X51-R3, graphics card upgrade

Hi,

It is not officially validated, but it should work. You just need to take into consideration the Graphics Card Dimensions: the length should be 9.5'' or less.

Let me know if you need something else!

the 1060  reference(founders version)  would be best for the X51 as it  has  a blower style fan and exhausts out the rear like the stock video card... mine came with a 970 .. I currently have  a 1070  in mine and its a leap above....  apparently the 1080 is actually same size aswell so... something to take in consideration.. assuming you go the 330 watt psu   .

otherwise if you get one with dual fans on it that exhaust into the case you might find yourself overheating if the sidepanel is on :*(

I  have recently upgraded my X51 R3 with the 1060, single fan and it works fine. My CPU is an i3-6100, and GPU temps idle are around 55, and load around 77. Granted I am no super gamer, but PC has passed several different GPU stress tests in a row.

I am not sure if yours comes with an HDD or an SSD, you can switch the HDD out to regain a few watts, and should lower temperatures as well. I have found these PC's are very user friendly when it comes to upgrading them, and so far I have been able to simply plug and play all my upgrades, only issue, needing a screw to install a Samsung 950 NVME PCIE M.2 512 GB. You can find that type of stuff and any electronic recycle facility for nothing. I hope that helps.

I just finished an install of a GTX 1060 on an Alienware X51 R3. I go over the issues you may encounter and show you how to do it.

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch