Upgrading my graphics card

Question

Hello I have an old 2014 Area 51R2.  Currently running the original 2xGTX770's.  Up to recently this has been perfectly fine, but some new games and applications are starting to take its toll on the poor old things.  I have read somewhere, because of the design of the case and card positions not all cards are compatible with this model. Any advice on which of the latest cards I should be looking at would be much appreciated.  I think there are a few more legs in the old alien yet. Not married to the the SLI config, i am told that most games do not design for this nowa days, so happy to go with 1 card.   much thanks   H

Eimy_B · Answer

Hi @hedleynorrish,

These are the validated cards for your system;

Support for up to three PCI-Express x16, single-/double-width, full length graphics cards
AMD Radeon™ R9 270 (Single configuration)
AMD Radeon™ R9 290X (Triple configuration)
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 780 (Single/Dual/Triple Configuration)
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 770 (Single/Dual/Triple Configuration)
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ TITAN Z (Single/Dual Configuration)

Alienware Desktops

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