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2012 Vostro 260 Upgrades
Hello all, I've got a Vostro 260 from 2012 I picked up from a goodwill and I've been trying to fix it up for some light gaming and programming.
Replaced ram rather easily to two 4gb sticks (although I don't know if newer sticks work any better, but I am assuming at this point.) and attempted to out in a I7-3770s intel cpu. Did not boot. Most likely due to power issues. I believe it's in the same chip set (H61).
Now, im going to be getting a 600w psu (https://a.co/d/3aAK2dB) to give me enough headroom for the cpu and a GPU. But I'm wondering if there are any recommendations on which gpus might best fit physically and within specs.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
ejn63
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June 8th, 2024 19:40
This system will only take Sandy Bridge CPUs (parts starting with a 2). It will not take Ivy Bridge (next generation parts that start with 3).
The GPU choice is up to you, but a $35 600W power supply isn't likely to be particularly robust -- for anything remotely decent at that power level, double that price -- or a bit more.
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June 8th, 2024 23:56
the stock 300w psu for Vostro 260 mini tower is sufficient for top compatible cpu i7-2600 or i7-2600k. a gtx 1050, 1050 ti or gtx 1650 is what people commonly upgrade in these old pc. No need to upgrade psu. these mid range cards can physically fit the tower chassis.
not much point to put a modern high power gpu in as i7-2600 will bottleneck faster gpu.
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_vostro_desktop/vostro-260_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf
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