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2Girls1Dirk
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Hi there,

 

So a few years back, when I was young and naive, I decided to get a gaming rig. Not a gaming rig I built myself but a gaming rig built by Alienware, I know..

 

However after a two years of having a great time it started to act up. Now after 1,5 more years I am looking to upgrade, if possible. I have no idea if it's possible to upgrade an Alienware desktop and if I can use the same motherboard. But I simply don't have the money to buy a whole new rig. What parts should I replace and what should I keep?

 

Thanks in advance,

2Girls1Dirk

Ryzen 5 5600x

MSI x470 gaming plus

Asus rog strix 580

 

 

 

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Wat. A 4770 is Very fine still. 

Replace the 670 with a used 980 or something and you are golden . 

 

Edit: oh and get a SSD. 

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


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250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

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Well you could easally upgrade your GPU from a gtx 670 to a gtx 1060 or a rx 470 and youll definetly notice the niffrence.

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The problem is, the tower of this Alienware is really really small, so I will have to get a new tower aswell probably. However I am a bit hestitant to take out the original motherboard and put it in a new tower.

 

Edit: Oh yeah and that's why I haven't bought a SSD yet because it just doesn't fit.

Ryzen 5 5600x

MSI x470 gaming plus

Asus rog strix 580

 

 

 

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Getting a SSD will be your best bet.
After that you can get a new GPU. Some companies do small 1060's and the 480 reference is a small card.

It's not a race to the bottom.

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