Alienware Aurora R4 upgrade

[Corsair1]

Hey Toms,

I got an Alienware Aurora R4 for helping a friend in his PC shop. I'd like to upgrade the GPU, CPU and Ram. I already ordered the Ram and the GPU. 2 questions... What's the best CPU I can put in this thing? I was hoping a 4970k would work? And... I ordered (today) The EVGA GTX 1070 FTW hybrid edition GPU. This Particular R4 had the Dual GTX 780 Sli Setup. So, The 1070 I ordered needs 2x 8 pin connectors. (Each) 780, used a 6 Pin and 8 Pin connector. Can I use the 8 Pin connectors from (each) rail on the PSU to complete the GPU install or will that blow up the GPU (being sarcastic here) 😛 Will it not work or possibly fry my GPU? Thanks Guys!!

P.S. The ram I ordered is, CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Chris

 

[vezityshock]

If it can power 2 680s in SLI it can power a GTX 1070. On load, both 680s would consume more than 200 watts and the GTX 1070 draws atleast 170 watts of power. It will not kill your GPU unless the psu fails, which I believe it won’t, will take a component to all of them, or none at all. I’ll recommend upgrading the PSU if you can.

 

[Corsair1]

If it can power 2 780s in SLI it can power a GTX 1070. On load, both 780s would consume more than 200 watts and the GTX 1070 draws atleast 170 watts of power. It will not kill your GPU unless the psu fails, which I believe it won’t, will take a component to all of them, or none at all. I’ll recommend upgrading the PSU if you can.

Hi Vezityshock,

Thank you for responding. I'm not asking if the PSU is powerful enough. I know it's powerful enough if it can run 2 780's and I'm only planning to run 1 1070. Our GPU's these days require much less power to run them. I don't like using adapters when it comes to Graphics cards if I can avoid it. Each rail on my PSU has a 6+2 pin connector and an 6 pin connector to power the 2 780s. The 1070 requires 2 8 pin connectors. Can I use the 2 6+2 pin connectors from the *seperate* rails on my PSU to power the *1* 1070, Which requires 2 8 pin connectors?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[vezityshock]

If it can power 2 680s in SLI it can power a GTX 1070. On load, both 680s would consume more than 200 watts and the GTX 1070 draws atleast 170 watts of power. It will not kill your GPU unless the psu fails, which I believe it won’t, will take a component to all of them, or none at all. I’ll recommend upgrading the PSU if you can.

Hi Vezityshock,

Thank you for responding. I'm not asking if the PSU is powerful enough. I know it's powerful enough if it can run 2 680's and I'm only planning to run 1 1070. Our GPU's these days require much less power to run them. I don't like using adapters when it comes to Graphics cards if I can avoid it. Each rail on my PSU has a 6+2 pin connector and an 6 pin connector to power the 2 680s. The 1070 requires 2 8 pin connectors. Can I use the 2 6+2 pin connectors from the *seperate* rails on my PSU to power the *1* 1070, Which requires 2 8 pin connectors?

Thanks,
Chris

Yes, yes you can.

 

[Corsair1]

If it can power 2 680s in SLI it can power a GTX 1070. On load, both 680s would consume more than 200 watts and the GTX 1070 draws atleast 170 watts of power. It will not kill your GPU unless the psu fails, which I believe it won’t, will take a component to all of them, or none at all. I’ll recommend upgrading the PSU if you can.

Hi Vezityshock,

Thank you for responding. I'm not asking if the PSU is powerful enough. I know it's powerful enough if it can run 2 680's and I'm only planning to run 1 1070. Our GPU's these days require much less power to run them. I don't like using adapters when it comes to Graphics cards if I can avoid it. Each rail on my PSU has a 6+2 pin connector and an 6 pin connector to power the 2 680s. The 1070 requires 2 8 pin connectors. Can I use the 2 6+2 pin connectors from the *seperate* rails on my PSU to power the *1* 1070, Which requires 2 8 pin connectors?

Thanks,
Chris

Yes, yes you can.

Thank you good Sir This is the solution to one of my questions. Still waiting on the CPU upgrade answer. Again, Thank you.

Chris

 

[vezityshock]

What's the processor that comes stock with this system?

 

[Corsair1]

What's the processor that comes stock with this system?

I-7 4930K

I also gave incorrect specs on my dual GPUs. it doesn't matter, but this system came with 2 780s not 680s.

 

[Corsair1]

Hey Vezityshock,

I did a bit more research and found that the best CPU I can put in this thing is the 4960X. From what I read, it isn't really any better than my 4930K and it's 300 to 700 on Ebay. I'm just going to keep what I have. A lot of people were writing that the 4930K is a great CPU and will do the job just fine for gaming. I'm going to mark the post as resolved and mark your answer as the solution. Thank you for responding. Have a great day.

Chris

 

[Karadjgne]

Huh? You got an i7-4930k? That's an Ivy Bridge-E cpu, lga2011. Passmark puts it at @2000 points ahead of the i7-4790k/i7-6700k at its base 3.4GHz. Unless you are looking to spend $300ish for a used ($900 new) i7-4960X, there really is no upgrade without scrapping the entire thing. Get a little OC and some good cooling and that cpu will stomp anything short of an i7-8700k.

 

[Corsair1]

Huh? You got an i7-4930k? That's an Ivy Bridge-E cpu, lga2011. Passmark puts it at @2000 points ahead of the i7-4790k/i7-6700k at its base 3.4GHz. Unless you are looking to spend $300ish for a used ($900 new) i7-4960X, there really is no upgrade without scrapping the entire thing. Get a little OC and some good cooling and that cpu will stomp anything short of an i7-8700k.

HaHa! Yeah, I'm going to do some light overclocking. I was reading this CPU is a beast! I'm good with the cooling as for it's water cooled.