Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade

Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade

If you are game enthusiasts or movie watcher and planning to configure your device yourself or upgrade it, adding extra RAM is one quick and easy way to achieve smoother and more efficient operations. Can you do Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade? We have collected selected solutions from Dell Community here.

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Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade
Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade

Can you use GTX970 OR GT1050TI graphic card with i5 3470K 4GB RAM 3.20GHZ Dell OptiPlex?

Dell Community member replied –

“You will need a higher-capacity power supply for a video card in that class.  Most of these require direct connection to the power supply that your OEM PS does not have.

The 970 is a high end card even now – and while what was said of the 10×0 cards is true, beware one thing:  these current-generation cards (along with their AMD counterparts) require UEFI support.  Your system does have UEFI support but if it’s currently running in legacy (BIOS) mode, you will need to change that AND do a ground-up reinstall of Windows (UEFI requires a GPT-format drive, which in turn requires a reinstall from BIOS-MBR mode).”

How to do Dell OptiPlex 7010 16GB memory upgrade?

Dell Community member responded

I have verified the system specifications and found that the maximum memory that this computer supports is 16GB.
BIOS would recognize the memory cards installed in all the memory slots. But Operating system will only recognize 16GB and will not recognize the additional memory that is installed on the computer because of the architecture of the chipset.
By Dell Community
The Intel Q77 chipset can support up to 32GB RAM.  Windows Professional and Ultimate can support up to 128GB RAM.  The owners manual for the 7010 says it can support up to 32GB of RAM (page 55).  The Intel Q77 motherboards with four RAM slots all support 32GB, including the DQ77MK, which seems to be the motherboard the 7010 is at least based upon.  
At the very least, some of Dell’s documentation seems to be in error
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Customer asked on Dell OptiPlex 7010 mt graphics card and 16GB memory upgrade

What are the actual memory slots available in Dell OptiPlex 7010?

The Computer has 4 Slots to install memory, already with 4GB standard memory installed. For best OptiPlex 7010 Computer performance use the maximum amount of 32GB, fill all the slots with the max allowed memory per slot for your Computer.

What memory types are compatible with Dell OptiPlex 7010?

The Dell OptiPlex 7010 Computer takes the DDR3 PC3-10600 1333MHz, PC3-12800 1600MHz Non-ECC DIMM memory type, and comes installed with 4GB memory.

How much max memory does Dell OptiPlex 7010 support?

You can upgrade your Dell OptiPlex 7010 Computer to up to a maximum memory capacity of 32GB Memory.

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