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New Vostro Tower 3020
I am looking at the new Vostro Tower (believe it is the 3020). A few questions. First, does this unit share a motherboard with any other units? Second, I thought I had seen more video card options than a low end Nvidia, but now those seem to be gone. Are there other options? If not, if I order the 1650 will the included power supply be enough for upgrades later? Are risers needed for any upgrades, or is it straightforward?
Finally, there seems to be a slot for an optical drive. Is it a simple process to drop in an optical drive or are there some nuances?
Thanks all.
redxps630
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August 27th, 2023 01:43
It does not share motherboard with Inspiron 3020, although the overall shape of the two motherboard look very similar.
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/vostro-3020-desktop/vostro_3020_sm/removing-the-system-board?guid=guid-b11e62f8-a966-467e-8589-2383d6606fef&lang=en-us
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/inspiron-3020-desktop/inspiron_3020_sm/removing-the-system-board?guid=guid-b11e62f8-a966-467e-8589-2383d6606fef&lang=en-us
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redxps630
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August 27th, 2023 01:46
If you do not order the highest 460w psu it may be limited to upgrade gpu later. Rule of psu seems to be that it is usually easier to get the max up front than ordering as a part after purchase.
in general these oem models do not use riser for gpu upgrade.
3 gpu validated. Whether or not Dell offers all of them on buyer configuration site changes every day.
NVIDIA RTX 3050
8 GB
GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TI
6 GB
GDDR5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6 GB
GDDR6
odd seems easy to install https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/vostro-3020-desktop/vostro_3020_sm/installing-the-optical-drive?guid=guid-02af1e92-b4f5-4ef7-b121-2d3c04c8b83b&lang=en-us
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August 29th, 2023 00:33
@redxps630 , Hi
If you tap/click on 3 dots on right side for formatting options box, more options appear, including links. That way your links appear as links. But I think you might know that already? Can't remember if I've seen uploaded photos by you since website changed.