Graphics card Help.

[Jacki Silverfall]

Hi, I don't know a whole lots about grapics cards but I've had it with AMD shinanigans. I want to get a GeForce 660 ti. and it looks really big. I'm wondering if it will even fit in my desktop. I have a Dell XPS 9100 ( I think) here are the stats. Oh and why does some of these cards say they are ASUS or something else?? I thought they were all made from Nvidia. Are Asus any good?

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         930  @ 2.80GHz (2800 MHz)
Memory: 8183 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670

Thanks for you help. :)

 

Hey Maddy,

That looks exactly like my computer. It is huge! I'll look inside and get measurements of the ATI thats in there now. thanks for those links. it helped and I'm bookmarking them. :)

[Jacki Silverfall]

Hi, I don't know a whole lots about grapics cards but I've had it with AMD shinanigans. I want to get a GeForce 660 ti. and it looks really big. I'm wondering if it will even fit in my desktop. I have a Dell XPS 9100 ( I think) here are the stats. Oh and why does some of these cards say they are ASUS or something else?? I thought they were all made from Nvidia. Are Asus any good?

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         930  @ 2.80GHz (2800 MHz)
Memory: 8183 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670

Thanks for you help. :)

 

Hey Maddy,

That looks exactly like my computer. It is huge! I'll look inside and get measurements of the ATI thats in there now. thanks for those links. it helped and I'm bookmarking them. :)

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Jacki!

That looks like a big box. I had a 2003 vintage XPS and it was huge. I did a little surfing and found this description for your PC...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/dell-studio-xps-9100-arrives-with-six-cores-little-fanfare/

That article says the PC could be ordered with this...

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5970/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5970-overview.aspx

Here's the spec sheet for the 660ti...

http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX660_TIDC22GD5/#specifications

The spec sheet for the HD5970 says it draws up to 294 Watts and I think the nVIDIA says 225W maximum.

Your PC should have the required 6 or 8 pin power cable already.

You're right, the Asus nVIDIA board looks big, but it's no longer than the ATI board, though maybe it's thicker? I can't tell.

So, if there's a concern, it will be the thickness of the brick. Can you look inside your PC and tell if there's room for that added thickness?

nVIDIA makes the GPU chips that other manufacturers put onto circuit boards with all the other bits, like fans and connectors. I'm not familiar with the relative quality of various manufacturers, but Asus is a big name.

Good luck!

ETA:

I posted this in a "Permalink" under my previous answer, but I have to click on the "Permalink" to see it, so I'm reposting it here and will continue to update this answer as I find new information.

I found a forum thread in which someone says they tried a 660ti in a Dell 9100 and it did NOT work. Unfortunately, they didn't say why. I'm out of town until Monday evening, but if get Wi-Fi on the road, I'll continue searching for info.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19478203.aspx (Last post on that page).

 

ETA2:

Here's a thread in which someone put a GTX 660 in an XPS 9100. No mention of troubles, other than fan noise...

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1673086/case-fan-graphics-card-question.html

Grrr, here's a thread in which someone says the 660 did NOT work, but again, no reason why...

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122719 (search for "660" on that page)

Darn, I was hoping this would be cut-and-dry, Jacki!  I'll be out of town until tomorrow evening. If I find Wi-Fi and some time on the road, I'll continue investigating. You might give Dell support a call, but it seems people have had mixed success with that. They were pretty helpful when I called them years and years ago.

[Bree McMahon]

Asus is king.. I have a GTX660 Ti.Best thing I ever done.You havent seem SL until you have seen it through a 660 Ti.SL will run the temp up to 71c.Be careful in some sims.Here is a link that might help.  http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19478203.aspx

SL does not support  it.They need to get with it.But the card is a dream.You are going to need a 6 pin  500 watt power supply if you dont have one.First thing you need to do is check the specs on your power supply .And you are going to need extra fans.This card is a monster..Good luck. xoxox

[Madelaine McMasters]

Jacki,

I found a forum thread in which someone says they tried a 660ti in a Dell 9100 and it did NOT work. Unfortunately, they didn't say why. I'm out of town until Monday evening, but if get Wi-Fi on the road, I'll continue searching for info.

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3515/t/19478203.aspx (Last post on that page).