Alienware Aurora-R1, GPU Support

Question

I have an Alienware Aurora desktop from 2,010 that has an Alienware 4VWF2 motherboard in it. I also have 3 monitors connected to it, each with a maximum supported resolution of 2,560 pixels wide by 1,080 pixels high (no 4K here), although, I did see some similarly sized monitors to the ones that I have that are said to support the 4K resolution. (Although, since I only recently received my current monitors, it might be a while before I upgrade again. But, that might also depend on the answer to my question.) Alright, on to the question. What are the specifications of the motherboard mentioned above? I am specifically curious about its GPU support. Although, other information (e.g., CPU support) would be nice to know. I want to use a spanned desktop that utilizes the full resolution of all of my monitors. Currently, I have the desktop simply extended (not spanned through the Catalyst Control Center (or whatever Nvidia's equivalent is, as I have not dealt with Nvidia's software in a long time), as I prefer to have it) across the 3 displays. But, 2 of them are running at a resolution of only 1,920 pixels wide by 1,080 pixels high while the third runs at the full 2,560 pixels wide by 1,080 pixels high. Therefore, I am considering upgrading my GPU (also per suggestion [ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/size-windows-to-fill-workspace/32752620-7a06-41a2-a8cb-009514d72058 ]). But, I do not know what GPU models are supported by the motherboard. I replaced the GPU fan once. But, only the fan was replaced, not the card itself. The current GPU installed is the AMD Radeon HD 5870 (the original card, but with a replaced fan, since the original fan had died).

DELL-Chris M · Answer

Apologies that we missed your post!

Aurora-R1 Video cards =

First, read through these threads.

X58 Express Tylersburg 36 PCIe lanes, Two PCIe x16 slots 2.0
Dual Video Card options (must have an 825W or greater power supply and most likely will not have room for the PCIe x1 sound card)
Single video card in slot One = 16 PCIe lanes
Single video card in slot Three = 16 PCIe lanes
Dual video card Slot One & Three = 16 PCIe lanes, 16 PCIe lanes

HWHRN AMD Radeon HD5670 M206 Redwood XT
GCJ42 AMD Radeon HD5770 P120A Juniper XT (Single or Dual)
2XTG4 AMD Radeon HD5870 U121A Cypress (Single or Dual)
DW5CW AMD Radeon HD5970 E120A
GH3N9 AMD Radeon HD6870 Barts XT
4VDWW AMD Radeon HD6950 Cayman Pro (Single or Dual)
0J15H AMD Radeon HD6990 Antilles

Y003D GeForce 9800GTX2 HDMI Audio Cable Assembly
RKT14 GeForce SLI Bridge
9JDYJ GeForce GTS240 P118N (Single or Dual)
5X2CH GeForce GTX260 P201N (Single or Dual)
T682N Geforce GTX295 E120N
7K9GX GeForce GTS450 P120N
GR23P GeForce GTX460 P202N
X2HXX GeForce GTX480 U121N
WGP2G GeForce GTX560Ti D13U-15
RRM88 GeForce GTX580
9NK8P GeForce GTX590 Gemini

Retail video cards customers said worked =
ASUS Radeon HDHD7950-DC2T-3GD5
AMD Radeon HD7850
AMD Radeon HD7770
Nvidia GeForce GTX560Ti

WeirdStrangeWange · Answer

Thank you for the reply, Chris. It seems that I probably can upgrade the GPU. But, I am uncertain as to which to get. I need it to support 3 displays with a resolution of 2,560 pixels by 1,080 pixels (preferably 4K) (This would require upgrading my monitors; but, that can be done later.). If it helps you, my service tag is . I don't know if it is always true; but, perhaps you do. I found that the service tag is the express service code converted to base-36 digits.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

You should ask the users out here. Perhaps they can recommend newer cards that may work in this Aurora-R1.

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