will a 260x gpu work with this machine? or will it need the adapter for the psu? also what kind of optical drive will hook up? thanks
1638917
Hi Kevin, You would need to upgrade the PSU on this model to support the much more power hungry 260X GPU. Any SATA or External USB Optical drive will work.
375590
Depending on how many HDD's, optical drives and cpu, a decent quality 350 watt should work fine. We've ran it in two different computers with a 500 watt antec and 550 watt antec with zero issues as far as power, a quad core and two HDD's in one pc. In fact, my system with a GTS250 only pulls 200-210 watts (total, system wide) while gaming and despite being an older video card, it does pulls a lot, so 350 should do the trick if that's all you have at the moment.
891622
It should be but 460w PSU is cutting it close. Couple of things to consider:1: it's a big, thick and long card, make sure it will fit in your case.2: it takes 2 PCIx power connectors from your PSU. There are PCIx to molex adapters if needed. Most cards actually ship with them but just know this.3: make sure you have an available PCIx X16 slot available. This thing takes up 2 slots on your motherboard. Again, just know this and make sure you have the space.Other than that it is a great video card, even by today's standards (10-2014)
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No audio or video cards needed, unless you plan on using it for a serious gaming console. It has dual DVI outputs and I have it connected to two HP 24" monitors. I also have to hard drives inside, a 120GB Raptor and a 1TB Seagate. Sung but awesome lil' PC.
42524
you will probably need a bigger psu. this card uses alot of power! also be warned, this card is not small! its a very hefty card taking up 2 1/2 expansion slots! and it is over 12 inches long! so be warned if you have a mid tower case, as it may not clear cd/hdd drive bays!
1885271
I installed a Nvidia GEForce but the box said it needed a 500 watt power supply. Rather than risk it, I replaced the power supply also. Adds another $60 to the expense. But, it's working.
273113
Hmm... I think a 500W PSU would be ok, but are you overclocking the CPU? If so, then I would recommend checking the necessary wattage for the GPU. I'm using a 750W PSU, but I think other people have used less. I would research this further since I'm not 100% sure 500W would suffice. I'm sorry if I couldn't be more helpful.
1417657
All you need is standard PCIe (16)x for video card. Could be 2.0 or 3.0 will work fine :)
514863
mine came with a bracket for the video card slot (don't know exactly what for) and a ziplock bag with fasteners, an extension 6pin psu power cable in case your psu 6pin conector wasnt long enough since the case is pretty tall and the screws. No Mounts tho. Hope this helped.
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You can put a stronger PSU in it. Problem you will have if finding a video card that is small to fit but still powerful. For a gaming rig then newest AMD A10 works just fine and has the power to play games without a dedicated video card and would work on a ITX board in this case as is.
1493999
It will work, the question is for how long. I would certainly chance using this video card with a small power supply. If the power supply burns up, just install a 400 watt (or bigger). Most of the newer computers are relatively low power consumption, and unless you're going to play hi power games, I don't think you'll tax the PS at all. Your mileage may vary!
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yes it will work just fine if it works the one I got was DOA and they would not exchange it just refund it. I ended up getting a Coolermaster from Best Buy since i did not want to wait for it to be shipped again. I got a 750 watt PSU and hooked it up to a GTX 260 and works great so this should be more than enough to run your card.
2045506
no , it won't work, GPU requires high power, you may burn your USB port or Motherboard
1796449
Everyone here is correct. You can use a full length graphics card with the drive bays full. I currently have a gtx580 4gb right up next to the hdds. Wiring is tight, but its do able.
504980
You will need to connect it to the power supply. Most psu should have the pcie connectors for it, which I believe are two 6 pins.
2062846
Here is where I start when I want to calculate the amount needed: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp (Although it looks like it doesn't have your CPU yet.)You'll probably be fine with an 800w power supply, although you'll need to make sure the rail(s) can handle the graphics card. Also, will you be (in the future) adding another graphics card? If so, I'd say get the 1300w one and then you won't ever have to worry about it.
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It will work with your APU but instead of the on chip graphics accelerator. It will most assuredly give you better performance, however make sure you have an open PCI-E slot and at least a 400Watt PSU.