UNSOLVED

NCGuy

updated

8 years ago

N

NCGuy

1 Rookie

•

7 Posts

0

35168

June 13th, 2018 11:00

Inspiron 3670, is it good?

Dell Inspiron Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 2GB NVIDIA Graphics

https://www.costco.com/Dell-Inspiron-Desktop---Intel-Core-i7---2GB-NVIDIA-Graphics.product.100416901.html

 

- i7-8700
- GTX - 1030
-16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM
- 2TB Hard Drive
- Model #i3670-7743BLK-PUS

Here is the issue:  This is sold by Costco.  The board is a 3670 which, someone said is only 240W Power supply.  Yet, NVIDIA recommends a 300W Power supply.

1) Will this work?  Or did Costco throw in an incompatible video card?

2) Would it be easy to buy an NVME PCIe m.2 memory still and move everything over to the stick as a boot drive?

Finally, I am told this can only take up to 16GB, but looking at another site, it says this can go up to 32GB.

There is a lot of bad info out there.  Help me.

This site

https://www.compsource.com/pn/i36707146BLK/Dell-2537/Inspiron-3670-Desktop-Computer-I36707146blk/

Claims it can go up to the 32GB 

Can it go up to 32 GB?

  • Mary G

    6 Operator

    •

    20095 Posts

    34087

    0

    Posted June 13th, 2018 13:00

    Check it out at the Dell site to compare. You can ask questions at the site. It's always better to buy directly from Dell if you can.

     http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-desktop-computers/new-inspiron-desktop/spd/inspiron-3670-desktop/fdcwgmmtcfl207s 

    Here's the only manual listed-- 

    http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/inspiron-3670-desktop_service-manual_en-us.pdf 

     

  • elpro999dell

    367 Posts

    34085

    0

    Posted June 13th, 2018 14:00

    Nvidia recommends 300w PSU however as soon as the system can output 75w off the PCI-E slot and the system combined power does not exceed the power supply rating a GT 1030 would work fine, In fact, I am using a GTX 1050ti on a Dell Optiplex 9010 that only has 275w PSU I have not had problems.

    The Inspiron 3670 can use NVME M.2 drives

    Max Ram is 64gb

  • RoHe

    12 Elder

    •

    45230 Posts

    •

    172625 Points

    34074

    0

    Posted June 13th, 2018 16:00

    The Dell site says max RAM is 32-GB, which would mean 2x 16GB, since there are only 2 slots for RAM, and that may be the max amount Dell qualified in this PC model.

    "8GB, DDR4, 2666MHz; up to 32GB (additional memory sold separately)

    You'd have to find out if the PC requires ECC (Error-correcting code) or non-ECC RAM first. Most home PCs use non-ECC RAM and I only see 32-GB ECC modules, which are extremely expensive.

    And question was asked about the PSU size on the page I linked and somebody responded that it's 290W. There's no way to know how accurate that response is because we don't know if the post was made by somebody at Dell or somebody else. 290W would probably be ok for that video card.

     

     

  • speedstep

    11 Legend

    •

    46969 Posts

    34191

    0

    Posted June 14th, 2018 07:00

    For $850 you would be much better off with an Dell XPS x8900-1444BLK or  better.

    https://www.amazon.com/Dell-x8900-1444BLK-Desktop-Generation-NVIDIA/dp/B015XK1SFM/

    Much better performance and expandability.

     

  • tonydi

    16 Posts

    32184

    0

    Posted July 22nd, 2018 15:00

    Just received an Inspiron 3670 from Dell and it does have a 290W PS.  It also the 8 pin motherboard connector.

     

     

    20180722_154742.jpg

     

  • user_04df3a

    1 Message

    26890

    0

    Posted July 23rd, 2018 11:00

    Have had the 3670 now for a month.  It does have a 290watt power supply.   I only have one complaint.  When you turn the computer on there is a loud pop from the speakers.  Doesn't do it at any other times.  I've run all the tests I can find.  Updated all the drivers twice and wiped the computer clean and reloaded and I cannot stop the pop.  It's almost like a capacitor unloading.  Other than that the computer works very well and if this was gone I would be completely satisfied.  If anyone has any suggestions they would be much appreciated..... Dewey.......

     

  • candomarty

    1 Message

    26704

    0

    Posted July 25th, 2018 21:00

    I have exactly the same "pop" when the computer goes on. I can't figure out how to get rid of it.

  • speedstep

    11 Legend

    •

    46969 Posts

    26638

    0

    Posted July 26th, 2018 15:00

    The Good news is 2 fold.  Its basically like a stripped down Optiplex 9020 / Precision T1700.  All of these models share the same 8 pin power supply in 290W and 365W optional.

    Thats what I own. You can get a 365W power supply and a Short GTX 1050 TI or even 1060.  For Non Dell video cards WILL HAVE to turn SECURE BOOT OFF.  When installing an after-market graphics card into a Windows PC with UEFI secure boot enabled, the system may not boot.  This is true for ANY PC not just Dell.

    http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3156

    Dell OEM full height but short PCI-E video cards work 

    365w PSU =
    7VK45 365w, Huntkey
    T1M43 365w, Delta

    DVP9W Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti,  4GB, 75w
    36V90 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3GB, 120w
    24K8H Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050,  2GB 75w
    8CCF1 Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, 30w
    1MPR3 AMD R9-360 2GB, 75w
    24K8H Nvidia GTX 1050 2GB, 75w

    3840x2160 at 30Hz or 4096x2160 at 24Hz

    Requires  HDMI 2.0


    3840x2160 at 60Hz or 4096x2160 at 60Hz 

    Requires Displayport 1.3


    8MXMJ Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB, 75w
    0TC2P0  NVIDIA GTX 745 4GB , 75W
    J27RG Nvidia GT 730 2GB,75w

    Also Keep in mind the older 7XX series cards

    Maximum HDMI Resolution: 1920x1200 60Hz
    Maximum Dual Link DVI Resolution: 2560x1600 60Hz
    Maximum VGA Resolution: 2048x1536 60Hz



     

    OPTIPLEX 7VK45 T1M43 365WOPTIPLEX 7VK45 T1M43 365W

    This power supply is 8 pin 7VK45 T1M43 365W

    While it fits in a 3670 it DOES NOT FIT into a 3650 for example.DELL365W.png

  • speedstep

    11 Legend

    •

    46969 Posts

    26574

    0

    Posted July 27th, 2018 06:00

    There's some other issue. With the various CORE processors I3 I5 I7 etc the Memory controller is on the CPU not part of the motherboard.

    The 9020 Mini Tower has 4 ram slots and 32 gigs is max according to crucial.

    Same with Precision T1700 which is exactly the same thing.

    http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/precision-workstation-t1700-%28mt--sff%29

     Expensive Blades using DDR4 and supporting 2 X 24 core XEON processors have 24 Ram Slots and support up to 1.5 Terabytes of RAM.

    We currently do 768 GIGS of ram on them with 32 gig Dimms.

     

     

     

     

  • 546insp

    2 Intern

    •

    732 Posts

    8597

    0

    Posted September 4th, 2018 20:00

    Why is it always better to buy from Dell?