New Video: Installing an Enthusiast Series PSU and a graphics card in a Dell Inspiron
By Dylan Rhodes posted May 06th 2011
In this video, Jeff Checchi walks through upgrading a Dell Inspiron's stock power supply to an Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 PSU. While he's at it, he upgrades the onboard graphics to an NVIDIA GPU.
We chose a Dell Inspiron for this demo, but the purpose is to show that it's straightforward to replace components in just about any off-the-shelf PC.
While lots of Corsair customers have built their own PCs from the ground up, independently sourcing the case, motherboard, and every other component, Dell and other vendors still sell tons of pre-configured PCs. And, it's a safe assumption that the majority of off-the-shelf PCs like Dell Inspiron models are never upgraded by their owners (similar to the oft-repeated statement that the majority of SUV owners never take them off-road).
Unfortunately, this means that lots of off-the-shelf PCs are simply scrapped if the stock PSU fails. Or, their owners take them to a repair shop and pay more than they might need to, and possibly receive replacement components of questionable quality.
And, that's why we created this video — to show those folks that it's easier than you might think to make basic PC repairs or upgrades.
Kevin Bishop
posted on May 06th 2011Dealing mostly with the Optiplex Dell Series I had no idea the Inspiron used an ATX form factor. Great to know. I didn't think it would be possible to upgrade a low end Dell with a monster video card like the one you used in the video. Great Info!
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