Optiplex 960 DT Power Supply Upgrade

Does anyone know if the standard 255 watt power supply unit (PSU) for the Optiplex 960 DT chassis can be upgraded to a higher wattage PSU? Any recommendations if this is possible? The DT chassis is smaller than the MT (minitower chassis) and bigger than the small form factor chassis. Thanks!

Hi, on 23rd of December i got mine 960 MT with 255W power supply. I imediately change it with spare 305W PS from optiplex 755. If fits and now I can run Radeon HD 4850 Toxic video card without power problems.
Try to use optipplex 755 DT power supply (280W) but i don't know for any other that will fit.
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Well, you are starting out from a fairly low baseline with the integrated graphics. It will not cost much to have a substantial increase if all you want to do is run WoW without error messages. Yes, the 300w power supply is an issue and rules out any card that will require its own power (i.e. needs its own power cord like a hard drive) but there are several mid-grade cards that can run off bus power alone (i.e. just from the pci-e slot itself). Just taking a quick look at newegg.com I see the following:
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