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Graphics card for OptiPlex 3020

Alu -  
 Alu -
Hello,
I am looking for the best graphics card I can install in a Dell OptiPlex 3020 Mini-tower.
Its stock power supply does not have a PCIe power connector, so I have to use the native 75W from the PCIe.

I don't know if it's possible to upgrade the power supply, but I don't want to do it anyway.

According to the forums I've read, the best card that doesn't require an external power supply is currently the 1050 Ti for this PC. However, I don't know if I can use the standard card or if I need a low-profile one. According to Dell, there is "1 full height PCIe x16 and 3 full height PCIe x1," but I don't know if "full height" corresponds to the size of this non-low-profile card.

Considering that there are already 2x8 GB RAM and a Core I7-4790 installed.

Thanks in advance.

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Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   10 013
 
Hi,

The 1050Ti without connectors... are rare. It's usually the 1050s without PCIe connectors.

What is the wattage of its native power supply?

Because there have been several power outputs in this series...
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Alu
 
Well, as stated in the 3020 documentation, it draws 290W in MT version, and that's the one we're talking about.
I know it's a bit tight, but I've seen benchmarks from people with the exact same setup, it works :)

However, if we look at what Nvidia says:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1050/

In "view full specs," if we scroll down to the bottom, we clearly see: Supplementary Power Connectors: none
Whereas in higher-end cards, it's always 6-pin/8-pin.

And I don't understand how it could be so only on certain cards; the GTX 1050 Ti is a model that is like this, the differences between the models are only on the overclocking, design, cooling, but not on the card itself. Of all the 1050 Ti I've seen, they always consume 75W, so still without a connector.

My concern was more about whether I absolutely needed a low-profile one or not.
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