Quick question about PSU Upgrade...

[Toddthe...]

Hi, i have a older dell optiplex 9020 i use for light gaming and i want to upgrade the stock 290 watt psu to a something better, i want to put like a gtx 1050 or something in that area. So long story short what is a good PSU Upgrade from the stock dell 290 watt psu with?

[controllerplayer93]

9 minutes ago, Toddthe... said:

Hi, i have a older dell optiplex 9020 i use for light gaming and i want to upgrade the stock 290 watt psu to a something better, i want to put like a gtx 1050 or something in that area. So long story short what is a good PSU Upgrade from the stock dell 290 watt psu with?

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-100-BR-0500-K1-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B07DTMXD83/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=500w+psu&qid=1609556267&sr=8-5

 

Something like that would serve just fine. Your system would really only need 400 watts but a 500 has good overhead. 

[OnionRings]

For a 1050 you can get something like a 500 80+ bronze, I had a season 520 once that I even ran a 1080 on fine, so it will 100% run a 1050.

[WhitetailAni]

19 minutes ago, controllerplayer93 said:

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-100-BR-0500-K1-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B07DTMXD83/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=500w+psu&qid=1609556267&sr=8-5

 

Something like that would serve just fine. Your system would really only need 400 watts but a 500 has good overhead. 

 

Just now, OnionRings said:

For a 1050 you can get something like a 500 80+ bronze, I had a season 520 once that I even ran a 1080 on fine, so it will 100% run a 1050.

Here is the problem:
Dell likes proprietary.

Before you buy the PSU, open it up and make sure it has standard connectors.

[OnionRings]

1 minute ago, ragnarok0273 said:

 

Here is the problem:
Dell likes proprietary.

Before you buy the PSU, open it up and make sure it has standard connectors.

Good point, make sure you buy a PSU that has proper connectors, since its an old pre built.

[Spotty]

35 minutes ago, Toddthe... said:

Hi, i have a older dell optiplex 9020 i use for light gaming and i want to upgrade the stock 290 watt psu to a something better, i want to put like a gtx 1050 or something in that area. So long story short what is a good PSU Upgrade from the stock dell 290 watt psu with?

Buy a GTX1050 or a GTX1650 that does not require additional power connectors. It'll consume less than 75W and a 290W PSU should be able to run it without issues.

 

Replacing the PSU in a Dell PC sucks. The PSU uses non-standard power connectors to the motherboard so you cannot use any normal ATX power supplies with it without using janky adapters. If it's one of the slim/SFF 9020's then an ATX power supply wouldn't even fit in the case.

[SavageNeo]

8 hours ago, Toddthe... said:

Hi, i have a older dell optiplex 9020 i use for light gaming and i want to upgrade the stock 290 watt psu to a something better, i want to put like a gtx 1050 or something in that area. So long story short what is a good PSU Upgrade from the stock dell 290 watt psu with?

your stock psu can handle rx 550, rx 560, gtx 1050 or gtx 1050 ti just fine. no need to upgrade that.

 

8 hours ago, controllerplayer93 said:

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-100-BR-0500-K1-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B07DTMXD83/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=500w+psu&qid=1609556267&sr=8-5

 

Something like that would serve just fine. Your system would really only need 400 watts but a 500 has good overhead. 

first of all. that psu is pretty bad. Also that system pulls under 200w depending on the cpu.

7 hours ago, OnionRings said:

For a 1050 you can get something like a 500 80+ bronze, I had a season 520 once that I even ran a 1080 on fine, so it will 100% run a 1050.

Effiency/ rating is not quality.

 

[Toddthe...]

15 hours ago, ragnarok0273 said:

 

Here is the problem:
Dell likes proprietary.

Before you buy the PSU, open it up and make sure it has standard connectors.

it uses 8 pin motherboard power, they make adapters for that, usually 5-10 bucks on ebay or amazon

[Toddthe...]

15 hours ago, Spotty said:

Buy a GTX1050 or a GTX1650 that does not require additional power connectors. It'll consume less than 75W and a 290W PSU should be able to run it without issues.

 

Replacing the PSU in a Dell PC sucks. The PSU uses non-standard power connectors to the motherboard so you cannot use any normal ATX power supplies with it without using janky adapters. If it's one of the slim/SFF 9020's then an ATX power supply wouldn't even fit in the case.

i have a 9020 mini tower, so its a regular size desktop 

[Toddthe...]

specs are, CPU: i5 4590 (only uses 45 watts max since i dont use the igpu) GPU: kinda bad gt 1030 (thats why i want to upgrade) RAM: 8gb, Storage: 500gb Samsung 860 evo, 1tb HDD, PSU: stock dell 290 watt