Thanks! I will check the Power Supply when i get home,
-----P14 (6 pin) \---P15 (6+2= 8 pin)
-----P16 (6 pin) \---P17 (6+2= 8 pin) This portion doesn't make sense to me though, So instead of having the same two wires that were plugged into my Radeon 7850; plugged into the new ones you suggest testing a combination of wires and seeing which ones will work? I'm trying to determine if the 280x will work before i go out and buy it.
It's mATX motherboard has two PCIe x16 v3.0 slots (also backwards compatible with older v2.0 cards) ... also two x1 slots. IIRC, at least two SATA-3/600 for your SSDs.
It should run any $400 video-card. Single card solution is best (due to power reqs and cooling). Check for the Dell 875watt PowerSupply. Be sure it has the proper-pinned power-plugs natively available for you to use.
My Aurora-R1 has the 875w Power-Supply and is (DPN) OGM34R
-----P14 (6 pin) \---P15 (6+2= 8 pin)
-----P16 (6 pin) \---P17 (6+2= 8 pin)
Assuming the power supply wire colors indicate the 12v rails going to the video cards: Try with a power connector from each wire set at the same time. Meaning, with a single card ... use either P14 OR P15 and ALSO either P16 OR P17
Thanks! I will check the Power Supply when i get home,
-----P14 (6 pin) \---P15 (6+2= 8 pin)
-----P16 (6 pin) \---P17 (6+2= 8 pin) This portion doesn't make sense to me though, So instead of having the same two wires that were plugged into my Radeon 7850; plugged into the new ones you suggest testing a combination of wires and seeing which ones will work? I'm trying to determine if the 280x will work before i go out and buy it.
If you compare that diagram (and text description) to what is inside your machine (open it and look) ... should be clear.
Please provide a link to the exact card you wish to buy.
I checked, 875W power supply..i was too lazy to open my PC up after work so i called Alienware tech support and they said i have every single type of power pin in my PC (16/18 and everything below). the gentleman i talked to said i can take any graphics card on the market and run it in my PC (which i affectionately call Big Bertha due to the size). I had a AMD Radeon 7870 in it which after just shy of 4 years died. I can't post the link to the new card for some reason, but it's anMSI R9 280X 2048 Stream Processors 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 Ram PCI Express 3.0.
The card i'm looking at is an MSI R9 - 280X. I can't post a link because it says it's "Media". I checked, 875W power supply..i was too lazy to open my PC up after work so i called Alienware tech support and they said i have every single type of power pin in my PC (16/18 and everything below). the gentleman i talked to said i can take any graphics card on the market and run it in my PC (which i affectionately call Big Bertha due to the size). I had a AMD Radeon 7870 in there, which finally went out after just short of 4 years.
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Thanks! I will check the Power Supply when i get home,
-----P14 (6 pin)
\---P15 (6+2= 8 pin)
-----P16 (6 pin)
\---P17 (6+2= 8 pin)
This portion doesn't make sense to me though, So instead of having the same two wires that were plugged into my Radeon 7850; plugged into the new ones you suggest testing a combination of wires and seeing which ones will work? I'm trying to determine if the 280x will work before i go out and buy it.
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Yes, Aurora R4 has Intel x79 chipset
It's mATX motherboard has two PCIe x16 v3.0 slots (also backwards compatible with older v2.0 cards) ... also two x1 slots. IIRC, at least two SATA-3/600 for your SSDs.
It should run any $400 video-card. Single card solution is best (due to power reqs and cooling). Check for the Dell 875watt PowerSupply. Be sure it has the proper-pinned power-plugs natively available for you to use.
My Aurora-R1 has the 875w Power-Supply and is (DPN) OGM34R
-----P14 (6 pin)
\---P15 (6+2= 8 pin)
-----P16 (6 pin)
\---P17 (6+2= 8 pin)
Assuming the power supply wire colors indicate the 12v rails going to the video cards:
Try with a power connector from each wire set at the same time.
Meaning, with a single card ...
use either P14 OR P15
and ALSO
either P16 OR P17
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I checked, 875W power supply..i was too lazy to open my PC up after work so i called Alienware tech support and they said i have every single type of power pin in my PC (16/18 and everything below). the gentleman i talked to said i can take any graphics card on the market and run it in my PC (which i affectionately call Big Bertha due to the size). I had a AMD Radeon 7870 in it which after just shy of 4 years died. I can't post the link to the new card for some reason, but it's anMSI R9 280X 2048 Stream Processors 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 Ram PCI Express 3.0.
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The card i'm looking at is an MSI R9 - 280X. I can't post a link because it says it's "Media".
I checked, 875W power supply..i was too lazy to open my PC up after work so i called Alienware tech support and they said i have every single type of power pin in my PC (16/18 and everything below). the gentleman i talked to said i can take any graphics card on the market and run it in my PC (which i affectionately call Big Bertha due to the size).
I had a AMD Radeon 7870 in there, which finally went out after just short of 4 years.