Best graphics card for alienware x51 r2?

[shcho18]

Wondering the what the best graphics card is for the alienware x51 r2. My current graphics card is gtx 745

 

[MT6Anime]

Do you know how much space you have in that case?

Edit: Also which version did you get? List specs please.

 

[shcho18]

Do you know how much space you have in that case?

Edit: Also which version did you get? List specs please.

4th gen intel core i5-4460 processor (6MB cache, up to 3.4GHz)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz (2x4GB)
1TB (64MB Cache) 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 745 with 4GB DDR3

Not sure how much space I have

 

[MT6Anime]

Here this is what I could find. This guy here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaVghmuVYs managed to fit a EVGA GTX 660 into one of those so it stands to reason that you should be able to fit a EVGA 970. They are both the same height and width so you should have no problem fitting them in. Also your GPU won't bottleneck the 970 so thats good to go. The only potential problem would be your PSU do you know how many watts your PSU has?

http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=63d27a41-4ac9-49f6-9fd2-757596181cff

http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02g-p4-2662-kr

 

[shcho18]

Here this is what I could find. This guy here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaVghmuVYs managed to fit a EVGA GTX 660 into one of those so it stands to reason that you should be able to fit a EVGA 970. They are both the same height and width so you should have no problem fitting them in. Also your GPU won't bottleneck the 970 so thats good to go. The only potential problem would be your PSU do you know how many watts your PSU has?

http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=63d27a41-4ac9-49f6-9fd2-757596181cff

http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02g-p4-2662-kr

I think its the standard 330 watts, which is low for the evga 970

 

[FirstTime101]

Check the gtx 750 ti, runs from the mobo pcie power. Doesn't need PSU power

 

[MT6Anime]

Here this is what I could find. This guy here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaVghmuVYs managed to fit a EVGA GTX 660 into one of those so it stands to reason that you should be able to fit a EVGA 970. They are both the same height and width so you should have no problem fitting them in. Also your GPU won't bottleneck the 970 so thats good to go. The only potential problem would be your PSU do you know how many watts your PSU has?

http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=63d27a41-4ac9-49f6-9fd2-757596181cff

http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02g-p4-2662-kr

I think its the standard 330 watts, which is low for the evga 970

Yes it is, very low actually. I would recommend getting a new case and transferring all the parts and getting a new PSU. Unless of course you can replace the current PSU in the case. And yes if you want to settle for it get the 750ti its a very good card for the price and will still give you better performance than the PS4 or Xbone.

 

[FirstTime101]

Here this is what I could find. This guy here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaVghmuVYs managed to fit a EVGA GTX 660 into one of those so it stands to reason that you should be able to fit a EVGA 970. They are both the same height and width so you should have no problem fitting them in. Also your GPU won't bottleneck the 970 so thats good to go. The only potential problem would be your PSU do you know how many watts your PSU has?

http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=63d27a41-4ac9-49f6-9fd2-757596181cff

http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=02g-p4-2662-kr

I think its the standard 330 watts, which is low for the evga 970

Yes it is, very low actually. I would recommend getting a new case and transferring all the parts and getting a new PSU. Unless of course you can replace the current PSU in the case. And yes if you want to settle for it get the 750ti its a very good card for the price and will still give you better performance than the PS4 or Xbone.

750 ti runs games at high (maybe ultra?) at playable fps all the time. thats ur option if u dont want to buy a PSU.