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SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
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I am wanting to start trying out iRay. My machine has a AMD Radeon card (which isn't any use for iRay), but I have another machine with a NVIDIA Geforce. WOuld it be possible to swap the cards over?

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,805

    Maybe. It would depend on the slots needed, the power supplies, your motherboards, and which cards they were. If you provide more details someone may be able to give a definite answer.

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Maybe. It would depend on the slots needed, the power supplies, your motherboards, and which cards they were. If you provide more details someone may be able to give a definite answer.

    ok, it sounds like it might be a bit above my paygrade to do this. I wouldn't want to screw it up!

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,601

    I know zilch about computers but I helped my brother pull his tiny Radeon card out and stick my old 550ti in and it worked after installing the driver that is,

    OK we plugged the fan in backwards so it did not work and it overheated and shut down his PC playing Zynga games on facebook (what they use it for) but after discovering and fixing that been happy ever since, so most likely is doable, can only try and see and do not blame me if it blows up cheeky

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914

    Is it a prebuilt computer, or did someone put it together for you? If they are pre-built (like a dell or something) what are the model numbers? If someone put them together for you, do you have a parts list (motherboard model, graphics card model, power supply model)?

  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    kaotkbliss said:

    Is it a prebuilt computer, or did someone put it together for you? If they are pre-built (like a dell or something) what are the model numbers? If someone put them together for you, do you have a parts list (motherboard model, graphics card model, power supply model)?

    hi

    It's a pre-built model. DellXPS8500. The video card in at the moment is a AMD Radeon HD7700

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    edited December 2015

    Ok, so it looks like your Dell has a pci-e slot for a graphics card. Since some models can come with an aditional Nvidia or ATI card, I would think that the power supply should be able to handle the card but I'll look to make sure.

    Here's the owner's manual and you can see on page 21 item number 26, that is the slot that your nvidia card will go into.

    http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-8500_Owner's Manual_en-us.pdf

     

    After digging a little further, it seems that the Dell is loaded with a 460 watt power supply and while it may have the connections needed for the nVidia card, it should really be upgraded to a 500 or 600 watt power supply at least.

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  • SertorialSertorial Posts: 962
    kaotkbliss said:

    Ok, so it looks like your Dell has a pci-e slot for a graphics card. Since some models can come with an aditional Nvidia or ATI card, I would think that the power supply should be able to handle the card but I'll look to make sure.

    Here's the owner's manual and you can see on page 21 item number 26, that is the slot that your nvidia card will go into.

    http://downloads.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-8500_Owner's Manual_en-us.pdf

     

    After digging a little further, it seems that the Dell is loaded with a 460 watt power supply and while it may have the connections needed for the nVidia card, it should really be upgraded to a 500 or 600 watt power supply at least.

    hmm.. sounds a bit daunting. Pity. Thanks for your help tho

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