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August 11th, 2016 07:00
Alienware Aurora GPU Upgrade Help!
Hi there Alienware community!
I have a Alienware Aurora R3 Desktop with a NVIDIA GTX 450 SLI (has two graphics cards), been running with it for over 3 years. I am needing a graphics card upgrade, so what would be the compatible graphics cards for my system? I don't really have a budget just in need of the best card possible, most RAM et cetera. Also, I have taken out the graphics cards before, so to put in the new cards would you just put them in and your off and running? Or is there more to it?
Thanks,
Oliver.
Eimy_B
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August 12th, 2016 12:00
Hi,
This are the validated cards, but if DUAL then the PSU should be 875W:
nVIDIA® Geforce™ GTS450
nVIDIA® Geforce™ GTX460
nVIDIA® Geforce™ GTX580
AMD® Radeon™ HD6950
AMD® Radeon™ HD6870
Check this video for the replacement:
www.youtube.com/watch
And for the memory, this should be the type:
DDR3 1333 MHz
DDR3 1600 MHz XMP
DDR3 1866 MHz XMP
Memory Min / Max:
2 GB to 16 GB (four slots)
Tesla1856
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August 12th, 2016 14:00
It should work if you have 875w PowerSupply, and it has the proper-pinned power-plugs natively. I suggest going back to a single card solution ... 1070 would be nice if staying with NVidia.
Since it's Aurora-R3 you better get one with a Dual-BIOS switch that supports both Legacy and UEFI Hybrid. Aurora R3 is maybe just EFI (not true uEFI) so it can't decide which it needs. Save yourself a lot of trouble and get one with a switch on the video-card. Reportedly, some newer MSI & Sapphire cards have the switch.
You might have to un-snap and remove the Aurora's plastic video-card air guide if new card exhausts into case.
I also have this from my notes that someone wrote:
Just wanted to say that the R9 380 does work. But you have to buy a hybrid BIOS graphic-card like "Sapphire R9 380 Nitro". The Sapphire cards are able to switch the BIOS boot from UEFI to legacy BIOS. There is a small "switch" at the corner of the card you can use. It works fine without any issues.