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Area-51 R2, upgrading to RTX 2080 Ti
Hello,
I bought the Area-51 R2 in November 2015. It was just released by Alienware. I would like to know if there are compatibility issue with the newest graphic card RTX 2080 Ti? Actually the system got a SLI of 980 Ti.
Thank you
Krage
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November 2nd, 2018 10:00
Tesla1856
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November 2nd, 2018 10:00
Area-51 (Late 2015) is not a proper model number, but I think it should be fine.
How would we know? You are likely one of the first to try it.
Why do you expect a problem?
PentatonicSteel
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November 2nd, 2018 17:00
Bottleneck would be your only issue imo, assuming you are under a previous generation (or two) of intel or amd cpus.
Krage
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November 3rd, 2018 02:00
Tesla1856
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November 3rd, 2018 11:00
You know, I hear this term "bottleneck" like it's some "deal breaker" problem.
Yet even in the worst-case scenario ... a new GTX-1070 into an old Aurora-R1 (2010) provides it with much higher gaming performance. I think every system has a bottleneck or "weakest link".
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Recommended-NVIDIA-graphics-cards-for-Alienware-Aurora-R1-2009/m-p/5590870/highlight/true#M92465
But yes, I agree that components inside a system should be "about" the same vintage for best compatibility. However, I'm seeing that lately this "age range" has increased to around 4 years. Apparently even longer with machines based on Intel's "enthusiasts class" platforms.
JKTRRT
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November 5th, 2018 15:00
The Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti are open air cooler design video cards that will dump hot air into the case. A Blower style card would work better it is what all previous models of the Area 51 came with.
Krage
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November 5th, 2018 23:00
farrowsharrows
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December 3rd, 2018 11:00
Post how it goes. I have Alienware area 51 R2 with a 5960x that I was thinking of upgrading
Krage
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December 3rd, 2018 14:00
Sargent_Carnage
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December 11th, 2018 06:00
I have a late 2014 Dell Alienware Area-51 R2, Windows 10, 32GB DDR4 RAM, Three (x3) NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti (SLI), and powered by a Dell 1500W multi-GPU power supply with "six" 6-pin connector spots available. Here is the problem: each 980 Ti video card uses "one" 6-pin and "one" 8-pin (6+2) connector. The PCI-express bus cable is PSU 6-pin & 6-pin, and the GTX 980 Ti GPU has "one" 6-pin, and "one" 6+2 pin connectors. The RTX 2080 Ti GPU uses "two" 8-pin connectors and will not operate from the low power "two" 6+2-pin GPU to "two" 6-pin PSU. I am getting error message 2080 TI - "Please turn off computer and plug in PCIe power cords."
Question: How did you fully power your new RTX 2018 Ti? What type of power cable did you use? 6+2 pin twice to "two" 6-pin power supply connectors?
Krage
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December 11th, 2018 07:00
mjmd2003
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February 17th, 2019 13:00
Krage,
Since you have installed a 2080ti in an area 51r2 and had no issues, can you tell me which specific 2080 ti card you went with? I'm going to do the same upgrade and if someone has already had success, it seems no reason to reinvent the wheel.
Thanks
Krage
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February 17th, 2019 23:00
Hello mymd2003,
i bought the Founder Edition via Nvidia website.
I got a 3440x1440 monitor from asus at 100hz and i play mostly BF V reaching 98 fps almost steady (I use RivaTuner to lock fps to 98 to avoid screen tearing).
I play it on DX12 without DXR in multiplayer. DXR still cause some stuttering in certain moment and need to be fixed by DICE.
I got a nice leap from my previous 980ti SLI situation.
If you wanna know something more specific please let me know.
Cheers
mjmd2003
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February 18th, 2019 10:00
Thank you. Very helpful. Think I'll go with that.
Krage
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February 18th, 2019 13:00