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Alienware Aurora R3 Graphics Card Upgrade
Hello, I"m not the most tech savvy person, but I do love my alienware aurora. I tried to play the new batman game and realized my comp needed an upgrade. I'm not sure what kind of graphics card work with my computer and if I need to get other supplies to make them work. I'll post my specs and if anyone can suggest someway I could maybe put a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or something along these lines into my computer.
Machine name: KYLE-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Alienware
System Model: Aurora-R3
BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/11/11 15:21:57 Ver: 04.06.04
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8174MB RAM
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6738)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6738&SUBSYS_00D01002&REV_00
Display Memory: 746 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1011 MB
Shared Memory: 3830 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
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June 23rd, 2015 07:00
hi mate i tried playing batman as yourself my cpu is a i5 2300 r3 desktop so i have got issues i upgraded my card a few weeks ago to a gtx 970 strix so that will work fine in your rig as the bios can be a bit weird with some cards .ive ordered a i7 2600k and will install that tomoz as the best cpu available is the one you have got i hope it helps someone else may be able to tell you other cards