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X51 R2, upgrade to AMD RX 570?
Hello,
I just got this desktop thinking it would run R6 which it does but not to what I want it to. I was looking around and found a rx 570 I really liked so I got it not thinking of looking at the pin configuration. I found out it’s an 8 pin not a 6. So I was wondering if I just get a pci adapter will it be able to run and not destroy my desktop.
JOcean
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January 13th, 2019 06:00
The problem is that you have either a 240W or 330W PSU. If you have the 240W, you are really limited and the 570 would not work. You would be looking at a GT 1030 or maybe a GTX 1050. But with a 330W PSU you have more options. The following forum posts should help.
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Alienware-x51-R2-video-card-upgrade/td-p/5632871
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Video-card-upgrade-needed-for-my-Alienware-X51-R2/td-p/5621103
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January 13th, 2019 20:00