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Will my power supply handle this GPU?
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I have an alienware x51 r2, i3, 8gb ram, with a 330 watt power supply (external). Will this power supply handle a GTX 760? On Nvidias website it says the 760 takes less wattage than the GT 645 thats currently inside it. It appears that everything should be okay according to nvidias website, but i am just double checking.
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No, it won't. You'll need a bigger PSU.
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Too be honest your Dell PC isn't really worth upgrading, its already tainted with the alien ware name...
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The fell support staff said the 760 was made for the r2 (which I have) as long as I have a 330w. And a 330w is the largest they make for this pc
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And if you buy a new alienware right now and upgrade to a 760 ti it ships with a 330w, although I do see that it says 500w recommendsd
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Dont mean to sound like a '@:~ But why did you get an alienware?!
Why didnt you just buy a Desktop?
Why didnt you just buy a Desktop?
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The 645 uses less power than the 760, but both require two 6-pin power connectors. The 645 is a re-branded and overclocked GTX 560 SE. You should be good.
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@jcs i wanted to build my own but my mom didnt want the risk of me not knowing what i was doing (she thinks im incompetent) so she wanted me to buy a premade one.
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EVCzBuRGR wrote @jcs i wanted to build my own but my mom didnt want the risk of me not knowing what i was doing (she thinks im incompetent) so she wanted me to buy a premade one.
Thats unfortunate how much did you end up paying for it?
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alright change the 760 to a 750 i was looking at the wrong number
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