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February 19th, 2024 20:37
Inspiron 3670 PSU/GPU upgrade options
Started with an Inspiron 3670 with a 290W power supply. Swapped the 365W PSU from a Precision 3620 as well as a Nvidia GTX 1060 video card. Upgraded the CPU to an i7-9700.
The system has worked well for two years.
Looking at options to upgrade the 1060 to a 4060 which has a lower power rating (115W vs. 120W) but uses an 8pin connector.
This GPU should not overtax the existing PSU, since it pulls less power, but I need to connect it in a reasonable manner.
Any recommendations for how a Dell 365W PSU can power an 8pin GPU that needs less power than the existing 120W 6pin GPU from the existing 6pin connector (plus whatever other connectors are available)?
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redxps630
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February 19th, 2024 21:15
The Dell 6 pin is effectively 8 pin because it has all three 12v wired. All you need is a Dell 6 to 8 pin straight adapter for a gpu w 8 pin PCIe socket. Dell factory does this all the time. I had a HD4870x2 in a Dell XPS in which psu have 6 pins only and factory shipped it using the 6 to 8 pin adapter.
https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/xps-desktops/dell-psu-pcie-6-pin-to-8-pin-converter-cable/647f9987f4ccf8a8dece7f96
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December 24th, 2024 21:26
@redxps630 Thank you for this answer. I can confirm that it works.
I installed an RTX 4060 and connected it with a 6 to 8 pin adapter cable and it's worked well.
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December 24th, 2024 22:09
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