About the over heating, how about if I step back to a 240? Would that eliminate the overheating? If not do you have any suggestions? I think I have a good tech, but informed is protected.

Yes I agree. I had absolutely no clue what I was buying when I got the 745 from Dell. It is still a good computer! It's just that I always knew the power source was weak after I had bought it, and I also found out from many people here, what a weak and low grade graphics card an ATI Radeon 1300Pro was. 6 years back many people said I would not be able to render worth a damn with a GC of that low quality. And because of the warrenty I was locked in and could not change anything. First I was told by Dell that there was not any other power source at all. Well that is untrue. And then that it could not be added to my warrenty. I just found out yesterday that that also was false. :(

Believe me I am absorbing this info like a sponge! I will know how to research my next computer correctly. When you mentioned the cooling issue, No One has brought this up. Not Nvidia, not my tech, and not anyone at Tom's. So I at least now have some info to ask my tech as well on monday.

Here are some links too:
Dell Optiplex GX745 Mini Tower Specs

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/op745/en/UG_en/mtindex.htm

Outside Front and Rear
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/op745/en/UG_en/tower.htm#wp1050681

Inside
Graphics Cards
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/op745/en/UG_en/mt_cards.htm#wp1105095

Power Supply
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/op745/en/UG_en/mt_pwrsp.htm#wp1109155

Thank you for your help BTW!!! :D

HugZ!
Ariana 

   

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