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Hey guys. I have an old Alienware x51 with a 240 watt power supply and a gtx 555 chipset. I was wondering what exactly I would need to upgrade it to like a gtx 750 or so. And also if the graphics card would fit without me having to tamper with the case too much. Thanks!
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I'm not 100% sure about it but I don't think alienware would be the easiest the upgrade
Just because of their custom cases and certain parts that are made to fit those cases.
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You would most likely need a new power supply too.

240W is a little low for an upgraded card like that
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Download Speccy and post a screenshot of your specs. Would also be useful if you could take a photo of inside your case with the side panel off, and a photo of the outside of the case. You're going to need a PSU upgrade. Most likely you'll need a case upgrade as well.
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However, like they say...
You can't polish a turd
Alienware systems being the turd here
polishing being upgrading them..

In all honesty, I would sell the system (some fanboi will want it) and build a fresh, dank new PC.
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Yeah that's true, some idiot will pay a lot for what's essentially worthless.
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