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Radeon RX 480
I'm looking to put an RX 480 in my XPS 8300. I'm getting a new PSU so that's not an issue. My only concern is the compatibility of the card with the motherboard. Does anyone happen to know if it's supported?
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July 23rd, 2016 14:00
A few XPS 8300 users are reporting that the RX 480 does not work on their systems. Apparently, it fails POST (power-on self test). This may be due to a BIOS incompatibility. See, e.g.:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/4rm8zz/rx_480_does_not_work_on_my_older_computer_dell/
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3111693/xps-8300-480.html
On the other hand, it appears that the GTX 10xx family of graphics cards may be compatible with the XPS 8300 BIOS. See, e.g.:
http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Dell-XPS-8300/1296
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19985693
Generally speaking, the GTX 1060 is slightly higher in cost and performance than the RX 480, while drawing somewhat less power.