Alienware X51 R3

Havoxine

Havoxine

Havoxine

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Hey everyone,

Just wondering if anyone can help, i am wanting to upgrade my computer but i have been told since everything is in a alien ware case i will not be able to use anything is this correct? please see below.

CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.00GHz 50 °C
Skylake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1064MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Alienware 026CD3 ( 0)
Graphics
S22C450 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 530 (Dell)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (NVIDIA) 42 °C
ForceWare version: 446.14
SLI Disabled
Storage
238GB NVMe PM951 NVMe SAMSU (Unknown (SSD))
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA )

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers
 
Looks like quite a small case - any GPU upgrade will be limited by what you can fit in there and probably also the power rating of the PSU
 
I've been looking at the X51 R2 and there are loads of videos on youtube that fit a GTX 1060 6gb blower FE type in that case so I would imagine something similar for the R3 with single PCIE Power should fit as long as its a blower type card.

If you are on about upgrading to include a new case you should be able to use everything that you dont upgrade in your new case.
 
I'm thinking of getting a whole new case and a new graphics.. Trying to play cod war zone and the graphics are terrible getting 24 fps max 30 .
 
Not a standard motherboard for sure...separate board for dealing with powersupply which comes from a power brick i am guessing?

I have an older version of it that i got left by a customer...very limited options for you upgrade wise i am afraid....

What is the rating of the power brick?
 
It is a power brick it is 330w is there anything I can salvage to make a custom build so to speak I just thought it's a waste. I don't think I would get much for selling the whole rig
 
6700K goes for silly money (£150-£200), even a GTX 960 is not cheap used with this GPU shortage. Alienware systems and cases sold pretty well historically, but I don't know if they still do.

It could be that selling the 6700K separately and getting a cheap Skylake Celeron or Pentium to complete a barebones would maximise your return. With the i7 CPU and GTX 960 the systems seem to go for £350+, with no graphics card one went for £300.

When I sell, I always split, to split the risk.

If you wanted to salvage, the motherboard might have a standard ATX screw layout (not sure, it's hard to tell without measuring the distance between them), but the PSU is not standard. I don't know if it's possible to plug a standard ATX PSU into that motherboard, or if you could just re-use the power brick and have it stick out of the case. Perhaps @postmanfw can help with that.

Does a graphics card have to be low profile, or just compact? I can't really tell from the pictures. There are some compact upgrades available, like a 2070 Mini (PSU permitting). There are low profile options like a 1650, but I don't think that would be big enough upgrade from a 960 to be worth it.

The CPU, RAM, graphics card and storage should all be widely compatible, it's only the case, motherboard and PSU that are weird.
 
Ideally i have about £600 to do an upgrade, i do want to start the process of upgrading the components bit by bit. i want to be able continually upgrade, looking at the advice i will need a new case, psu and motherboard, what would you prioritise because at the minute i thought my main issue was space and GPU, at the moment i am having to game on xbox one to play COD warzone with my friends. not ideal.

My IT manager at work said he could do the following for about £1100 but this will take me till about October to get that money.

PARTS: i7 9700f, 16GB DDR4, 250GB SSD, RTX 2060, Cooler Master AIO, 750 Watt Power Supply, Asus Prime B360-Plus


Thank you all for posting i do appreciate the help.
 
Havoxine said:
Ideally i have about £600 to do an upgrade, i do want to start the process of upgrading the components bit by bit. i want to be able continually upgrade, looking at the advice i will need a new case, psu and motherboard, what would you prioritise because at the minute i thought my main issue was space and GPU, at the moment i am having to game on xbox one to play COD warzone with my friends. not ideal.

My IT manager at work said he could do the following for about £1100 but this will take me till about October to get that money.

PARTS: i7 9700f, 16GB DDR4, 250GB SSD, RTX 2060, Cooler Master AIO, 750 Watt Power Supply, Asus Prime B360-Plus


Thank you all for posting i do appreciate the help.
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around £600 without the GPU

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £960.15 (includes shipping: £12.30)​
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