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Most will tell you that it is just not worth the money to attempt to upgrade an old system like this. You would be much better off looking for a newer system than to put money into this old system and still end up with poor performance because of your board limitations. You could try looking at the Dell outlet store for a PCI Express X16 system. You should be able to find the Inspiron systems for less than $300. PCI Express X16 video cards are much less than similar PCI cards and of course will perform
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The modular OCZ 700W should be good. It has 46 amps which would be more than enough for the GTX 260. OCZ power supplies are the most reasonable in cost compared to others for what you're getting.
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Is this the one you are looking at HERE ? I would go with a good name brand power supply with at least 500 watts. With the GTX 260, you are looking at around 270 watts for the entire system under load. Make sure the power supply has 2 6-pin power connectors and at least 38 amps. This one HERE should work fine.
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Like Bev said, it is not a problem upgrading the power supply on the Inspiron 530 mini tower. What video card are you planning to use? A lot of people upgrade their power supply and really don't need to based on the card manufacturer's inflated recommendations. I did not know that the 530 came with a 380W power supply. I have only seen the 300W and 350W. Are you sure on this? Getting a new power supply for these mini towers results in a lot of lengthy cables with no place to go except to
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The manufacturers will always lean towards the power supply when trying to resolve the issue. This is why if you feel comfortable it is not your power supply, then you can be a bit evasive about it and just tell them something different that meets the requirements if you have anything close. Do you know what the amp rating is on your power supply? With the card you linked, the requirement from the manufacturer is 400 watts and 26 amps. Your power supply wattage should not be an issue and if you have
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That just seems like craziness to me. If I had video editing software that would not work with a 9800 GT, I would get some different software. If Sony told me to upgrade to the GTX 295 that costs $500, I would probably tell them where they could put their software. Anyway, I believe this system only has 8 PCI express lanes in their PCIe x16 slots which is why you are showing this for your 9800 GT. The 9800 GT is a PCIe x16 video card, but this board is limited to only 8 lanes in each of the two PCIe