Can My PSU Handle a Graphics Card Upgrade?

NightwingKshitij · May 25, 2015

I have a Dell XPS 8700, I don't know what power supply I have, But I want to know what Graphics Card I can upgrade to without needing a new PSU.

Specs (That I Know):

i7- 4790

16GB RAM - Dual Channel 1600MHz 4 DIMMS

NVidia GTX 745 - 4GB

1TB 7200RPM HDD

Aniallation · May 25, 2015

Stock PSU seems to be a Huntkey rated for 460W total and 385W max on the 12V... I wouldn't go over a 750Ti with it, which isn't going to be a big upgrade, so if you want to do a decent upgrade, you're going to have to get a better PSU then the stock one.

OfficialJsP · May 25, 2015

take a look at the psu inside and tell us the modle

2chriswy · May 25, 2015

i think that dell comes with a 460W psu with 2 6pin peg connectors so i would upgrade that unless your getting a 970 it should be fine. but i would upgrade tat psu to something a bit better

EcoBoost · May 26, 2015

i think that dell comes with a 460W psu with 2 6pin peg connectors so i would upgrade that unless your getting a 970 it should be fine. but i would upgrade tat psu to something a bit better

From what I can tell a lot of people seem to be upgrading their PSUs on similar XPS models so I'm not sure I would trust the stock one to be that great