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March 22nd, 2019 19:00
Aurora R3, GTX 1660, no boot
Hello everyone,
I just today purchased a nVidia GTX 1660 for my Alienware Aurora R3. I installed it and powered on the system to be met with BIOS loading, however that was as far as the system went. I was then met with the diagnostic beeps, 6 in total which I believe indicated a GPU Failure. Computer still runs fine with the old card.
Has anyone successfully upgraded their R3 with a 1660 or newer model of card? Thankfully I can return the card if all else fails though would like to see what my other options are if any.
I already went ahead and reset the CMOS but that did not seem to work. BIOS is up to A06 which is the last version I believe for the R3.
Thanks in advance for any help.
@grapentin wrote:
I'd like to know the outcome of this, as I am wanting to upgrade my R3's graphics card, thanks.
Hopefully, they will answer.
I suggest you stick with (still awesome) last-gen Nvidia cards like GTX-1060/1070/1080.
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- Click "Mark as Accepted Answer" on any post that answers your question best.Pascal based GT 10XX series work fine in All Dells including Older models from as early as 2005 with PCI-E 2.0 bus. Models with PCI-E 1.0 bus DO NOT WORK with Newer NVIDIA or ATI cards.The unit in the video is a Model Code DXP051 (Dimension 9150 / XPS 400) system from 2005 with pentium D840.
GDDR5 based GT1030 cards work in most Dells including SFF models due to only using 40W max. DDR4 based GT1030 cards should be avoided.
https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GV-N1030D5-2GL-Computer-Graphics/dp/B071DY2VJR/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9b0TkTsLM
Agreed, have probably decided on a GTX 1070 due to power limitations (I have the 525W PSU). I will need to buy a 6-to-8 pin converter and need to stay under 75W (bus) +75W (6pin) total 150W. (I currently have 2x GTX450 in SLI that came with the machine.)
From Nvidea:1080 TI card is 250W (recommend 600W PSU)1080 card is 180W (recommend 500W)1070 TI card is 180W (recommend 500W)1070 card is 150W (recommend 500W)1060-6GB card is 120W (recommend 400W)1060-3GB card is 120W (recommend 400W)1050 TI card is 75W (recommend 300W)1050-3GB card is 75W (recommend 300W)1050-2GB card is 75W (recommend 300W)
@grapentin wrote:
Agreed, have probably decided on a GTX 1070 due to power limitations (I have the 525W PSU). I will need to buy a 6-to-8 pin converter and need to stay under 75W (bus) +75W (6pin) total 150W. (I currently have 2x GTX450 in SLI that came with the machine.)
Strange they let you config and buy a Nvidia SLI config with only the 525w-PS.
525w and 850w PS both use same wiring hardness. I thought at least one of the 6pin+2pin worked on both.
Dell Rockstar
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- Click "Mark as Accepted Answer" on any post that answers your question best.I'm going by the information looked up by my service code. Too much effort to actually disassemble the machine so that I can reach the PSU specs sticker (though I'll take another look when I get home, just in case).
V3VHG 1 MODULE, CHASSIS, STANDARD, MBK, 525, AUR32x GTS450, each rated 106W according to the NVidia website.
@grapentin wrote:
In case anyone reads this thread in the future, I am very happy to report that my brand new EVGA GeForce GTX1070 Graphics Card 8GB GDDR5 Black Edition is working with my Alienware Aurora R3.
Hello, Hope I'm not too late to get your help. I'm also trying to upgrade my R3 from the stock Amd 6870 to a GTX GPU. I was wondering if this was a simple plug and play with existing power harness, or did you need any converters or other modifications.
Any ATI Drivers should be UNISTALLED BEFORE putting the NVIDIA card in.
If the power supply supports the card there are no wiring issues.
However You can only use a card that needs 2 6 pin connector or 1 8 pin max with a 525w power supply.
You cant install a 300W card that has 1 6 pin and 1 8 pin.
These older models DO NOT SUPPORT UEFI NVIDIA RTX series cards nor do they support RADEON R3 R5 R7 R9 series cards.
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Of all the Aurora models ... the Aurora-R3 was always the most finicky ... a sometimes quirky machine. Be happy yours works 100% (still).
Like other machines released around that year, it didn't appear to be 100% UEFI . Maybe just a pre-final version of it?
IIRC, someone posted that new Nvidia cards only work in (real, 100%) UEFI machines.
Can you test the GTX-1660 in another computer?
Dell Rockstar
Microsoft Windows and Apple iOS Developer (Retired)
- Like many of you, I can appreciate a good game-engine.
- I answer questions here, but I'm not a Dell employee.
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- Posting models-numbers and software versions speeds trouble-shooting.
- Click "Mark as Accepted Answer" on any post that answers your question best.