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April 3rd, 2017 23:00
Aurora R4 replacement graphics card
Goodmorning,
Is there a list available for what has been tested by the community for the Aurora R4?
I'm afraid last night the computer, after a long time of working only on 1 graphics card for awhile has crashed and died.
Specs:
Model: Aurora R4 (Desktop)
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 7870 graphic card with crossfire
Memory: 8192 MB
I7 quad processor
Looking forward to hearing from you guys, and I thank you in advance for any suggestions and advice you can give.
-Robert Bones
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Alienware-Eimy
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April 4th, 2017 08:00
Hi bones85,
These are the validated cards for your model:
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 545
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 555
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560Ti
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580
nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 590
AMD Radeon™ HD 6870
AMD Radeon™ HD 6950
AMD Radeon™ HD 7950
AMD Radeon™ HD 7870
Unofficially you can also get some newer cards like GTX 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080.
Tesla1856
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April 5th, 2017 13:00
That is just the list of old cards that the Aurora-R4 originally shipped with.
Actually, I like CarbonBasedLifeform answer better.
Also, be sure to see this thread about Aurora-R4 owner who wanted to do the same thing and they successfully installed current model GTX-1080ti.
https://community.dell.com/message/65761
My initial post to them:
If you have the 875w power-supply in your Aurora-R4, it should work fine.
It's basically the same upgrade as I recently did to my Aurora-R1. Yes, even the eventual likely release of the MSI "Gaming-X" version will fit (you just remove the internal hinged cover). I posted some pics of mine installed here somewhere.
I suggest a "MSI Gaming-X" card with Advanced cooler. Just check-out those build-specs
https://us.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1080-GAMING-X-8G.html#hero-overview
Carbon Based Lifeform
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April 4th, 2017 05:00
Hallo Robert.
i'm afraid there is no compatibility list for GPUs.
there are 3 limit factors i can think of.
1. your Power Supply. how many watts and PCIe connectors does it have.
2. Space. open the case and measure the space around your GPU.
3. Your current Specs. the mainboard has probably only PCIe 2.0 Slots available and your Processor could end up bottlenecking the new GPU. depends on which card you pick.
Carbon Based Lifeform
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April 4th, 2017 08:00
hmm... well look at that. there IS a list! didn't expect that. Thank You.
bones85
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April 5th, 2017 11:00
Yes, I saw someone write up on it, thats why I requested it specifically ^__^
Thank you! , now to go search if any webshops still have them available.
This closes the question.