450w+ power supply for dell precision 370 workstation

J_K · 7 Nov 2006 at 21:23

Looking at making a few upgrades to the dell precision 370 workstation i picked up very cheap at an office closure.
Spec is P4 3.00GHz, 2GB RAM, 80GB SATA1 + 250GB SATA2, NEC DVDRW, DELL DVD CWRW, Nvidia Quadro FX 1300 128Mb PCI-E.

Looking to upgrade to a Nvidia 79 series Gcard so would imagine the standard power supply could do with an upgrade. I believe it's 350w, the standard case seems nicely laid out with good cooling. Does anyone know of any 450w or higher power supplies that will fit??

Quixote · 8 Nov 2006 at 00:12

You might well be OK with a 7900 series card, particularly the GS, on your current PSU. The mid-range NVidia cards are not too power hungry.

RoachycaL · 8 Nov 2006 at 07:40

I would have killed for one of those systems a while ago, how much did you pay for it without all the upgrades?

J_K · 8 Nov 2006 at 08:24

well it came with the 2gb RAM, P4 3.00GHz, 80GB SATA, Quadro FX 1300, 17inch TFT + DVD for.......................£50!!!

I know its ridiculous, basically my old company closed down the uk office so being in charge of their IT equipment I made sure I had my name down for the best kit. Also got a Dell widescreen laptop for the same price!!

RoachycaL · 8 Nov 2006 at 12:40

Wow dude I'm jealous! I saw just the case for one of these on ebay and it was only a tenner but the motherboard was going for like £75