what graphics card can i put in my alienware x51

wappyymann

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Whats the best graphics card i can put in my alienware x51 r2 without having to change any other component. specs are bellow

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 processor (4-cores,8MB Cache, up to 4.0GHz w/Intel Turbo Boost)

Windows 8.1 (64Bit

AMD Radeon™ R9 270 with 2GB GDDR5

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz

1TB (64MB Cache) 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s
 

Codyha12

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Thats why I said the 970 mini version power but still in a small size.

 

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the better way to do it is to upgrade the SPU to 330W , then ,you can use 960GPU,rans very well and never have any problem
 

Swagrid

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GTX 750 TI or the 760 max, because the watts is 330 and the space within the alienware x51 is very compact, therefore any changes to it are restricted and it can not fit any gpu's above that since it can't fit anything larger. The alienware is a decent bit of kit, bit overpriced but it is a nice sleak design and it preforms good enough. Although I would recommend in future to build your own as you can have everything to your specifications or a prebuilt one if you are not confident enough with it. This is because you can upgrade it in future without have to buy an entire new system which will save money in the long run as well. I would recommend a 960, it runs better than the 760 and can play games better and more efficiently as the 900 series is the same as the 700 apart from with the 900 you get better efficiency for power consumption and lower heat output, which is very ideal for an alienware where the environment is small.
 

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this 960 has been confirmed to fit:


http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2962-KR/dp/B00T4BWGBM/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1428101855&sr=1-2&keywords=nvidia+geforce+gtx+960


at it is faster than a 760
 

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I said it could fit? I said the 750 and the 760 first because that is the original ones that could before the 960 came out, but then I said I recommend getting the 960.

"I would recommend a 960, it runs better than the 760 and can play games better and more efficiently as the 900 series is the same as the 700 apart from with the 900 you get better efficiency for power consumption and lower heat output, which is very ideal for an alienware where the environment is small."
 

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"GTX 750 TI or the 760 max, because the watts is 330 and the space within the alienware x51 is very compact, therefore any changes to it are restricted and it can not fit any gpu's above that since it can't fit anything larger."


I did not read after that. >.> huge nasty smooshed together paragraph.

Weird that you completely change your advice after that and indeed recommended a 960.


But why that at the start then? Why not just say, grab a 960?...

 

Swagrid

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Yeah I know, my mistake. Because I was going off what alienware's website. My friend wanted to be buy one a while back and I remember the only two options being that, but yeah the 960 is the better choice.