8-pin PCIe power cable for Dell Tower ECT1250

Question

I have a Dell Tower ECT1250. The owner's manual states it can handle a GPU up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.

However, that GPU requires an 8-pin PCIe cable; I don't see one inside when I open the desktop.

Do you / can you purchase a separate 8-pin cable?

Thanks for any help that you can provide; I'm not finding anything online.

redxps630 · Answer

You need to upgrade to a higher power psu that has the 8 pin PCIe connector

https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/dell-pro-desktops/tower-ect1250-internal-power-supply/690b7978895452561005ba06

Koycer · Answer

@redxps630​ thank you for the reply.  I’ll try get in touch with Sales as I can’t find one.  I got the platinum 300W PSU but doesn’t have the cable.  Thanks again.

Koycer · Answer

@redxps630​ I bought Dell P/N PCFT5 which was supposed to be compatible with ECT1250 and has 8 pin connector, but it doesn’t suit. No idea now what psu dell include in the GPU compatible model of the ECT1250.   anyone know?  Thanks

redxps630 · Answer

ECT1250 is essentially Inspiron '3040' a successor of Inspiron 3030. PSU can be upgraded to Inspiron 3020/3910 Dell validated up to 460w Inspiron 3020/3030 460W PSU =4H6F4 Acbel5W40K HuntkeyVTG94 Chicony user validated psu  500W Dell TPX56.

redxps630 · Answer

Re: bought Dell P/N PCFT5 which was 'supposed' to be compatible with ECT1250 and has 8 pin connector PCFT5 is for older model Inspiron 3891, completely incompatible with 3910, 3020/3030 and ECT1250. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-360w-power-supply/apd/cpx-pcft5/computer-chassis-components

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8-pin PCIe power cable for Dell Tower ECT1250

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