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Aurora R7, can GeForce RTX 3080 fit in or work?
Can GEFORCE RTX 3080 be fit in or work in my Alienware R7 ?
Processor i7 8700k Water Cooling.
16 GB ram 2666
Right now its 1080 8Gb graphic card.. so is that possible that RTX 3080 will work or not ? Fitting is different issue.
firebirdhk
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February 11th, 2021 12:00
Thanks everyone for the advices in this thread. With some mods to the R7 cases, I have managed to put in a EVGA 3080 Ultra Gaming FTW3. (300mm in length)
It is not perfect though. Now the left cover cannot fully close because of the wires from the GPU power connectors. I might need to look for some ATX 8-pin 180 degree angled adapters. (or just leave it open like that..)
Anyway, I can now run MS2020 in 4K with Ultra setting..
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February 11th, 2021 16:00
@firebirdhk Nice, check out @eastsider2 install of the same card in 3090 version, not sure hos he got to close it, may give you an alternative solution
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February 12th, 2021 11:00
@22GREEN I did not have a height problem with my EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming.
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February 12th, 2021 11:00
@firebirdhk
That was my concern the HEIGHT of these cards. looks like its not gonna happen. I added a 2080Ti to my R7 fits perfect, but I guess until some of the SFF 3080/3090 cards come out i'll have to hold off. Looks nice in there though
firebirdhk
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February 12th, 2021 12:00
This might help..
https://kareonkables.com/products/evga-dual-inverted-90-degree-to-62-pin-pci-e-cable-adapter
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February 13th, 2021 12:00
@markburvyou have an R8 we have the R7
Are the cases exactly the same? and if so then I did see that thread some time ago. Looks like you just had to replace the front fan? no cutting?
1. Replace the front fan with a Noctua nf-a12x15-pwm-chromax-black-swap. Done 1 month ago.
markburv
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February 13th, 2021 16:00
@22GREEN Are the cases exactly the same? and if so then I did see that thread some time ago. Looks like you just had to replace the front fan? no cutting?
That's right, they are the same cases.
No cutting
I do advise adding an upper front fan in the HDD bay to help cool the CPU, the chromax does not come with a Y cable, but get also the NF A12-25PWM, it comes with a Y. Put the upper on the 4wired 4pin and the chromax on the 3wired 4pin.
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February 13th, 2021 18:00
Hey @22GREEN , still rocking that OLED LG? Does the 30xx series G-sync work well with it?
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February 13th, 2021 18:00
@markburv
ok thx i'll keep that in mind. But I have the 8700K liquid cooled and temps are always really good even under full load. Right now just surfing the forums.
Any documentation you can share about taking off the front bezel? you mentioned - maintenance doc from dells website. I believe its in the manual also. Looks like you had to use some zip ties to secure it.
I'll bookmark that link to the fan also.
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February 14th, 2021 01:00
@22GREEN
Very nice temps what cooler? H60?
Just remember those temps will suffer if you replace a "blower" type GPU with an air-cooled "non-blower"
@GTS81 Nice to see you join in
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February 14th, 2021 12:00
@22GREEN The 2080ti is a great card. If you have no reasons to upgrade, take your time.
I waited from September after seeing lots of negativity on the net. But then I came across the EVGA announcement of solving the capacitor problem.I saw @eastsider2 here post about his EVGA 3090 FTW install and his success. When you see a few great reviews spread out from sites you can trust, I took that leap of calculated faith and jumped on a EVGA card, waited 1 month for it to arrive.
I have had some screen blanking problems now and then, nothing I could not resolve personally by fixing the right video settings for my monitor S3220DGF. I even had them again on my new rig. Fixed it easily again.
I am personally convinced that it should be ok, I am not sure others would be as confident, I have built PCs since 1990.
Sepapi
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June 11th, 2021 09:00
Hi,
I got the same 2080ti rn, was planning to upgrade to gigabyte 3080 extreme. Were you be able to fit a 3080 in your aurora r7?
thanks
IlzaGilza
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May 23rd, 2022 19:00
I have a 8700 aurora r7 liquid cooled. I bought a 3080ti founders edition, removed the front fan and bracket. Replaced with the noctua slim fan discussed using 3m double sided tape mentioned as well. It can get a little bit louder than the previous 1080ti set up, but that’s to be expected, using more power, giving off more heat.