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Area-51m, side exhaust
Ok so I ordered a area 51M with a I7 9700k and a rtx 2060. I just read something that the base model with the i7 8700 and the 2060 does not have side exhaust. So I guess I will only have one side that will have a side exhaust. Also what happens if I ever decide to upgrade the gpu. Probably have to change the heat pipes too. Why would they block these vents. I'm guessing I made a mistake to buy this system if I have to buy a power bar, gpu and heat pipes to upgrade. Hope someone can answer this question so I can cancel my order.
NextGenCFL
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May 17th, 2019 14:00
If you have a 2060 system with an i9 then it comes with the bigger heatsink with all sides exhaust.
jh88
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July 9th, 2019 05:00
The i7-9700 with RTX 2060 has 2 side vents left and right cause this 9 generation video cards. So later you can upgrade this to RTX 2070 and up no problem and don't need to upgrade heatsink pipe or thermal.
NZKshatriya
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October 4th, 2019 09:00
So, will the side vent cooling solution be offered as an upgrade option via the Dell store, and if so when will they be available?
Currently, the only items availble are extra power supplies.
fevieira
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March 21st, 2020 16:00
@Kkikiki Did you really get the area 51m with the 2060? What can you tell us about the side vents/exhaust and what impact does it have on the heating? There seems to be a lot of misinformation about this topic and Alienware's website (in the Uk/Ireland at least) still has the info about 8700 + 2060 not having side exhausts, even though the 8700 is not even available anymore.