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Upgrading Alienware Aurora R3 power supply

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So, I went to upgrade my graphics card in my system to EVGA Geforce GTX770 from dual GTS450s in SLI. the system ran pretty well but i wanted to upgrade my wifi solution from a usb wifi adapter to a pci wifi adapter. this made my system freak out! Reading up on it, i should have upgraded my PSU when i upgraded my GPU because the PSU i have in their now is a 525 watt from Dell. my 770 requires at least a 600 watt power supply so when i added the pci wifi adapter the system didn't have enough power i think. My question is: Do Alienware motherboards need some fancy power supply due to "cable harness" that i read on Dell's Alienware Club forum? (http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19342223) 

 

Thanks in advance!

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The recommendations on the graphics card website are inflated in case you are using a crappy psu. It saves money on their side from customer support.


A decent 500w is already plenty for a system with a 770. That being said, your current psu isn't that good.


There's nothing special about the motherboard that would need a fancy psu. 


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yeah, upgrade, it just needs normal connectors, and why did u get an Alienware in the first place?

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

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yeah, upgrade, it just needs normal connectors, and why did u get an Alienware in the first place?

dem LED's though

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yeah, would love an EATX full tower from alienware.

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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Thank you guys for the help. btw i got an Alienware because i thought it was a good price at a pawn shop for only like $450 and i wanted a upgrade project.

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great idea then, they are good if u find a good deal. terrible price IMO when brand new

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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