- Jun 9, 2013
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Just prior to the 4th Gen of Intel, Alienware X51 was available with an NVidia GTX 660 card. I was considering buying it, then learned that the PSU was only 330W (external), less than recommended for this card. I asked more questions and learned that the card was "tweaked" to fit in the case & allow the lower PSU. Another example was the HDMI was only a mini, instead of a full, which the "real" NVidia card has.
Over the past 2 days (in Canada), Dell has started advertising the "New Alienware X51." Options include the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 with 1.5GB GDDR5, or for more extra $, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 with 2.0GB GDDR5. [Both of these come with 4th Generation Intel® Core Intel® Core i7-4770 (8MB Cache, up to 3.9GHz w/ Turbo Boost Technology) ].
I don't have the time or energy to spend chasing after CSR's & Tech Support again to get the full picture on these GPU's. Some concerns that I have down-the-road are: 1) Could I pull one of the "tweaked" cards and upgrade it? 2) How do the cards respond to drivers that come available? 3) If I do decide to upgrade the video card later, what happens with the external PSU? etc. etc.
The biggest upgrade one can now make on "the new Alienware" takes it into the same price range as the Aurora! So, I'd like to make an informed decision. Does anyone know where I can get this info other than the obvious (or does anyone with any experience/insight about this?) Many thanks. (Sorry for the length - I'm new at this!)
Over the past 2 days (in Canada), Dell has started advertising the "New Alienware X51." Options include the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 with 1.5GB GDDR5, or for more extra $, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 with 2.0GB GDDR5. [Both of these come with 4th Generation Intel® Core Intel® Core i7-4770 (8MB Cache, up to 3.9GHz w/ Turbo Boost Technology) ].
I don't have the time or energy to spend chasing after CSR's & Tech Support again to get the full picture on these GPU's. Some concerns that I have down-the-road are: 1) Could I pull one of the "tweaked" cards and upgrade it? 2) How do the cards respond to drivers that come available? 3) If I do decide to upgrade the video card later, what happens with the external PSU? etc. etc.
The biggest upgrade one can now make on "the new Alienware" takes it into the same price range as the Aurora! So, I'd like to make an informed decision. Does anyone know where I can get this info other than the obvious (or does anyone with any experience/insight about this?) Many thanks. (Sorry for the length - I'm new at this!)