Tower ECT1250, internal power supply

Question

I recently purchased a Tower ECT1250 and unfortunately sorted by price and did not look at the power supply so have ended up with a 180w power supply. I am after upgrading this such that I can use my existing graphics cards etc and am after options. Can I get a power supply update from DELL? Have asked tech support and they just said go look at the part/supplies page but I cannot see one there. Have come across this page, https://www.dell.com/en-uk/search/power%20supply?sb=pricing.saleprice,asc&p=1, are any on the compatible? Are there other power supplies for other DELL machines that are compatible? There are a lot on eBay etc. for inspiron/vostro etc so are these compatible? Can a standard ATX power supply be used. I see that the motherboard has an 8-pin connector and ATX is 24-pin, but have been pointed towards adapters that claim to support DELL inspiron etc. Would one of these work? If none of these work has anyone got a fairly modern, and OK, graphics card recommendation I could use for casual gaming?

jazzy7 · Accepted Answer

@DELL-ChrisM2​ UPDATE! Called Parts and was able to order the fan! Thanks again for your help!

aflowers001 · Accepted Answer

Well, got it upgraded. Purchased a 460w HU460EBS-00 PSU via Dell, popped it in and it just worked, so now have my graphics card running smoothly. Thanks.

redxps630 · Accepted Answer

ECT1250 chassis has same dimension as Inspiron 3020

so this is essentially an Inspiron 3030

Dell validated psu are 180w and 360w

PSU can be upgraded to Inspiron 3020/3910 Dell validated up to 460w

Inspiron 3020/3030 460W PSU =
4H6F4 Acbel
5W40K Huntkey
VTG94 Chicony

(credit: Dell Chris M2 formerly Dell Chris M)

and user validated psu up to 500W, and a notable example is Dell TPX56.

No you can not use standard 24/4 ATX psu. no validated use reported. experiment on your own runs high risk of damaging motherboard.

PS

Dell intentionally renamed the new desktop in my opinion a highly coded cryptic scheme. but we will unravel it to help user understand.

3020

Height		324.30 mm (12.77 in.)
Width		154 mm (6.06 in.)
Depth		292.80 mm (11.53 in.)

ECT1250 aka Inspiron 3030

Height		324.3 mm (12.76 in.)
Width		154 mm (6.06 in.)
Depth		293 mm (11.53 in.)

jazzy7 · Answer

@DELL-ChrisM2​  Does anyone know the part number to this fan? I need one.

Rkbe · Answer

I dont know. But i put a generic fan and my pc works.

jazzy7 · Answer

@Rkbe​  Ok thanks can I ask what generic did you use or where you bought it from?

DELL-ChrisM2 · Answer

@jazzy7​ Dell part number GD4FW. I am not sure if the Dell Spare Parts team has access to sell it though =

jazzy7 · Answer

@DELL-ChrisM2​  Thank you so much for your reply!!

aflowers001 · Answer

Thanks for the response, much appreciated.

Does anyone know where I can purchase any of these upgraded power supplies. Searching the DELL site for the 3 mentioned above does not turn up anything, so is it eBay or similar?

redxps630 · Answer

chat w Dell sales online for pricing and stock.  Dell on line store is user unfriendly.  eBay is another place but check seller feedback and make sure you have free return protection.

aflowers001 · Answer

Thanks. Dell sales came back with an quote for "PWR SPLY,460W,BRZ,D13.5,SFP,HK (CPL-5W40K)"

Unfortunately there are no pictures or further details so does anyone know if this is definitely compatible with an ECT1250, and anyone know what connections it has etc? (a picture perhaps ??)

Ta,

redxps630 · Answer

you can chat w Dell sales and ask for email of a stock pic of psu.

wado66 · Answer

@aflowers001​ did you end up purchasing an upgrade for your power supply? If so, what size did you get? Was the install ok?

aflowers001 · Answer

@wado66​ Chatted with dell parts sales a bit further and got told the power supply quoted was not right and they quoted for a different one and to cut a long story short, after a lot of questions turns out that the 360w power supply they quoted for did not come with the necessary connectors to power a graphics card and they could provide no way to get one outside of trawling eBay so to date not purchased an upgraded PSU as of yet - one for the new year

Squatchy_J · Answer

I did find a cable on ebay that they SAY is the correct cable for the SATA_PWR on the 1250, that has 2 SATA power connections. I'm going to consult with DELL tomorrow before purchasing, but likely going to give it a shot. Trying to add an additional SSD and HHD drive to my pc. PCIe card should be easy enough for the connection....just need power! cable is 3030 SFF

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