For the dvd drive you can buy an adapter, that’s what I did. Also for the mobo port that says “GPU_PWR,” it’s recommended to use a an 8 pin CPU connector, as it is an EPS connector. For the GPU itself, ALWAYS use PCI-E of course.
I've heard different things about this. Are the PCIE and CPU power connectors keyed the same? Either can be used, but 8pin (or 4 pin) CPU power is better?
Hi, not sure if you are still checking comments for this video anymore.. but I could use some assistance hooking up my Corsair TX650M up in my alienware R7. I had thought I figured out how to hook it up originally by watching your video, but wasn't 100% sure on the GPU_PWR and CPU_PWR hookups. I need confirmation on that part - the 8 pin (4+4) is split and part goes into CPU_PWR & we should be using a PCIe cord (6+2) and splitting to use the 6 portion of it for the GPU_PWR correct? I tried this and there was no response when all was connected & turned on PC. So I returned the product because I think it was a defective unit & I got Corsair to send me a new one.
"If everything is good, then your PC should turn on and boots up the system normally. But if it's not, you're doomed. Nevermind. Just kidding." CLASSIC
I know the power supplies your showing off are 650 watt, but do you have any suggestions for a 850 watt? My power supply has started to occasionally make a wurring noise that is noticeably ever good so often, so I’m thinking that means it needs to be replaced. Also do certain power supplies not work with certain motherboards? I’ve heard that some don’t. My PC is an Alienware Aurora R5 with the motherboard being a 01NYPT.
thank for your best video. well i need advice i have same alienware aurora R7 like to upgrade power supply plus graphics video card which graphics card will fit on this caoputer and power supply thank you
Hi, was your old PSU fans spinning when you turned on PC? I am having problems with my R8, when i turn on, i dont have signal to my monitor and no connection to the keyboard and mouse.
Did I hear that correct, the stock 460w power supply is enough for 32gb RAM, Liquid Cooling, and an RTX 2060? Just asking because I want to upgrade to a 2060 but unsure if I have to change the power supply. Great video BTW.
i had that problem too, i opened up my case and looked for the cable that controls the led and just unplugged it and then back then. it worked after i turned it back on but maybe that wasnt it
just purchased this same psu for my aurora r7 and pc wont power on at all with it. i had to put the old 850 psu from dell back in to get it to work . any thoughts?
im having game freezes during game play with a 450watt gtx1080 in the r7 right now. im thinking it might be because 450watt isn't enough, what do u think?
Yo! Nice video! Question: i upgraded my Aurora R7 GPU to an RTX 2070 around a year ago...the past few months i realized that when playing high GPU demanding games, my PC fans make a lot of noise and it's very annoying. I just realized the noise seems to come from the powersupply fan which sounds different from the front and top fans. I'm not sure but i'm guessing maybe the power supply is struggling to support the RTX 2070...what do you think ? Perhaps upgrading to a better power supply could solve the sound problem ?
Not sure which power supply you've got in your R7, maybe is the 460W? that should be ok for RTX2070, you can still upgreading it to more powerful one NP, but from what I know the fan in the 460W PSU does not make big noise as the other cooling fans.
@@OnboardCircuit hi! I've actually been looking for a solution since i saw ur video and it ended up being the power supply i needed to change. The original R7 460w supply was Indeed enough for the RTX2070 for a long time using it but the fan ended up going mental when CPU temperature was going to high so i ended up getting a new power supply and it solved the problem
@@dapigudemao I have an r7 stock. I just bought an 2080 Super and it said it required at least 650w so I ended up buying a new psu (evga 850w) to go along with it. Check what wattage you need for that gpu as stated in the manual or specs.
Thanks for the video. My son has an Alienware Aurora R7 with a 460W PSU and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 video card. He wants to upgrade the video card to something better. We were looking at the ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super Overclocked card. Do you recommend it and what PSU do we need? Dell suggested at least 850W to be safe. Thanks.
You do not need a 850 wat psu for a 2070 super over clocked or not. Dell is trying to scam you. The lowest you can go with a 2070 super is a 650 and that’s the general recommendation.
The OC edition GPU is different to what I was talking about. What I was referring to, is manually over clock the CPU or GPU or RAM. Which is a different story.
I was thinking about going down this route but won't the new RTX 3000 cards be hampered by the PCI Express lane limit? These Aurora PCs only have 8x lanes wired up instead of 16x.
Hello there, thx a lot for your video. I have a quick question, you said you have upgraded your RAM, which brand or type of RAM did you use in order to upgrade? I would like to upgrade mine too, but I have read that not all the RAMs would work on this PC.
I have an aurora r7 and I swapped my original 8gb 2666mhz for two 16gb 2666 HyperfuryX from Kingston. Basically from what I gather, you original card is Kingston so you really can't go wrong.
Is the upgrade from the 1060 6gb to a 2060 worth it in your opinion? I found a 2060 at retail and would like to replace my 1060. I play flight simulator 2020 which requires quite a bit of power to run.
@@OnboardCircuit hey! Will the 3060 work with the oem 460w PSU? It’s not much more power hungry than the 2060 which is why I’m considering getting a 3060 instead.
Mine's got a 3060Ti. It wasn't performing as well as other 3060Tis with the 450w PSU (still a massive increase in performance compared to the 1070 I had previously). I upgraded the power supply to 650w and it's going great.
My Alienware Command Center has stopped showing me the CPU fan on my Aurora R7, but I can put it to idle or 100% with third party software. I really need help with this problem if anyone has experience with this.
@Ron Querido No, you'll need a 750W or 850W, either one should be at least a gold rating , preferably a platinum rating for maximum efficiency, the RTX 3080 power rating is 320W on it's own.
@@johnly_ i read somewhere that you need to use the CPU cable instead of the PCIe for the GPU_PWR slot. If you have the extra 8pin cpu cable use that, if not, you can split the 4+4 cable and use one half for the cpu and the other for the gpu slot
@@velvaraart1007 unfortunately i tried that too but no luck at least for me. I'm just gonna build a new PC entirely when new stuff comes out end of year
@@Twinski98 Well, I'm pretty sure Dell, ships theirs with and 850 watt PSU, but that's more than enough. If you look under specifications on newegg or whatever site you're viewing the item on it should give you the recommended wattage for whichever card you're looking at.
I bought a 700w gold power supply for my r7 and once I plug the cable in for the GPU power my computer does not turn on. I’m very confuse. Does anyone have an answer to this?
So I got the 650 and it doesn't work for my pc for some reason is it because its a 1080ti? I took it to a repair shop and they said I need a power supply with two 8 pin connections for it to work because of the 1080ti so I'm at a loss lol
Its been awhile since this video was uploaded so I dont know if anyone will answer this, but can I use this for a Alienware Aurora R7? Stock Specs: GPU: AMD Radeon RX 560X 4GB CPU: i5 8400 6-Core RAM: 8GB DDR4 Single Stick PSU: 460W Can provide additional info if needed.
This vid is so confusing. What you need to do is to put one part of the cpu plugs into the area that says gpu above your graphics card and the other into your cpu so they share the same pci e or whatever it’s called
For the dvd drive you can buy an adapter, that’s what I did. Also for the mobo port that says “GPU_PWR,” it’s recommended to use a an 8 pin CPU connector, as it is an EPS connector. For the GPU itself, ALWAYS use PCI-E of course.
What would the adaptor be called?
@@TLNetworkGuru I searched for mini sata power adapter and found what I needed
I've heard different things about this. Are the PCIE and CPU power connectors keyed the same? Either can be used, but 8pin (or 4 pin) CPU power is better?
Hi, not sure if you are still checking comments for this video anymore.. but I could use some assistance hooking up my Corsair TX650M up in my alienware R7. I had thought I figured out how to hook it up originally by watching your video, but wasn't 100% sure on the GPU_PWR and CPU_PWR hookups. I need confirmation on that part - the 8 pin (4+4) is split and part goes into CPU_PWR & we should be using a PCIe cord (6+2) and splitting to use the 6 portion of it for the GPU_PWR correct? I tried this and there was no response when all was connected & turned on PC. So I returned the product because I think it was a defective unit & I got Corsair to send me a new one.
"If everything is good, then your PC should turn on and boots up the system normally. But if it's not, you're doomed. Nevermind. Just kidding." CLASSIC
Awesome tutorial and just did the exact same build. When I boot up, I get 'check media presence'..... my hd in plugged in. Not sure what to do
I did this and connected the pcie cable to the motherboard and it doesnt turn on but when i take it out it tuens on but i dont see display
You think it is possible to take out everything out and put in a new case?
Yoo bro im trying to switch out cpu on my r6 alienware can u help
Idk if you still need it they will I did it to my and the r7 has has the same layout
Will a 750 GQ fit in an Aurora R7?
The evga one fits in that pc right?
I know the power supplies your showing off are 650 watt, but do you have any suggestions for a 850 watt? My power supply has started to occasionally make a wurring noise that is noticeably ever good so often, so I’m thinking that means it needs to be replaced. Also do certain power supplies not work with certain motherboards? I’ve heard that some don’t. My PC is an Alienware Aurora R5 with the motherboard being a 01NYPT.
thank for your best video. well i need advice i have same alienware aurora R7 like to upgrade power supply plus graphics video card which graphics card will fit on this caoputer and power supply thank you
Hi, was your old PSU fans spinning when you turned on PC? I am having problems with my R8, when i turn on, i dont have signal to my monitor and no connection to the keyboard and mouse.
Do you know if a corsair CV550 will fit in the alienware aurora R7?.. half the price and all the wattage i need.
Did I hear that correct, the stock 460w power supply is enough for 32gb RAM, Liquid Cooling, and an RTX 2060? Just asking because I want to upgrade to a 2060 but unsure if I have to change the power supply. Great video BTW.
Yes, that's crorrect. as long as you are not overclocking anything.
And if it doesn't need 2 8pin connectors which my problem was... I had to buy a 6 to 8 pin adapter and since then my new gpu is working great!
Quintijn Kroesbergen thanks got the 2060 and works perfect. It only needed one 8pin which was already available on the stock PSU!
Digital Etron thanks got it and works like a charm!
I have the Aurora R6, the command center no longer changes colors when playing games, even if i set game mode profiles :(
i had that problem too, i opened up my case and looked for the cable that controls the led and just unplugged it and then back then. it worked after i turned it back on but maybe that wasnt it
@@Snakekilla54 everything is plugged in, its a software issue, and dell wants me to be pay $250 dollars essentially to fix it...
Great video! It's super helpful as i plan to upgrade from the crappy 460W that came w/ the rig. Keep up the awesomeness!
What is the rating ot the old PSU, i need to evaluate its individual price
So, the Alienware motherboard wont trip? I have my R11 crapping out just by swapping the front fan.
I'm upgrading my power supply to an EVGA 750 BP. Connected everything but getting zero power. Not sure why that is. Any suggestions?
Did you install the 650 GQ in the Aurora R7 also to see if it works?
I just watched this again and caught how you said if you don't like the video to thumb down twice. :)
Hey dude, i have a aurora R5 with an i7 6700, can i change the cpu and put a i7 7700k for example?
Yes you can. But what's wrong with the 6700?
Quintijn Kroesbergen I wanna stream the Modern Warfare and with this processor it appears some fps drops on the stream very often
Buslaitir Hm how much ram do you have?
Quintijn Kroesbergen I have 16gb 2666 in 2 sticks of 8
I searched a lot and who have this R5 told me that isnt possible to change the cpu
just purchased this same psu for my aurora r7 and pc wont power on at all with it. i had to put the old 850 psu from dell back in to get it to work . any thoughts?
Any updates on your problem?
@@shiftslegend8217 i had to replace my motherboard to fix the issue. my dell motherboard turned out to be faulty.
im having game freezes during game play with a 450watt gtx1080 in the r7 right now. im thinking it might be because 450watt isn't enough, what do u think?
Yes, your power supply is not good enough lol. Try going for 600W or up. If you are unsure, there are a few wattage calculators on the internet.
is this the same as the r8?
Yo! Nice video! Question: i upgraded my Aurora R7 GPU to an RTX 2070 around a year ago...the past few months i realized that when playing high GPU demanding games, my PC fans make a lot of noise and it's very annoying. I just realized the noise seems to come from the powersupply fan which sounds different from the front and top fans. I'm not sure but i'm guessing maybe the power supply is struggling to support the RTX 2070...what do you think ? Perhaps upgrading to a better power supply could solve the sound problem ?
Not sure which power supply you've got in your R7, maybe is the 460W? that should be ok for RTX2070, you can still upgreading it to more powerful one NP, but from what I know the fan in the 460W PSU does not make big noise as the other cooling fans.
@@OnboardCircuit hi! I've actually been looking for a solution since i saw ur video and it ended up being the power supply i needed to change. The original R7 460w supply was Indeed enough for the RTX2070 for a long time using it but the fan ended up going mental when CPU temperature was going to high so i ended up getting a new power supply and it solved the problem
@@dapigudemao I have an r7 stock. I just bought an 2080 Super and it said it required at least 650w so I ended up buying a new psu (evga 850w) to go along with it. Check what wattage you need for that gpu as stated in the manual or specs.
I have the lowest end r7 i just got a rtx 2060 can i run it with the stock power supply pls answer please!!
What kind of graphics card do u have
But the original power supply only has 6 pin pci, the rtx 2060 needs a 8 pin. How do you handle that?
Is there a way to swap the case on this pc??
Thx.best explanations ever.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video. My son has an Alienware Aurora R7 with a 460W PSU and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 video card. He wants to upgrade the video card to something better. We were looking at the ASUS GeForce RTX 2070 Super Overclocked card. Do you recommend it and what PSU do we need? Dell suggested at least 850W to be safe. Thanks.
You do not need a 850 wat psu for a 2070 super over clocked or not. Dell is trying to scam you. The lowest you can go with a 2070 super is a 650 and that’s the general recommendation.
@@rowanpawloski9212 when he recommends against overclocking is he referring to the graphics card?
@@rowanpawloski9212 I don't think they were trying to scam me. They don't even appear to sell any compatible PSUs. I couldn't find any online.
In your case , Any PSU over 550W is going to be fine. Recommend 650W for future proof.
The OC edition GPU is different to what I was talking about. What I was referring to, is manually over clock the CPU or GPU or RAM. Which is a different story.
Hey man great vid, will this fit in the Aurora r6?
Yes it will, they are the same layout
G is it a 8 pin connector
can i use this power supply in my new aurora r8
yes!
can this power supply handle RTX3080?
You would probably want an 850w. You can go on pcpartpicker and itll tell you
@@bwmoo2449 i figure out that 3080 won't even fit my Alienware R7
@@hunting762 replace the stock front fan and it's doable
I was thinking about going down this route but won't the new RTX 3000 cards be hampered by the PCI Express lane limit? These Aurora PCs only have 8x lanes wired up instead of 16x.
No, 8x bandwidth is still more than enough for the 3000 series
Hello there, thx a lot for your video. I have a quick question, you said you have upgraded your RAM, which brand or type of RAM did you use in order to upgrade? I would like to upgrade mine too, but I have read that not all the RAMs would work on this PC.
I have an aurora r7 and I swapped my original 8gb 2666mhz for two 16gb 2666 HyperfuryX from Kingston. Basically from what I gather, you original card is Kingston so you really can't go wrong.
will it fit my aurora r8? my power supply fan is far too loud :(
this video and another video are already in a playlist i made for my pc upgrades
Is 650 watts enough to upgrade the GPU to a 2070 or 3060? Also does the mother support such upgrade?
650 is more then enough for a 2070 and even a 3060. 460 is enough to power a 2070 even.
Does a 500 watt support a 1080 & 16 gigs of ram cause my pc isn’t showing video :/
Can the r10 power supply fit and work in a new atx mid tower case ?
it should be.
Great Job!!! Keep the videos coming!
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Does this work the same way with r10/r11?
I am doing it later today, I will let you know, but I dont see why not. my R10 came wtih a 550w and a 850w should arrive later today.
@@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll need an update on this!!! I have same setup and would like to know what you bought and how it worked.
@@bretts.8661 happy to help. it worked without problems, here are some photos: imgur.com/a/cGbBwoZ
@@bretts.8661 I bought on ebay this one: Sea Sonic Focus Plus 850 Gold 850W ATX Power Supply
The Corsair link takes me to a 550W version. Maybe because 650 is sold out?
There's PSU shortage
@@OnboardCircuit Damn, that sucks... Thx.
how many wats the original psu have ?
it depends what specs you have either the 460W or 850W.
@@OnboardCircuit i7 8700 and 16gb ram and gtx 1060 6gb
@@nirkalla3937 460 is enough
Hello, I am planning to get rm750x on r6. Do you think it would work?
Yes
@O U T A do you try rm750x?!
@Fred Wang that's work ?
@Digital Etron the corsair rm750x work on the aurora r7 ?
Did you find out
Is the upgrade from the 1060 6gb to a 2060 worth it in your opinion? I found a 2060 at retail and would like to replace my 1060. I play flight simulator 2020 which requires quite a bit of power to run.
Well yes it is a good update, but maybe you can save the money to get RTX 3060, much better I think.
@@OnboardCircuit hey! Will the 3060 work with the oem 460w PSU? It’s not much more power hungry than the 2060 which is why I’m considering getting a 3060 instead.
im trying to do this can you help me i have some other questions :(
Anyone tried putting a 3070 in the r7? Trying to see if I could do that with this psu added
Mine's got a 3060Ti. It wasn't performing as well as other 3060Tis with the 450w PSU (still a massive increase in performance compared to the 1070 I had previously). I upgraded the power supply to 650w and it's going great.
What is the 4 pin connector above the heatsink
Yea its so strange to make a video like this but not explain what replaces the cables that comes with the R7
Am i going to have to do this if i want to buy the rtx 3070? I have 460W EPA PSU Liquid Cooled Chassis, using 1080 atm.
yes, lol a 3070 would take like 460W alone
@@eclipse9860 Well, doesnt really matter now, will have to wait till 2030 to get my hands on new gpu anyway :)
can this R7 use a cosair RM750 power supply? yet alone fit it?
all standard size PSU shoule be able to fit in the R7
My Alienware Command Center has stopped showing me the CPU fan on my Aurora R7, but I can put it to idle or 100% with third party software. I really need help with this problem if anyone has experience with this.
is there a way to swap this entire pc in a new case? @digitaletron
Yes you can
Will this work with a 850 watt psu?
It depends what one it is. I would use the ones in the description
it’s impossible for me to get my 24-pin connector out
Thank you for this informative video. I'm considering upgrading my video card to the RTX 3080. Will the the stock power supply still be enough?
@Ron Querido No, you'll need a 750W or 850W, either one should be at least a gold rating , preferably a platinum rating for maximum efficiency, the RTX 3080 power rating is 320W on it's own.
@@vr_gamers8116 it’s a moot point.. I wouldn’t be able to fit a 3080 in my Alienware Aurora R7 case.
@@rojoque Yeah true, unless it's a Dell custom 3080, although in my opinion these cards are too big and too hot for any small form factor case.
@@vr_gamers8116 If the prices ever go back down, the only upgrade that is available for me is why you suggested or getting a 2080 ti.
@@rojoque iv seen a guy put a 3070 in. idk if he made a power supply upgrade
Hey I followed step by step but I am stuck on the GPU_PWR plug. When I turn my pc on, I get no signal on my monitor. Can you 0ease help me out.
Did you ever fix that problem?
I also have this problem 😭
@@johnly_ i read somewhere that you need to use the CPU cable instead of the PCIe for the GPU_PWR slot. If you have the extra 8pin cpu cable use that, if not, you can split the 4+4 cable and use one half for the cpu and the other for the gpu slot
@@velvaraart1007 unfortunately i tried that too but no luck at least for me. I'm just gonna build a new PC entirely when new stuff comes out end of year
Can I upgrade my aurora r7 to rtx 2080ti
Pretty sure that they ship some with the 2080ti. I'd imagine that the biggest issue would be if yours came with the smaller PSU or the 850 watt one.
A. Yuuki how much watts does a 2080 ti need 750?
@@Twinski98 Well, I'm pretty sure Dell, ships theirs with and 850 watt PSU, but that's more than enough. If you look under specifications on newegg or whatever site you're viewing the item on it should give you the recommended wattage for whichever card you're looking at.
I bought a 700w gold power supply for my r7 and once I plug the cable in for the GPU power my computer does not turn on. I’m very confuse. Does anyone have an answer to this?
Did you ever sort this out?
Can you use the Rmx series on an Alienware
If the power supply is at least 80 plus gold, then you're good to go.
Thanks
So I got the 650 and it doesn't work for my pc for some reason is it because its a 1080ti? I took it to a repair shop and they said I need a power supply with two 8 pin connections for it to work because of the 1080ti so I'm at a loss lol
Literally did all this and looked at 4 other videos and it’s not working…
Its been awhile since this video was uploaded so I dont know if anyone will answer this, but can I use this for a Alienware Aurora R7?
Stock Specs:
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 560X 4GB
CPU: i5 8400 6-Core
RAM: 8GB DDR4 Single Stick
PSU: 460W
Can provide additional info if needed.
Mine don’t turn on I plug everything back
This vid is so confusing. What you need to do is to put one part of the cpu plugs into the area that says gpu above your graphics card and the other into your cpu so they share the same pci e or whatever it’s called
@@darkest-hero whattttt pls help me
@@PhaverX still need help? let me know, but i would try different combos with the plugs till it works
@@darkest-hero i got it thx now i gatta do cable management, 💀🫠
@@PhaverX nice ! yeah gl with that haha
im doing this along with a gtx 1080ti
what gtx 1080ti have you got in your r7
bro this so confusing with all the wires
Too fast!
click twice lol
you r lier. Alienware computer R7 must use alien power！