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i have a Alienware Aurora-R3 with 2 GTS 450. one was getting hot and turning off my pc? i found which one it was and took it out. now im just running on 1 card. which its not doing to well when im playing my games. i would like to get a single card to replace the 450s. i have up to $300.00 to spend. and  i am going to get it from here

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=28

 

I need some help so i wont get the wrong card.

 

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Alienware Aurora-R3  Intel Core i5-2300 2.8GHz (6MB Cache) Overclocked  to 3.3GHz
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0

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The R9 290 is probably the fastest card you will get for $300.

CPU: 6600K @ 4.6Ghz | COOLER: H100i GTX | MOBO: Asus Z170 AR | GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB | 

CASE: Corsair 760T | PSU: Corsair RM750x | STORAGE: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB & Seagate 2TB | KEYBOARD: K70 RGB | MOUSE: Deathadder Elite

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ok thanks. thats what i ordered a

MSI Radeon R9 290 Video Card - 4GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0

 

will let ya know how it turns out  thanks for the info

Alienware Aurora-R3  Intel Core i5-2300 2.8GHz (6MB Cache) Overclocked  to 3.3GHz
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0

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