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September 11th, 2025 21:19

Area-51m R1, information or a graphics card

"Hi, can anyone help me with some information or a graphics card — model RTX 2070 or 2080 — for the Area-51m R1? Thank you!"

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September 12th, 2025 00:31

What information are you looking for?  These are proprietary cards -- they were supposed to be upgradeable, but the only upgrade is from the 70 to the 80 and the cards work only in this model system.

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September 12th, 2025 20:55

Hi,

I have an Area 52M R1 with an Nvidia 2070 8GB GPU unfortunately, a few days ago I started noticing screen artifacts, and after diagnostics, including disassembly, it was determined that the chip on the video card has cracked, most likely due to overheating. I am looking for a solution to replace the video module. Can you help?

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September 12th, 2025 21:07

You won't find any new ones, but there are some used ones for sale on EBay -- just be sure the seller has a reputable track record before buying.


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September 12th, 2025 21:34

@ejn63​ Thank you for the answer. I do not expect to find a new product, clearly it is no longer manufactured. I am a bit confused because choosing a second-hand part requires knowing some details I mean that although I also searched for RTX 2070 for Area 51m R1 on ebay from the picture I cannot figure out if it is the same product and to make me even more confused some parts put up for sale are 130-160 USD while others are over 700 USD although they have the same name How should I choose? Which is the product that I can install without problems?

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September 12th, 2025 22:07

Anything of the same model for that specific system will work.  You can't necessarily upgrade it to a 2080 GPU though - - as I recall they were sold only as a kit including a new heatsink assembly.

As with anything used, the better the shape it's in, the higher the price will be.

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