X51 R2, graphics card upgrade, #23

Question

Hi all, in 2014 I purchased an Alienware X51 R2 and I've used it with its native GeForce GTX 745 until now. However I'm finding it a bit lacking now, and I'd like to upgrade to a new graphics card, perhaps a 1050 Ti? In my country it's available at roughly 215€. I am open to suggestions. The idea is to get something powerful enough to be able to play Halo Infinite without upgrading other components, as I've already upgraded my RAM to 16 gb a couple years back.

My question is: would a 1050 Ti fit in the case? Do I need to upgrade my power brick? Do you recommend the card itself or is there something more powerful on the market available at roughly the same price?

Thank you for your time.

speedstep · Answer

@Lillione45  Power brick should be updated to 330W. Then its fine for a single fan card up to 150W aka zotac 1060. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epCx8IjLCS4

DELL-Chris M · Answer

X51 R2, graphics card upgrade

EdCo64 · Answer

Hiya, I really should go for a GTX Titan for your spec,

EdCo64 · Answer

Thats very common

EdCo64 · Answer

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-titan.c1996

speedstep · Answer

@EdCo64

@DELL-Chris M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epCx8IjLCS4

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Not only is a GTX TITAN not working in an X51 R2 the 330W power brick does not have 375W of power to run that card so using said Titan in an X51 is not only not working it will never work with the stock power supply or the max upgrade power brick.

GTX 1060 Single fan 150W cards like the zotac 1060 work when the power brick is updated to 330W.

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