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Title: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: akminer on July 14, 2011, 06:31:27 PM Hello,
I'm looking at buying a new ATI card to put in my computer to mine 24/7. I've built dozens of computers but the "high end" (double stack?) video card area is new to me. Here are the specs of my computer: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/op980/en/sm/MT/specs.htm Here is the card I'm looking to buy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039YOMZI?ie=UTF8&seller=AOOH0DF4QWOOO&sn=SOLD%20LLC Can someone help me figure out if this card will fit in my computer? Is there enough power, connectors, slots, and physical room? I have the "Mini tower" case which is the biggest case they offer. Thanks for any help, AKminer Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: carbonc on July 14, 2011, 07:00:32 PM Your going to need a power supply.
That 250W is way to under-powered. I'm running a 6970 and a 5830 on a 600W power supply. I had a 350W PS and the motherboard wouldn't boot. It display a message on screen that said there wasn't enough power. Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: akminer on July 14, 2011, 07:35:38 PM Thanks for the reply.
Dang! I was afraid of that! Now I've got to find a power supply that will not only accomodate that card, but will fit into this dell case..... Any ideas? Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: akminer on July 14, 2011, 07:53:23 PM Is there an ATI card that has decent "bang for your buck" that will fit in this Dell without having to upgrade the PS? I'm pretty sure that it has a 305W power supply in it now.
Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: carbonc on July 14, 2011, 08:08:00 PM I would say no.
Any card you buy will require an updated PS. You can get them pretty cheap on newegg.com Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: carbonc on July 14, 2011, 08:09:52 PM Let me re-interate.
When I had my 350W, I was just trying to run an ATI 4890. Not a 5830. I had to upgrade my PS just to power the single 4890. That is a 100 MH/s card. Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: carbonc on July 14, 2011, 08:12:30 PM All ATX power supplies are standard size. They will fit in your case.
Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: akminer on July 14, 2011, 09:16:35 PM Okay, thanks again for your help and info!
Title: Re: Install Radeon HD5830 in Dell Optiplex 980?? Post by: FreeJAC on July 15, 2011, 03:57:20 AM I have a Sapphire Vapor-X running in a 980. (I don;t recall the number) It has one molex connector on the card it is stable and overclocked in the 980 getting 200+ Mhash/s. It will not fit in the 16x slot due to the case but works in the 4x slot just fine with the piddly PS.
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