GeForce 640 upgrade to 560 ti?

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I bought an alienware x51 about 8 months ago with the i5 3330 cpu and the gtx 640 gpu and so far the 640 hasnt given me the results i had hoped for and i was wondering if it would make sense to swap it out for the gtx 560 or the gtx 560 ti given that those cards are around $100

PS: im no expert but i think that the 560 would require more than the current 330w power supply that comes with the x51
 
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The 7770 should run on your power supply, I don't see Alienware brand even it's Dell now having a poor quality PSU. Just make sure you have enough space in the case to fit the card. With how small the case is, you may be stuck with a 7750 due to size and heat issues. I don't know about the powersupply on that model, but if it's an external one, no it's not normal for a desktop at all, but should not matter as long as you have power cables to run the card.

The other option they have listed for the computer is NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 1.5GB GDDR5

If that card can run in the system, a 7770 should as well.
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how about the radeon 7770? if so is that a worthy upgrade?
 
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The 640 is a low end gaming card, lower than the lowest recommended one on Toms. Look at the reiew here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gt-640-review,3214-7.html

It looks like even a Radeon 7750 which is pretty low power can outrun that 640 by quite a bit. A 7770 will be a good pick and the power use for review systems is 30-40 watts less than for a 560.

The issue is that the case of the X51 is pretty small, make sure the cards will fit.
 
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will i need to upgrade my power supply if i go with the 7770? also whats up with the x51's power brick or laptop charger thing or whatever that is, is that normal for a desktop and how does that factor in to all this? sorry if im asking dumb questions but i need some things clarified
 
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The 7770 should run on your power supply, I don't see Alienware brand even it's Dell now having a poor quality PSU. Just make sure you have enough space in the case to fit the card. With how small the case is, you may be stuck with a 7750 due to size and heat issues. I don't know about the powersupply on that model, but if it's an external one, no it's not normal for a desktop at all, but should not matter as long as you have power cables to run the card.

The other option they have listed for the computer is NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 1.5GB GDDR5

If that card can run in the system, a 7770 should as well.
 
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sweet thanks man
 
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