I have an Alienware Aurora-R5 and i7-6700 CPU. I was wondering if, in the future, I can change my CPU to another i7 with K unlocked? And buy the Alienware liquid cooling? Will I be able to overclock my CPU via Command Center?
You should be able to, but you cannot use the eighth generation on your motherboard. The cooler is available for $100, but the larger power supply is recommended also. Consult tech support.
The Dell 850w will run a GTX-1070 or a GTX-1080, no problem.
The Aurora-R5 with Intel i7-6700 is fine the way it is. It's not like you have an i5. The i7-6700K is basically the same chip. Real-world benefits of Over-Clocking are minimal.
The motherboard that shipped with the i7-6700K is slightly different. It has the VRM-heat-sink installed, and might even have a different BIOS micro-code to allow that chip to work. See old forum posts about all the users trying processor swaps (with mixed results).
I do suggest you install the Alienware (Asetek-made) Liquid-Cooler. Not sure why they allow you to buy an Intel-i7 config without it.
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Ooo good...So I payed so much dollars and I can’t even swap to 6700k and have a stable system with over clock at about 4.7ghz...thank you very much so I stay like that and not even change to 6700k right?
@molismenos wrote: 1. I was thinking to update to i7 7700k so 2. I would have a difference... 3. Can I upgrade to that? Or just 6700k?
1. Pretty sure Alienware formally announced they were NOT supporting that. Search forum.
2. Even then, real-world difference it very small
3. I guess I didn't make myself clear. I think the real answer is NEITHER.
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@molismenos wrote: Ooo good...So I payed so much dollars and I can’t even swap to 6700k and have a stable system with over clock at about 4.7ghz...thank you very much so I stay like that and not even change to 6700k right?
I already answered that (the best I can).
Maybe you should search old "Alienware General" forum and come to your own conclusions?
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@molismenos wrote: Thank you for your help and your time, I will just take a GTX 1080 Ti and a cpu cooler and I think I will be ok, maybe put a 16gb ram+ to mine.
Take that or the order you told me before Asetek version?
AFAIK, all Alienware Intel-processor Liquid-Coolers are made by Asetek. Always have been all these years.
That looks about right, but you should probably come-up with the Dell Part Number (DPN) for the one you really need. Dell Parts should have them (you would think).
If you look closely, that one is USED. A new one would be better.
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no one knows?