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November 29th, 2014 06:00

Area 51-R2, Nvidia Triple SLI Bridge, 3rd PSU to GFX cable

Hello,

I recently purchased a new Alienware Area 51-R2 with a single graphics card. I have three GTX 970s from a previous computer I would like to move over to this new machine. If you order the machine with the triple GTX 980 option, it will ship with a triple Nvidia SLI Bridge like the one shown below. This is a long shot but does anyone happen to know the dell P/N is for this bridge? Contacted support twice, I guess Dell "no longer sells these and searched amazon for a part...". These machines started shipping last month so I know the SLI bridge exists and are serviceable.

Hoping someone from Dell / Alienware can chime in and do a bit of research.
Thanks!

Edit: So according to alienware tech support - the part is GYN70 - manufactured by Nvidia.
The part is not serviceable or orderable according to both Dell/Alienware. I was told by support to just order one from Nvidia. 

I would hope these tech people are properly trained because the Nvidia 3 way SLI spacing is NOT the same as what the Area 51 R2 is using. Very disappointing.

Edit: The stock area 51 R2 motherboard spacing is 3x 60mm.
Most 3way SLI connectors are 3x 40mm. I can not find a single 3x 60mm connector - thus making it impossible to upgrade to 3 video cards.