Upgrading to a GTX 1060 6GB with alienware x51 r3

[roscotodd8]

I have this alienware X51 R3 and it has an I5 2.7Ghz processor with a gtx 745. The pc runs slowly with new games and i want to upgrade to a gtx 1060 6GB but ive never upgraded before so i was just asking if itll even fit or if there will be any problems.

here is the card i want, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Nvidia-1060-GDDR5-PCI/dp/B01K7I7M00/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1545831405&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+1060+6gb

 

[COLGeek]

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Question from roscotodd8 : "Im upgrading to a gtx 1060, help"

so ive had this alienware x51 r3 for ages now and i have a I5 2.7ghz but i was just wondering if this graphics card will fit/ be compatible with my pc https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Nvidia-1060-GDDR5-PCI/dp/B01K7I7M00/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1545831405&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+1060+6gb

 

[COLGeek]

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