I was just about ready to pull the trigger on a Nvidia 1080 ti when I came across this in the Dell community site:
"Case swap? If you have a i7 8700 or above, don't even consider using a GTX 1080 / RTX 2080 or higher in your machine unless you have a liquid cooled CPU. You will have fan noise, case temp and CPU temp issues at high loads unless you find a way to liquid cool the CPU. Adding heat to the case from a GPU with a open air dual axial fan design will just add to the mess using the stock or SE turbo design CPU cooler. You will likely encounter the same issues with less powerful GPU's as well under gaming loads.
With the thermal limits of the rear blower type GPU design being tested by faster and faster chips like the RTX 2080Ti, the airflow in the case becomes even more important. With liquid cooling the CPU in this case already being challenging, at that point you should consider a swap to a case which won't restrict the type of GPU you have to buy and have better cooling options."
That is the CPU that I have in mine.
Seems overstated. Maybe by someone who doesn't own a Dell. (I also don't own a Dell. Haven't bought one since 1995. Generally thought they were OK, except for the use of things that were not industry standard.)
A GTX 1080 (not a 1080ti) was a factory option for the 8930. It may have been a "blower" type card (which ejects most of its heat out the back of the case). Blower cards use a centrifugal (squirrel cage) fan, rather than the more common axial fan types.
Looking online, I found someone with an RTX 2060 installed. That's nominally a 160W GPU, and probably not a "blower" card.
If you're worried, spend $300 and get a new RTX 4060. It's rated at 115W. That shouldn't tax the cooling system, even though it won't be a blower card.
If you're
really worried, buy a complete new system, so you won't need to agonize over compatibility.
