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January 5th, 2017 21:00

Alienware aurora r5 graphics card

When I got my Alienware aurora r5 the first thing I did was opened it up and noticed that the graphics card did not look like a normal nvidia GeForce gtx but instead it was this all black video card and I was wonder why it didn't have the normal led that light up on the side? I was really looking forward to that glowing in my case . Could someone please tell me why or  tell me if this black thing is removable to reveal the real graphics card.

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January 6th, 2017 12:00

Hi,


This is an OEM Graphics card. That is why it does not have that. The performance is the same, but it doesn't look the same.

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January 6th, 2017 13:00

It is a DELL OEM card, that is why it looks like that. It is not the nVidia OEM one. There are many different OEM versions.

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January 6th, 2017 13:00

Hello, Thank you but mine is a gtx 1070 and it doesn't look like oem has a 1070 card.

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January 6th, 2017 14:00

Then why did it say I was getting a nvidia on the website? Why did I get this one instead? I realize it's the same prefomence just curious

January 6th, 2017 15:00

It is a Nvidia graphics processor on the card.  They should make it more clear to new customers that they no longer stock the Founders Edition, considering EVERY review, including their own, show a Founders Edition.  I ordered mine with a reasonable expectation that the Founders Edition would be included.  We will see when it arrives on Monday.  

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January 6th, 2017 15:00

Cpoll11,

It is an Nvidia card, and has the same specs as a card that would say nVidia on the outside. It was simply made specifically for DELL, and that is why it looks different.

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