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Alienware x51 R2 - 240W - Graphic Cards?
Hello.
I've been looking for a new graphic card to replace my 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645 for some time now, since the newer games is movie away from the "Runescape" graphics ;).
I've been looking over a lot of threads, and even tried to contact Dell directly, getting them to send me a mail of the graphic cards I can have in my current computer. I didn't get specific answers though.
So I was wondering if you guys could help me out :).
My current Alienware X51 R2 is running on:
A 240W power supply
A EURO 250V Power Cord
A 4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.2GHz with Turbo Boost Technology)
Now for the TL;DR
If I want to swap out my 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645 with the best GPU possible, what should I go for?
The budget of the card is no matter, but I would like not to go for a new Power Supply or cord, if possible :).
//Dennis Plettner
Game7a1
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October 19th, 2015 11:00
A GTX 950 may be possible, but it's up to you if you think it's worth getting since it is the most powerful of the four I listed. The AMD options that'll work with the 240w PSU don't have a price:performance ratio that the Nvidia GPUs have or could be recommended.
If you have an "unlimited" budget, why do you resist on wanting a bigger PSU (there's only one to choose form, and thst's the 330w PSU for the X51 and Alienware laptops)?
Dplettner
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October 19th, 2015 11:00
Ah, awesome :)
The main reason I don't want to switch out the PSU is because that I don't know how to get it out of the PC :p. I mainly just switch out parts like GPU's and CPU's :P Never tried switching out a PSU :p. I'm afraid to break something :p.
Thanks a lot for answering the question though :)! Wonderful response time aswell :)!
Dplettner
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October 19th, 2015 11:00
Oh, one quick question :P. Any specific model of the "GTX 750 ti" card that I need to go for :)? I see it's made in several styles :p.
Game7a1
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October 19th, 2015 13:00
1. The PSU is outside the X51, not inside it. It's the brick outside the computer. It's also a laptop charger for Alienware and Dell laptops.
2. Just get one that isn't overclocked and has a single fan.
Dplettner
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October 20th, 2015 08:00
Ah, duh :P I knew that, just had to wake up I guess :D.
Ah well, thanks a lot :)! You've been a wonderful help :)!