSU anyway for peace of mind if the system is to last you a while, and I'd recommend going for a short ATX form factor, as otherwise you may need to bend bits to get it in, as my friend did on his XPS studio a few years ago
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Would the XFX above fit okay?

From what I can make out online I believe it's only a 275w PSU, would this power a 460/1050? I would like to save money but not at the expense of frying everything. :)
 
no chance mate, the dells unless its an XPS with a big 600w psu dont have the required 6 pins as thats not what they were designed for, i ran a athlon x2 5000b with a gtx 750 on a 250w psu liteon in an old acer and ran just fine, but that doesnt need a 6 pin, you couldnt even get a 6 pin adapter as your 275 wouldnt be enough still, ive done test like that and ran fine for a short time, but then the psu started getting hot and rubbish, cheap brands are not designed for it.

have you looked up the graphic card space as not all dells will support certain length cards due to how they positioned the hard drive caddy.
 
ExoMale is right they dont come with the 6 pin GPU lead. Also I believe the PSU mount is custom plastic jobby that only accepts PSU's that are 6" long or shorter so you would need to mod it if longer.
I have a Lenovo with an i5 3470 SFF and I just got a Gigabyte SFF 750ti which doesnt require a PSU lead and I can get fairly decent frame rates at 1080p. Not ultra everything but medium to high.
As a rule if you are ever thinking about adding a graphics card to a "office PC" first port of call is to find the cheapest best GPU that doesnt require a PSU lead else you are looking at trickier solutions.

A quick google on Dell's website revealed someone got this to fit.

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
 
ExoMale said:
no chance mate, the dells unless its an XPS with a big 600w psu dont have the required 6 pins as thats not what they were designed for, i ran a athlon x2 5000b with a gtx 750 on a 250w psu liteon in an old acer and ran just fine, but that doesnt need a 6 pin, you couldnt even get a 6 pin adapter as your 275 wouldnt be enough still, ive done test like that and ran fine for a short time, but then the psu started getting hot and rubbish, cheap brands are not designed for it.

have you looked up the graphic card space as not all dells will support certain length cards due to how they positioned the hard drive caddy.
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I have looked, anything over 7 inches will cross the sata ports but it should be okay with a right angle connector.

varkanoid said:
ExoMale is right they dont come with the 6 pin GPU lead. Also I believe the PSU mount is custom plastic jobby that only accepts PSU's that are 6" long or shorter so you would need to mod it if longer.
I have a Lenovo with an i5 3470 SFF and I just got a Gigabyte SFF 750ti which doesnt require a PSU lead and I can get fairly decent frame rates at 1080p. Not ultra everything but medium to high.
As a rule if you are ever thinking about adding a graphics card to a "office PC" first port of call is to find the cheapest best GPU that doesnt require a PSU lead else you are looking at trickier solutions.

A quick google on Dell's website revealed someone got this to fit.

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
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Thanks for that.

I want it to be able to run wow on medium/high at 60fps and preferably games like overwatch as well. Not expecting it to run anything on ultra, just need it to be reasonable.
 
hd 7750 is like the best amd for low power systems offering a good level of gaming performance still and the gtx 750/ti is the best nvidia side, unless that new 1030 coming out is a decent performer and powers only by the slot then the 2 i suggested are your best options without psu upgrade while retaining gaming abilities.

while my gtx 750 is OC version ive overclocked more and only 1gb it is great for gaming, it might be my weak spot of my system, but demanding games i play can be played at 720p & 1080p @ 30-60fps with medium to high settings(mainly go by presets in my case, dont touch much else often), even a none OC version would handle WOW just fine, i used to run that game up to panda on a weaker powered laptop spot on.
 
ExoMale said:
hd 7750 is like the best amd for low power systems offering a good level of gaming performance still and the gtx 750/ti is the best nvidia side, unless that new 1030 coming out is a decent performer and powers only by the slot then the 2 i suggested are your best options without psu upgrade while retaining gaming abilities.

while my gtx 750 is OC version ive overclocked more and only 1gb it is great for gaming, it might be my weak spot of my system, but demanding games i play can be played at 720p & 1080p @ 30-60fps with medium to high settings(mainly go by presets in my case, dont touch much else often), even a none OC version would handle WOW just fine, i used to run that game up to panda on a weaker powered laptop spot on.
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Wow is slightly more demanding since legion (not sure by how much). My rx 480 drops to under 45fps in Dalaran and the odd zone. I'm not adverse to upgrading the PSU. I'm worried that anything lower than a 460 equivalent will cause stuttering in raids (I'm not actually looking for a 460 at the mo, more a second hand older equivalent). I also want it to be somewhat future proof - I'm not expecting 4k in GTA 6 at 100fps but 30-60 on medium in future games would be nice.
 
the processor will struggle with new games coming out of a demanding nature regardless of how good a gpu you get. there are older gen cards that will better the rx 460 that would still only require a 6 pin.

i heard wow has got more demanding over the years, it took over too much of my life when it came hence why i gave up week before the panda expansion lol, i want to play it again, but i cant bring myself to doing it, however it cant be too demanding compared to mad max, the division, fallout 4, RB6S and so on id have thought? trouble is its online game, so even bad connections be it yours or others can effect things.
 
It's one of those weird games, it's built upon 10 year old code. It looks a lot better than it did and in most circumstances shouldn't be anywhere near as demanding but certain high end configs can have problems.


It's an old cpu but according to benchmarks it is pretty comparable to my i5-6500. Intel doesn't seem to have progressed much over the years.
 
Mean it has 4c4t like the haswell i5 4670k I think without checking again with the same clock/boost, just old 2500 graphics, but it's no 2500k which everyone still boasts about, It would be fine for the game, just unlike the 2500k and haswell K chips it won't overclock if you require it too.

But an i5 quad is still and i5 quad so it's a good system to pick up
 
cpu is ok, but without the gpu gameplay will suck. Dell psu are built for reliability and have a conservative rating on power, you need to check for a 6 pin or what other power connectors are available that might be adapted, how much juice does an rx460 need?
 
Picked up a second hand gtx 760, SSD and the XFX psu (which appears to be the same size as the Seasonic). Although I haven't built it yet so hopefully the second hand components work!

All in, got a complete PC (including monitor) capable of gaming probably medium to high for about £280.
 
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