I have a vague memory of causing myself a lot of trouble a decade ago, and deciding on the rule 'don't mess with the BIOS'. That propriety Dell parts could cause extra problems is just an extra justification for leaving alone I think. Thanks for all the advice/tips. It sounds like the best thing for...

I found this dual fan 1050 TI that only uses PCIe power (I think)... but it doesn't seem to be available in the UK! ASUS GeForce DUAL GTX 1050Ti http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126151 As my PC will already be a bit noisy maybe the Zotac Ti Mini will not really make any diffe...

It looks like you can fit a video card that takes up 2 slots. The main limitation with that case is the length of the card from the bracket to the end that is near the front of the case - the hinged part of the case needs space to pivot. To measure this, you should take out two of the slot covers o...

Ahhh.... for some reason that hadn't even occurred to me.

There's an extra 2cm of space there. Thanks.

Ok, we're almost there....:) I think you are getting confused by my saying "above the PCIe bracket to the case". Think about seating the gfx card into the PCIe slot. That's the bottom of the card. So, we need to know how much clearance there is for the TOP of the card. The card is secured to the PC...

Let me try this again. :) I needed to make it clearer how little I know! Here's my utterly dumbed down list of details, describing distances as seen in the photo: Along slot two (the long black slot under the battery that I'm pretty sure is a PCIe slot, and there was only one) there's about 24cm fr...

Actually... don't graphics cards go down from the PCIe slot? (I told you I'm a bit clueless with this stuff... so glad I decided against building my own PC tbh). In that case it looks like there's plenty of room.

No spare PSU cables! So, they never expect anyone to add another storage device? gah. I'd just seen some SSD bargains too. Ah well. Can't really complain for £200. From the top of the PCIe slot there was just over 4cm to the CPU cooler, and about 3cm to the RAM safety clips (would the card fit arou...

Thanks for that info. Gratefully appreciated.

PS: The power supply is in the metal case at the bottom - my photo is smaller and more cut off than I'd realised. Let me know if another would be useful.

Hi there. I've included a photo of the PC in case that is useful. I mainly use it for office stuff/browsing, but was hoping to be able to cheaply get it ready for some games too. I tend to only pick up games when they're a few years old (Humble Bundle, etc). I'd like to be able to play GTA V at some...

Has anyone got any further info on what of the many 1050/1050 TIs are quietest? I've not been able to find out, but google brought me to this thread, where it seemed like people interested in knowing might be likely to congregate.

I don't need it to be silent, but did choose to go for i3 over i5 as I wanted it to be quieter but don't really have the funds for both a more demanding PC and the extras needed to then cool it quietly. I just got this Dell for £200 (reduced from £380): http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-3650-desktop...