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December 10th, 2020 07:00
X51 R2, graphics card upgrade, #13
Hello everyone,
I've been using and enjoying my R2 for quite a while now. But the native Nvidia GeForce 760ti is a bit lacking in performance nowadays.
I'd like to upgrade it with a Nvidia 1650 super, or similar.
But I'm a bit lost as to what type of GC can fit in the R2. I've seen that the GTX 960 would fit, but i'd like to install something a bit more recent if that's possible...
Could you guys enlight me please ? Would the 1650 super fit, and if it doesn't, what could ?
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speedstep
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December 10th, 2020 08:00
1060 or 1650 short single fan card will fit.
You do need to update the power brick to 330W.
https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Alienware-M18X-0143-ADP-330AB-DA330PM111/dp/B07Z8S3RJP/
https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Alienware-X51-R2/1993
Gigantic 3 fan 12 inch long cards will not fit.
What I do not know is if the R2 lacking uefi bios will make it not working.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Compact-Graphics-ZT-P10610A-10L/dp/B07SKL5P88/
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1656OC-4GD-rev-10#kf
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-Compact-GV-N1656OC-4GD/dp/B08BNRR5SJ/
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AuroraHasManyFans
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December 11th, 2020 03:00
It probably does fit. Our community member Incompressible has a 9.5" graphics card installed in his X51 R2.
I have a 1650 Super in my Aurora R11. This card is unbelievably fast for the price, allowing gaming with high graphics setting at 60 FPS (capped because the BFGD has only 60 Hz refresh), while running cool (max 71°C, avg 39°C). My main complain is that she doesn't have RTX cores. I might replace it with RTX 3060Ti, 3060 Super(?), or 4060(Hopper 5nm?) one day.