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Aurora R5, highest GPU upgrade?
I bought an R5 years ago at Best Buy and was wondering what the highest GPU upgrade I could put into it that my power supply could handle. I'm pretty sure I only have the 450 watt version. I have the GTX 970 with 8gb of RAM in there with an i7 6700 processor. Anyone know what the highest nvidia card I could buy that this system could handle? I was also thinking of putting in more RAM also.
speedstep
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February 23rd, 2020 17:00
460W unit would n ot be supporting a GTX 970.
2FNM3 GTX 1060 works fine with the stock 460W.
Non Dell cards will require secure boot OFF.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-ZT-P10600A-10L-Compact-Graphics/dp/B07SLKXR6S
Philly Marbles
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February 23rd, 2020 19:00
So your saying I have the higher power supply version of the R5? I just checked. I have the GTX 970 in there
r72019
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February 23rd, 2020 19:00
When I purchased my Aurora R7 direct from Dell, they sold it to me with the 460W PSU and GTX 1080. Granted, Nvidia's recommended system power for a 1080 is 500W.
Tesla1856
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February 23rd, 2020 19:00
Hard to advise without knowing for sure.
Philly Marbles
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February 23rd, 2020 20:00
I just looked up the system configuration. It's a 460W supply.
Would a GTX 1660 be too much for my computer to handle?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P76G428/?coliid=I34O4VN3TYVUDZ&colid=104QJ3W3L22AB&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Tesla1856
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February 23rd, 2020 20:00
Yeah, that's lame. It should have thrown a custom-config-page error.
But Dell seems to think their Power Supplies are ultra-amp-ing, physics-defying, blah, blah
r72019
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February 24th, 2020 09:00
Also consider the 1660ti, it is better than the 1660, and they have identical power requirements (card power 120W, system power 450W).
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February 24th, 2020 09:00
1660 is not a problem if your system came with windows 8.1 EXCEPT that secure boot must be OFF for the card to post.
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3156
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April 3rd, 2020 13:00
Is there a particular brand/model of a GTX 1660 Ti that would fit in a R5 with 460W PSU?
r72019
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April 3rd, 2020 14:00
Try checking these out:
https://www.pny.com/PNY-GeForce-GTX-1660-Ti-6GB-Blower
https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/PH-GTX1660TI-O6G/
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/pny-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-blower-graphics-card-gf-gtx-1660-ti-6-gb-gddr6-pcie-30-x16-dvi-hdmi-displayport/apd/aa768552/graphic-video-cards
speedstep
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April 3rd, 2020 20:00
Short cards are always less trouble.
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1660-Ti-VENTUS-XS-6G-OC
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1660-XS-Graphics/dp/B07PSSLPWH
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April 3rd, 2020 20:00
Whatever you get, you should check the dimensions before ordering because I'm not sure if you would be able to physically close the PC with a 5" or wider GPU. Even 4.75" is cutting it close. The OEM GPU is 4.37." The Aurora is a SFF really tight fit in there, and others on this forum have found out the hard way that too wide or too long and it will either hit the front fan or not close.
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April 3rd, 2020 21:00
those are very good practical points.
it seems Nvidia founder edition gpu fits R5. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jqOEw9pcJOU
by SFF it implies the chassis air cooling may not be optimal. so another reason to consider blower type gpu as in founder edition.
the founder edition card has a characteristic all metal design first introduced in Titan (780,770) that continues today.
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April 4th, 2020 12:00
Thanks all for those GTX 1660 product recommendation - their dimensions and PSU requirements all seem to be compatible with my R5 and 460W PSU.
Now to compare specs and performance/reviews... (vs the GTX 970 I have in R5)