- Oct 19, 2013
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My Aurora is 3.5 yrs old, and still has the original GeForce GTX 260 that I selected for it during my component selection when self-designing the rig. The 260 has always been rock-solid, but I am limited to DX9, and would benefit, as a gamer, from access to DX11 features & newer 'bells and whistles' offered by newer Generation Cards, and the difference from DX9 to DX11. A generous friend provided me with a never-used, except being pre-tested on his rig right before gifting it to me, EVGA-brand GeForce GTX 550ti over a month ago, to try and remedy my DirectX 'ancient version issues'.
And if it IS worth replacing, how do I do it and avoid instant 6-beep warning code, like I experienced when I tried to upgrade to the 550ti myself a few weeks ago? I know that the code is a 'video card problem,' but the slot I used is the same one that my old-and-still-in-use GTX 260 has always used w/o issue, AND my PSU is more than ample to meet wattage-requirements of the 550ti --which were actually tech-spec'd as less than the 260's power-draw.
As for potential Alienware MB-compatibility issues or maybe needing to use a different PSU cable to power the 550ti, I have no clue about. BUT, in my "A11" version BIOS, there are individual cable power-output options, but each cable has always been set to the lowest value, and that setting is also what "Load Optimum Settings" F2 option sets it to/keeps it at. Could THAT be the issue?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer, and if you need more info on my particular rig, please don't hesitate to request it from me!
And if it IS worth replacing, how do I do it and avoid instant 6-beep warning code, like I experienced when I tried to upgrade to the 550ti myself a few weeks ago? I know that the code is a 'video card problem,' but the slot I used is the same one that my old-and-still-in-use GTX 260 has always used w/o issue, AND my PSU is more than ample to meet wattage-requirements of the 550ti --which were actually tech-spec'd as less than the 260's power-draw.
As for potential Alienware MB-compatibility issues or maybe needing to use a different PSU cable to power the 550ti, I have no clue about. BUT, in my "A11" version BIOS, there are individual cable power-output options, but each cable has always been set to the lowest value, and that setting is also what "Load Optimum Settings" F2 option sets it to/keeps it at. Could THAT be the issue?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer, and if you need more info on my particular rig, please don't hesitate to request it from me!
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