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October 25th, 2025 04:55

I have a Dell precision T1700 SFF and i want to upgrade its gpu

my pc has a 255 w power supply.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 (Haswell, 3.5 GHz)

GPU: AMD FirePro W2100 (2 GB VRAM)

RAM: 8 GB DDR3 (2 4gb sticks)

OS: Windows 11 Pro

motherboard: Dell 0TDG4V

these are my specs. i want a gpu that can run Minecraft and davinci resolve and obs studio and other stuff smoothly.so do i have any options?

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October 25th, 2025 11:06

You'd be better off with a newer system in a larger case, and with a larger capacity power supply.

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October 25th, 2025 13:34

I second ejn63. Your gpu is limited to 23W of power usage, and they recommended a 200W psu for it. It's possible you can fit a RTX A2000 inside ( 70W ) but it would likely max out the psu and no clue if it would be stable under load.

Depending on your location, it may be easily cheaper to get a new system

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October 25th, 2025 13:53

@mazzinia_​ im on a tight budget and i dont wanna buy a new system.plus for a 16 year old its too hard.

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October 25th, 2025 13:53

@ejn63​ im 16 so buying a new system is near impossible.

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October 25th, 2025 13:55

@user_60c571​ what is your budget for the upgrade you planned to have ?

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October 25th, 2025 13:56

You don't necessarily need a new system, but rather a newer on with more space and a larger capacity power supply.

Look to used OptiPlex tower systems, preferably with an 8th gen or newer CPU.  You can easily find them for low cost and add the GPU of your choice.

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October 25th, 2025 15:42

@mazzinia_​ 15000-20000 pkr

only for a gpu

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October 25th, 2025 15:42

@ejn63​ i just wanna upgrade to a decent gpu

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October 25th, 2025 15:50

You may be able to fit a GPU that will work with Minecraft for that, but not DaVinci Resolve -- if you need to run that application, you can't do it within the confines of the system you have and that budget for a GPU.

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October 25th, 2025 17:18

@ejn63​ what about nvidia K2000 or any other?

i dont want super davinci performance just do-able basic editing.

and with the amd firepro W 2100 Minecraft fps isnt even the problem i get avg 175 fps in it.

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October 25th, 2025 17:41

That GPU needs more power than your system can deliver.  That's going to be true of just about any reasonably capable GPU, which is why a larger format system with a more capable power supply should be your starting point.

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October 25th, 2025 21:09

@ejn63​ for now what gpu is the max i can fit in the chasis and it will work off my trash psu.

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October 25th, 2025 22:29

RTX 3050, the A2000 mentioned above or an AMD RX6400.

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October 26th, 2025 03:14

@ejn63​ are you sure it wont blow up my psu and wont bottleneck my cpu

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October 26th, 2025 10:47

A 3050 , personally, feels too much. It requires a power cable and 130W total for itself.

the A2000 uses 70w under full load (suggested psu 250W )

the AMD RX6400 uses 53W under full load ( suggested psu 250W )

Your 8gb of system ram are a bit on the low side, too.

I still think that if you let us know your location ( country ) and budget, we could maybe help to find alternatives

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