Jump to content

PSU for Alienware x51

Trail Mixorz
By Trail Mixorz
in Power Supplies
 Share
Posted

My friend bought this a year or two ago (facepalm) and he wants to upgrade to a 760 now but he needs a new psu to go along with it. I was thinking 500w would be fine, but I need a small one so it could fit. Budget under $80 USD

EDIT: it uses an external power brick so I need an external 500w

Intel i5 4670K 3.4GHz | EVGA 780Ti Classified | ASUS Gryphon Z87 w/ Armor Kit | G.Skill Sniper 8GB @1866MHz

 

Samsung 840 Evo 500GB | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Kingwin Lazer 850W Bronze PSU | Corsair 350D Window

 

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate BF3 Edition | Razer Naga Molten

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

What PSU does the system have? Yes a 500w would be fine.

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1683382
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

 

"My opinion is that your opinion is wrong." - AlwaysFSX    CPU I5 4690k MB MSI Gaming 5 RAM 2 x 4GB HyperX Blu DDR3 GPU Asus GTX970 Strix,  Case Corsair 760T Storage 1 x 120GB 840EVO 1 x 1TB WD Blue, 1 x 500GB Toshiba  

 The cave/beast v2 (OLD) http://imgur.com/a/8AmeH                                  PSU 600W Raidmax RX600AF Displays ASUS VS278Q-P x2, BenQ Xl2720z Cooling Dark Rock 3, 4 AP120s Keyboard Logitech G710+ Mouse Razer Deathadder 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1683385
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

^^ this is your best bet unless you need a smaller one then this

Christian and Proud of it

Please read the CoC                                                                                                                                                                                                                              My Build Log 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1683428
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Won't fit.

XFX 550w

Won't fit.

The X51 does not take ATX power supplies as far as I know. It has an external power brick.

Yeah I just found out it uses an external brick.

^^ this is your best bet unless you need a smaller one then this

Yeah I need an external brick sorry guys

Intel i5 4670K 3.4GHz | EVGA 780Ti Classified | ASUS Gryphon Z87 w/ Armor Kit | G.Skill Sniper 8GB @1866MHz

 

Samsung 840 Evo 500GB | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Kingwin Lazer 850W Bronze PSU | Corsair 350D Window

 

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate BF3 Edition | Razer Naga Molten

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1683706
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Won't fit.

Won't fit.

Yeah I just found out it uses an external brick.

Yeah I need an external brick sorry guys

 

Power bricks are extremeley rare, I hope he got the bigger psu (yes he had a choice there) he could get with the x51 if not, he s pretty much stuck.

 

See if he could get away with a 750TI on the performance side as this card consume NO power(60W max) at all, or look at the power draw of his current gpu and get a gpu of similar power.

Anything I write is just a comment, take is as such, there is no guarantees associated with anything I say.

ATX Portable rig (smaller than prodigy(LOL)) :  Nmedia 2800 | Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h  | Corsair HX1000 | Scythe Big Shuriken | i5 3570K  |  XFX R9 290 DoubleD | Corsair Vengeance 32GB

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1685801
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

A desktop with a power brick? Jesus, talk about consumer unfriendly. Good job dell.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - CPU Cooler: Deepcool Castle 240EX - Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC

RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RBG 3200MHz - GPU: MSI RTX 3080 GAMING X TRIO

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1686642
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

What about the Corsair CS550M? It's really small that PSU. An other idea is to buy a small SFX PSU, but those are only 450W. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 - 3900x @ 4.4GHz with a Custom Loop | MBO: ASUS Crosshair VI Extreme | RAM: 4x4GB Apacer 2666MHz overclocked to 3933MHz with OCZ Reaper HPC Heatsinks | GPU: PowerColor Red Devil 6900XT | SSDs: Intel 660P 512GB SSD and Intel 660P 1TB SSD | HDD: 2x WD Black 6TB and Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Drive | PSU: Corsair RM1000i | Case: Cooler Master C700P Black Edition | Build Log: here

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1686795
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

What about the Corsair CS550M? It's really small that PSU. An other idea is to buy a small SFX PSU, but those are only 450W.

there s no psu place at all in that case, even a sfx psu wont fit let alone a atx one.

your friend might be better off buying a new case and transfering his components, either a common matx tower or a silverstone rvz01 if he want to keep the same form factor except with a sfx psu spot.

Anything I write is just a comment, take is as such, there is no guarantees associated with anything I say.

ATX Portable rig (smaller than prodigy(LOL)) :  Nmedia 2800 | Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h  | Corsair HX1000 | Scythe Big Shuriken | i5 3570K  |  XFX R9 290 DoubleD | Corsair Vengeance 32GB

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1687315
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Dell should really be outlawed. I literally hate them.

The Mistress: Case: Corsair 760t   CPU:  Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz(stock speed at the moment) - GPU: MSI 970 - MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 1600MHZ CL9 - PSU: Corsair AX760  - STORAGE: 128Gb Samsung EVO SSD/ 1TB WD Blue/Several older WD blacks.

                                                                                        

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1687514
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Dell should really be outlawed. I literally hate them.

no one forced him to buy it, and moving the psu out for a power brick did make the case smaller, this is important for some people.

Anything I write is just a comment, take is as such, there is no guarantees associated with anything I say.

ATX Portable rig (smaller than prodigy(LOL)) :  Nmedia 2800 | Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h  | Corsair HX1000 | Scythe Big Shuriken | i5 3570K  |  XFX R9 290 DoubleD | Corsair Vengeance 32GB

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1687989
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Ghetto mod time! In all seriousness though, would an external atx unit with custom cables work (so long as it is a modular unit just unplug the psu when moving it).

If there isn't room for a psu he must be pretty stuffed on got choice as well.

i5-3570k @ 4.4ghz (1.240v) || Asrock extreme 4 || CM Hyper 212 evo

Samsung 840 || WD blue 1tb || WD green 1tb || Powercolor 7870 xt @ (1200 mhz core : 1500 mhz mem)

Powered by a silverstone strider 500w psu in a NZXT 210.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1691430
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

no one forced him to buy it, and moving the psu out for a power brick did make the case smaller, this is important for some people.

You've never worked on a dell/alienware pc.

I had to move a dell pc to a different case and it involved welding.

WELDING!

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1693238
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You've never worked on a dell/alienware pc.

I had to move a dell pc to a different case and it involved welding.

WELDING!

i m talking about this on specifically, it uses stanard components except for the psu and the riser card.

it s just as easy to take everything out here as a off the shelf itx box.

Anything I write is just a comment, take is as such, there is no guarantees associated with anything I say.

ATX Portable rig (smaller than prodigy(LOL)) :  Nmedia 2800 | Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h  | Corsair HX1000 | Scythe Big Shuriken | i5 3570K  |  XFX R9 290 DoubleD | Corsair Vengeance 32GB

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1693292
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

no one forced him to buy it, and moving the psu out for a power brick did make the case smaller, this is important for some people.

 

Nope, but nobody forces anybody to buy anything. That does not preclude companies from screwing their customers.

The Mistress: Case: Corsair 760t   CPU:  Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz(stock speed at the moment) - GPU: MSI 970 - MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 1600MHZ CL9 - PSU: Corsair AX760  - STORAGE: 128Gb Samsung EVO SSD/ 1TB WD Blue/Several older WD blacks.

                                                                                        

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/126567-psu-for-alienware-x51/#findComment-1697048
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Power Supplies

×