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Ok so i have a machine that I am trying to make a dual purpose use.
I have a dell precision 5810. I know Xeon's arent for gaming...
current specs..

Intel Xeon Processor E5-1620 v3 @ 3.5ghz
8GB (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM ECC
128gb Samsung SSD
1tb WD Black
NV 310 video card


so it is pretty peppy and all. runs ok... going to use it to edit my photos using LightRoom, Photoshop and also videos with Premiere.
With that said I would also like to do some gaming with it. Nothing super hard core but whatever I can. Currently have Titan Fall, Ghost Recon's, Left4Dead, etc..

so i tried putting my geforce 560 gtx in it and it wont work. Realized I only have a 425w power supply.
Guy at work said you can get a video card that should work like a 750 TI.

do you think this would be sufficient or should I just try and find a better power supply and then drop my 560 in?


any better options other than this?

NeweggBusiness - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti VC-245-102 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Video Card
 
Get a GTX 950 for the same money. It performs far better and still uses very little power
 
Hold off, if you can and see if a Polaris 11 will actually be available in a couple weeks. Power draw for it is 40w total and performs around gtx 950 levels. If' it's a paper launch for the P11, then grab yourself a a mini 950 if you have room for the cooler.
 
I have an older Acer unit (Predator 7710). As far as I know, the PCI x16 slot is a PCI 1.0 revision.

Will I see much quality increase with a GTX950 over my current GTX750-Ti ?

The only game I'd be looking into that would benefit from the extra horsepower is No Man's Sky.
 
Milcheax said:
I have an older Acer unit (Predator 7710). As far as I know, the PCI x16 slot is a PCI 1.0 revision.

Will I see much quality increase with a GTX950 over my current GTX750-Ti ?

The only game I'd be looking into that would benefit from the extra horsepower is No Man's Sky.
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According to this review, the system you're running has a NEhalem quad core with quad PCIe slots, and a 750w powersupply. I ships with support for power-hog cards like the 4870 and GTX 280, so it has to have multiple 6-pin PCIe adapters.

Acer Aspire Predator G7710-U7790A

That review says the stock card is a 4870 x2, which has a 1x6 and 1x8 pin connectors. So it definitely can handle 8-pin cards without an adapter.

You can run whatever the hell you want. Including a GTX 1080, if you so desire. You may have some limited compatibility issues if the card doesn't support legacy BIOS (it varies from card to card), but otherwise you'll be fine. I would buy the card locally at a place like Microcenter so you'll have easy returns if it doesn't work.

If you want a sizable upgrade over your GTX 750 Ti, I'd go for the GTX 970, which are already down below $300.

Micro Center - Computers and Electronics
 
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With RX 480 right around the corner and rumored performance around a GTX 980 with very low power draw... unless you need something right now I'd wait a couple weeks and get a RX 480 8GB at around $250 over a 970. That is unless you can get the 970 for substantially less, which seems unlikely.
 
TeleFragger said:
Ok so i have a machine that I am trying to make a dual purpose use.
I have a dell precision 5810. I know Xeon's arent for gaming...
current specs..

Intel Xeon Processor E5-1620 v3 @ 3.5ghz
8GB (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM ECC
128gb Samsung SSD
1tb WD Black
NV 310 video card
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that's actually pretty good for gaming. You could use a more powerful card if you were willing to switch power supplies
 
^^^ Gaming not sure as the video card benchmarks are crud!

passmark scores
NVS 310 - 276
Quadro fx 4800 - 987
XFX 9600 GT - 751
GTX 560 TI - 3110
GTX 950 - 5238

so I used to game with dual XFX 9600 GT's and a Q6600 and games ran. now I notice my machine is having difficulties ( will run great for a long time editing videos and photos ) but once I launch a game... 5 minutes the machine reboots. I have reinstalled the O/S, updated all drivers... clueless...

so this Dell was to be used for Photo/Video editing but since my CPU in my gaming rig sucks figured maybe turn this into a slight gaming rig too..

so looking above the GTX 560 TI ( which I have and wont work in the Dell ) is way faster than the 9600's... (one 9600 is dead so i only have 1 now)
so the GTX 950 as long as it works seems light years better...
but I will wait for the new card to come out and see if these prices drop as I dont need the latest and greatest but something better.

I didnt realize even the Quadro FX 4800 is better than my single 9600 GT, albeit not by much but it is and 3x+ better than the NVS 310 so it is in the dell at this moment..

G3D Mark ratings on 3 of the cards and how I got my numbers above:

PassMark - Video Card Performance Comparison
 
TeleFragger said:
so i tried putting my geforce 560 gtx in it and it wont work. Realized I only have a 425w power supply.
Guy at work said you can get a video card that should work like a 750 TI.

do you think this would be sufficient or should I just try and find a better power supply and then drop my 560 in?
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I run a GTX 960 on a 430W PSU with no issues, but considering the general consensus around the RX480 so far says that it will do about GTX 980 performance for 150W@$200, you may want to consider that as a much better value. Your in game total power draw from the wall will still likely be well under 350W, so as long as the 12V rail in that PSU keeps up, you should be fine. Whatever you do, don't try overclocking the video card with that kind of power budget.
 
TeleFragger said:
Ok so i have a machine that I am trying to make a dual purpose use.
I have a dell precision 5810. I know Xeon's arent for gaming...
current specs..

Intel Xeon Processor E5-1620 v3 @ 3.5ghz
8GB (2x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM ECC
128gb Samsung SSD
1tb WD Black
NV 310 video card


so it is pretty peppy and all. runs ok... going to use it to edit my photos using LightRoom, Photoshop and also videos with Premiere.
With that said I would also like to do some gaming with it. Nothing super hard core but whatever I can. Currently have Titan Fall, Ghost Recon's, Left4Dead, etc..

so i tried putting my geforce 560 gtx in it and it wont work. Realized I only have a 425w power supply.
Guy at work said you can get a video card that should work like a 750 TI.

do you think this would be sufficient or should I just try and find a better power supply and then drop my 560 in?


any better options other than this?

NeweggBusiness - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti VC-245-102 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Video Card
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I know a guy who gamed damn well on a duel Xeon box. It was quite a while back but it worked great for him them so........
 
What's the +12V rating on the PSU? I bet the RX 480 would work.
 
Actually most high end cards won't suck out a 425 watt from the wall, so in theory, if your psu has a strong single rail for the 12v and is relatively new (since they lose their "horsepower" with age. You shouldn't have an issue.

I'm sure if the OP actually provided the model number that would help, a cheap 425 probably won't start a 560 but a good one would.
 
skeeder said:
Actually most high end cards won't suck out a 425 watt from the wall, so in theory, if your psu has a strong single rail for the 12v and is relatively new (since they lose their "horsepower" with age. You shouldn't have an issue.

I'm sure if the OP actually provided the model number that would help, a cheap 425 probably won't start a 560 but a good one would.
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Dell Precision Tower 5810
Precision Tower 5000 Series (5810) | Dell


Power Supply
Dell Precision 5810 Power Supply Six Pin Information | Dell US


Precision 5810 Power Supply
The Dell Precision 5810 has three options for power supply wattage. 425 watt, 685 watt, and 825 watt. The power supply itself does not have a 6 pin power connector, but all Precision 5810 chassis have a Power Supply extended card. This card supports two 6 pin connections that are commonly needed for video cards.

I have the cable....

I cant find really any info on the PS... but i see i can upgrade to a 825 watt.... hah.. but if i dont need too why bother..

just putting in an SSD made this thing LIGHT YEARS BETTER!!!!
 
That is helpful (sorta...not really), but it doesn't tell me who made the PSU.

I did find the 685 and the 825 watt models here:
T5810 - search result, Shenzhen FKA Electoronic Limited

They have low 12V rails...probably not aiding in the whole "power the 560" aspect.

But I couldn't find the 425. It looks like your really limited (without replacing the supply) to a 150 watt card (one 6pin connector).

With this detail, I'd recommend the 960 as others have mentioned...or the RX480 if your the 'wait and see' type.
 
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