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Alienware x51 R2 psu upgrade
I have an alienware x51 r2 and I am upgrading my gfx card to an evga gtx 960, which will require more watts, and I have a 650 watt psu that i am having trouble installing. As of now im not worried about the size and the fact it is an internal power supply, I will be getting a new case later. if anyone could walk me thru it tho or link me to where i can find out how to install my new psu i'd apprecite it.
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eaglenv
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November 25th, 2015 01:00
Which power supply do u have now? Because if you have the 330 watt it can handle your GTX 960.
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November 25th, 2015 08:00
My power supply is likr 240 w. But are you sure 330 watt will be good enough? The gtx 960 lists that min watts required is 400?
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November 25th, 2015 14:00
x51 comes with either a 240 watt or 330 watt...if you have the 240 watt I don't think a 960 will work. But the 330 watt will run the 960 and 970. Some even claim success with a GTX 980 on the 330 watt power supply.
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November 25th, 2015 17:00
you sure?? I feel like 330 isnt enough
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November 25th, 2015 18:00
It's enough. If it wasn't, Alienware wouldn't be supplying GTX 960s to X51 R2 and R3s.
I also speak for personal experience that a GTX 960 does work with a 330w PSU and i7 regular processor (not the extreme processors like i7-5820k). I've even used an R9 285, a GPU with a higher TPD, with the X51 and it worked without problems.
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November 25th, 2015 21:00
Yea...I'm sure. I own a X51 r2 and put a GTX 970 in it and have had zero issues. My install: en.community.dell.com/.../19652108