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Hey folks,
I'm considering picking up an X-51 and sticking an i5 3570k, 16GB of low profile Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz RAM and a GTX 660ti in it, but I'm a UK customer and the website doesn't seem to have the option of buying the X-51 with the 330W PSU. In fact you can select absolutely no upgrades to the hardware whatsoever, it comes with a basic spec and you have to like it. Well rather than having to pay a premium for one, can anyone recommend any alternative external PSU bricks for use with the X-51, or is it a case of Dell designing the product so that it can only be used with its own adaptors?
Thanks in advance.
Pie.
Excellent, thank you for the feedback. I clearly must have followed a spurious link from a search engine which took me to the basic model only. Now that I know I can pick up a brand new X-51 in the UK with a 660 and the appropriate PSU, I think i'll just do that.
Cheers!
Posted by Floorpie on Thu, May 2 2013 8:59 PM
Hey folks,
I'm considering picking up an X-51 and sticking an i5 3570k
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@Floorpie
Iwill like to point you out, that buying a CPU with a K is useless and waste of money!
The x51 does not supports overclocking on the CPU and is been locked on the BIOS
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Posted May 10th, 2013 16:00
Solrac I've seen a few modded bios for the x51 so you can over clock I'm just not ballsy enough to try them.:)
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Posted May 2nd, 2013 11:00
HI Floorpie
I'm on the Alienware UK site now. I see five x51 systems to pick from. You need to start with the middle system for 799 pounds which has the GTX 660 and the 330w PSU. That system and the other two more expensive ones can be customized with options such as memory and hard drives. Just remember that any of the x51's that come with the GTX 660 will also have the 330w PSU.
I believe that is the only way to get the 330w PSU. So if you want to buy the cheapest model and then upgrade it yourself then you may have to buy the 330w separately from parts. You can also find them on line for about $100. It's the same PSU Alienware uses for the M18x.
Dell wants $144.49 for the 330w PSU: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=331-2429&dgc=ST&cid=262075&lid=4742361&acd=1230980794501410
My personal opinion is to just buy the higher end model with the GTX 660 and keep that card. It's not really worth the $300 to upgrade from a 660 to a 660ti. You are looking at about 4-5 FPS upgrade, not worth the cash IMHO. I would run the 660 for a year or two and then upgrade to a 760,860 or whatever the future brings us.