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  • 26-08-2016 9:00am
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    mahoganygas
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    I currently have an Alienware x51 r2.

    - i7 4770 3.4Ghz
    - Nvidia GTX 670
    - 8GB RAM
    - 1TB HHD
    - 330W power supply

    I'd like to upgrade in about 6 months or so, but i'm not sure what approach to take. Would appreciate some suggestions.

    Originally I was thinking of squeezing a GTX 970 into the small case, and possibly upgrading the RAM.

    But part of me is thinking of ditching the small case altogether, and expanding into a proper tower.

    I mainly play Arma 3 which is CPU intensive. If possible i'd like to do a bit of video editing.

    Budget is around €500. No peripherals needed. Any thoughts?


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    #2
    TerrorFirmer
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    You're actually well set for anything and everything bar the GPU (which is getting old but still not bad).

    Personally I would bang in a blower model RX480, GTX1060 or GTX970 and maybe a 120 or 240GB SSD for Windows and the games you play most often, makes a huge difference. Upping the ram to 16GB not strictly necessary but if it's in budget....


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    K.O.Kiki
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    Go GTX 1060 instead of GTX 970/RX 480; the lower power draw will be of help in that rig.

    IIRC the motherboard on Alienware machines isn't true ATX standard & has trouble fitting into standard cases.


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    justsomebloke
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    they may have changed that. I have an older dell optiplex with a 3770 in it, and have moved it to a different case. So OP you might be in luck, but a bit of measuring might not go a miss


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