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Most ATX PSUs are the same size or very very similar and there is more often than not some wiggle room inside of the case should the replacement PSU be a couple of mm bigger, if you are happy that you have a bit of room inside of the case then the Corsair is the way to go.
[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Tip, before disconnecting anything inside of the case, disconnect the power cord from the wall socket, press the case power on button for 20 seconds or so to get rid of any residual charge in the circuit and ground yourself on a bare metal part of the case or the PSU before reaching inside of the case, this will get rid of any static that you may have in your body, there is a step by step guide for removing the PSU at the Dell article here not mentioned at the guide unless I missed it is disconnecting the power leads from the PSU to the drives, if you have a smart phone take a picture of the inside of the case before you disconnect anything, you can then refer back to the picture when fitting the new PSU if you would like to make sure that you have connected everything and correctly.
Can I make a suggestion before you go to the time, trouble and expense of swapping in a better PSU, I recall that you said that the RX 460 is new, it is not uncommon for anything new to be doa so get the card tested in a friends or family members PC if you can, be sure that it has an adequate power supply first though.
Most ATX PSUs are the same size or very very similar and there is more often than not some wiggle room inside of the case should the replacement PSU be a couple of mm bigger, if you are happy that you have a bit of room inside of the case then the Corsair is the way to go.
[COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Tip, before disconnecting anything inside of the case, disconnect the power cord from the wall socket, press the case power on button for 20 seconds or so to get rid of any residual charge in the circuit and ground yourself on a bare metal part of the case or the PSU before reaching inside of the case, this will get rid of any static that you may have in your body, there is a step by step guide for removing the PSU at the Dell article here not mentioned at the guide unless I missed it is disconnecting the power leads from the PSU to the drives, if you have a smart phone take a picture of the inside of the case before you disconnect anything, you can then refer back to the picture when fitting the new PSU if you would like to make sure that you have connected everything and correctly.
Can I make a suggestion before you go to the time, trouble and expense of swapping in a better PSU, I recall that you said that the RX 460 is new, it is not uncommon for anything new to be doa so get the card tested in a friends or family members PC if you can, be sure that it has an adequate power supply first though.
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This was extremely helpful!!
I’ll follow your advice to the best of my abilities.
There’s only one problem: I’m originally from Italy and so I don’t exactly know anyone here that could help me test the gpu in advance
All I can do is go with testing myself and wish myself luck.
Thank you for the help, it was really great![/color]
Was the RX 460 out of the box new when you purchased it, reason that I ask is because if it is and it still does not work after upgrading the PSU you will be able to return the card under warranty, we are trying to avoid the possibility of you replacing the PSU but then being disappointed if the GPU is bad, the + side to replacing the PSU is that it needed replacing in any event as you would never be able to have even the most basic of modern add on GPUs without it.
As an asides, if you intend to purchase the PSU in the coming week, we can leave this thread open so you can come back if you need to ask any questions regarding fitting the new PSU.
Was the RX 460 out of the box new when you purchased it, reason that I ask is because if it is and it still does not work after upgrading the PSU you will be able to return the card under warranty, we are trying to avoid the possibility of you replacing the PSU but then being disappointed if the GPU is bad, the + side to replacing the PSU is that it needed replacing in any event as you would never be able to have even the most basic of modern add on GPUs without it.
As an asides, if you intend to purchase the PSU in the coming week, we can leave this thread open so you can come back if you need to ask any questions regarding fitting the new PSU.
Yeah, the rx 469 is brand new so I can return it if it really doesn’t work
Hopefully I don’t have to
Regarding when I’ll buy the psu, I already did, and will be here Saturday or so… I’ll update you then
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