You can fit the following RTX 3090 card inside all of the Aurora R5-R11 desktops (Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB TURBO Ampere) This is a blower style card with a maximum length of 10.5 inches and a height of 4.1 inches. Also the blower style cards are ideal for the Aurora case as it removes all of the hot air from the case with little impact to the other fans. I would always recommend getting blower style cards for your Aurora desktops as the majority of these cards between 10.0-.10.5 inches. Also another quick tip, the blower style card have a lower factory clock speed, but if you overclock them by 200+ MHZ then this brings them inline with the OC versions of the same card. I forgot to add, make sure you have the Dell 850watt Modular or 1500watt PSU installed, don't even think about it if you have a 460watt.
@@jaydenbrycebustamante8706 any GPU which is 10.5 inches in length will fit into the Aurora Case without the need to remove the front fan. Also you can move the fan to the HDD slot which will allow you to fit in a 12.6inch full size card.
@@jaydenbrycebustamante8706 if you purchased a R11 then you will get a Dell OEM 3000 series graphics card which will automatically fit into the case. It's more so if you want to install a 3rd party graphics card in the future. I have a Zotac 2080ti Blower in my Aurora R8.
You don't have to explain yourself to anyone, but I'm also glad you did as it was informative. Also, thanks for helping me set up my Quest 2 from one of your previous videos!
I did the exact same thing. I was concerned about the air flow above the GPU as well, so I installed the card in the lower slot PCI slot. I do not have extra SSDs there, so I removed the bottom SSD brackets for better airflow. No issues so far.
Thanks for the video! I just got 3070ti founder's edition (finally!) and abt to install it in my r8. This video has been very helpful. I even contacted the dell support and asked info abt my power supply unit lol
Three years later, and your video is still very much appreciated. I bought my r7 for the same cost/performance reason you did. Now I'm upgrading, with a $700 total investment to equal many $2000 prebuilts of 2023. MSI RTX 3060 12Gig, Two MSI NVMe 2TB SSD cards, Hyper X Fury 32Gig Ram. I don't game, but AI LLM's and Stable Diffusion drove me to need a 12Gig Nvidia graphics card. I'll be good for another two years. 7 years of computing with a total investment of $2500 isn't bad. Only PCIe bus speed will drive me to a new build. The r7 was a great investment!
So funny, I am getting ready to upgrade all components in my R7, would love some input with everything that is out now. I’m sure hmu upgrading psu to 850W - I have an i7-8700k - GPU I was thinking GeForce RtX 4070 - will the bracket fit with this? - CORSAIR - VENGEANCE PRO 32GB DDR4 - Corsair H60x RGB Elite Liquid CPU Cooler (honestly I’m not sure if I do need this) - I also want to add a sound card any suggestions? Any help would be great.
Hey, I actually crammed a 3080 into my R8 setup and saw someone else do it on Dell support. You were correct in the video when you said they were simply too long to fit into the case. But I found out that if you swap the standard front fan with a slimmer one and remove that oversized fan case Dell added for whatever reason, you can actually just barely get away with it. My thermals have been decent as well and I’m thinking on liquid cooling so I can keep the heat stress down as much as possible. Also, I’m very happy with my prebuild and I’m glad you are too and didn’t let some of these custom douche bags ruin it for you. Edit: just saw the part where he said you can remove the front fan for more length. But I’m not sure if he knew that you can add a 3080 with some finesse
@@JSyntax For sure, I’d love to see you try though! If you plan on making a vid about this, the front fan I chose was the Noctura a12x15. Quiet, slim, and keeps it cool.
What 3080 did you use in your R8? I installed the slim profile Noctura fan but the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING I purchased, won't fit, unfortunately. :(
Hi!, I have an R9, and installed the 3070 as you did, thermals improved vs the stock GPU (2080 Super), I’m very happy with this card. From 85’C decreased to 76’C.
Great video oh my Canadian fella EH!. Also Canadian from BC. i did a lot of work on my AW R10 when it came to cooling the system down. using 3 Noctua fans and did all the thermal paste and thermal pads on my RTX 3070. Will soon be looking at a RTX 3090. before the cooling upgrade as mine is water cooled, it was averaging a 89deg C for the GPU. with the cooling upgrades? down to 69 Deg C for the GPU. CPU stays steady around 34 deg C on low tasks like web browsing and all, but gaming like Destiny 2? about 72 deg C. Anyway, great video, learned a lot from you. Keep on the good work. :D
I bought a refurb r8 about 18 months ago for $800. It came with the 850W modular, I've upgraded the CPU to the i9-9900 from i5-9600K and about to water cool the GPU, maybe the RAM next. Love this thing, it runs all my VR games (Valve Index) even while screen mirroring. First prebuilt I've ever owned, I'm impressed.
Just to let you know I managed to install RTX 3070 Gigabyte Vision OC(three fans design) into my Aurora R10(the same internal design), i just had to move my intake fan in the place where s HDD sits(in some systems). Max temperatures are 70'C, very happy so far, I upgraded PSU to Corsair RM850X. BTW I built my Aurora myself as in my case it wasn't pre-built but pre dismantled. I found empty case and Mobo, i bought all the other parts and it worked straight away(my first ever built). Bear in mind that even case was deconstructed. I have satisfaction of building it myself, owning Alienware design and saving about £1000 on new one.
I have some observations here.. I purchased a R7 around the same time you did and at the time it $600 cheaper than it would have cost to build it myself /w comparable parts. I have no issues what so ever in buy a alienware and I build 20+ system a year. (that guy that everyone goes to .. lol) One thing people need to realize going in is look for the sales and configure upwards from there if it doesn't quite have what you want. Also, always get the water cooling option as the case is designed with that in mind. Dell shouldn't be offering air cooling at all with these cases (all the way up to the R-11 now..) A cheaper alternative to the 3070FE would be the little 3060TI XC by evga as it comes in at just under 8 inches. It runs in and around the same temp as the FE (I've tried both in these cases for testing purposes) so either or are good and don't thermal throttle. Another option would be the Power Color 5700xt (non red devil) as it is using the same design as the ecs version that goes into the newer dells. But I'd only be looking at something like that if you have less than a 1070.
I have the same exact model. I was saving up to build a new pc because I was afraid none of the 3000 series would fit. Now I know it will. I play EFT no problems with the 1070 and 32 g ram.
Thanks for doing this vid I have almost same system R7, upgraded the stock m.2 driver to a 2 TB 970 Evo plus, just recently ordered additional ram to max out the stock micron / crucial stock ram to 32 thanks for that vid you made awhile ago it helped me confirm similar ram type to ensure compatibility. I'm probably going to skip the 3070 vid card upgrade as when I ordered my R7 back then I opted for the 2070 GTX card knowing full well bit coiner scalpers were taking all the cards.. this is basically why I went Alienware as I used to always built my own rig but finding the vid cards and ram back then for MSRP prices was non existent... cheaper to buy pre-built and just deal with the space issues. Please keep up the great work with letting us the community know what works your 2 vids so far has a lot of good info and dont worry about the haters you have more positive support than negative.
Thank you man! Got 32 GB (2 x 16) 3200Mhz XMP coming for my Aurora R8 (best mobo can handle). My first upgrade was a 2TB SSD for my game installs. M.2 for boot. Next is GPU as I have a LG 32" 1440p 144hz GSync monitor and want to game at that res more. My GTX 1080 just isn't cutting it for newer titles at that res. Have to dial back settings to medium. 1080p no prob on High for mostly everything which Im ok with. I also opted for the 1000 watt Gold PS so I'm good. Got my eyes on a 3070 ventus for $800 Canadian. I hate all the Dell forums where ppl are looking for answers and they're told this that but NOT Ummm... dont't think of what it can handle but what form factor can it handle...
I cut the corner and removed the front fan of my case to fit a rx 6700xt 3 fan bro 😅 but freaking sweet upgrade !!! Remplace the front fan by 2 little 6 cm fan ... had to cut the front metal panel
I put an RTX 3080 blower style card and it works perfectly. Only issue I had with it was the initial placement of the card. I just had my dad sand down the plastic hold up for the card because it was a little too wide for the grip. Also, I will say that the case is HORRIBLE for upgrading, especially in the year 2024 since everything has surpassed the motherboard and you can't remove the motherboard due to it being a part of the case.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have the Same Aurora r7 case with nearly the same specs with a few differences. Mine I got with a GTX 1080 graphics card. and my Power Supply I believe is only 450w factory. Obviously before I even attempt to upgrade to a new card, I'll need to upgrade that PSU. But I've been really wondering if it was possible this pc can take any of the RTX 3000 Series. I wish though the card bracket support could've been fitted back into the unit to support the 3070 you got in your video. I like to make sure everything is well supported and stable. But this is a great help. Glad to know it can fit at least a 3070. It's just a matter of choosing the right size card. I've recently got Cyberpunk 2077 and it runs fairly well on a 1080 card. With a few adjustments to the settings I can just keep it above 30fps on Ultra. But obviously this game was made to take advantage of the latest specs you can get for a gaming PC. Again Thank you so much. I would look forward to any future video showing how well your pc performs with the card. Especially with Cyberpunk and the settings that work well for you. Take care.
I at first upgraded my Aurora R5 from a GTX 1070 to a RTX 3070 FE, but was then bottlenecked badly by my i7-6700 so didn’t end up getting much performance improvement. So, I ended up getting an HZXT H1, new motherboard, Ryzen 5600X, 3600MHz RAM, and a Gigabyte 3070 Vision and sold the 3070 FE. It’s insane how much better gaming performance was after all the upgrades. Prebuilds are nice until you realize the upgrade path is nearly non-existent. Once you need a new CPU or motherboard the case is useless.
Great video, keep up the good work. I have same pc as you, but it came with 1080ti. I have since installed Soundblaster AE-7 below it and another 1080ti below that! I connected the two gpu cards with an nvidia bridge. I also installed the same samsung Sata ssd alongside the hdd and nvme drive. I put effort into cable management, and find the computer never gets too hot. GPUs sit at 70C at 100% usage and CPU sits at 65C. I plan to switch the gpus for a single 3080Ti next year, and to allow it to fit, will change the front fan for a 120mmx120mmx15mm unit. Honestly, that fan sits at 20% usage all the time, so I don’t think it does much... As your cpu is liquid cool, like mine, I don’t think the 3070 partially venting internally is an issue. On a side note, one gpu overheated after recent driver updates and Nvidia were brilliant in assigning an engineer to identify the issue, they even ran an engineering test on their test unit in the US to help sort it out. I was super impressed, given it’s a Dell pc....
You know you can also fit an RTX 3090TI in this case as long as you get the right size 1 and it takes minimal modifications to the case meaning you only have to cut a tiny piece of metal out of the way
@@buardo98 the EVGA RTX 3090TI for the win three ultra I did not have to switch the power supply the 850 Watt power supply that came stock in the system works fine you do have to remove one fan to fit the power connectors on the end of the card and also cut a hole in the metal support system for the case
Thanks again for the help, I do find this video very helpful. Question, 3070 is PCIe 4 but the motherboard only support up to PCIe 3. That didn’t effect the performance??
Hey I came across your video and want to say thanks for it! I also wanted to ask( on the bases that I am not knowledgeable about computers) how do you fix ‘no display’ when you install a new graphics card. I have an aruora r6 and tried upgrading the power supply (corsair 750W) and the graphics card (rtx 3060), but no image came up on the monitor. Thanks again for the video!
I built a system with an RTX 3070 and AMD 5600X.... watched discord channels for drops and bought both at MSRP on mobile Best Buy and Newegg, respectively. Got my Quest 2 a few weeks ago. PCVR has been awesome!
I have a Alienware R5, which is the same case. It's not water cooled, but it is 850 watts. I have a GTX 1070 and was looking at the RTX 2070, but I may look into the RTX 3070 instead now that I know it can fit. But, I will probably end up sticking with a 2070 for my needs. Thanks for the video.
Awesome vid, very informative. Any idea if this card is compatible with my Aurora R5? It has an i7-6700 CPU and 32gb of RAM. Not sure about the PSU but I can find out (I hate that you have to open the case to check lol). Looking to upgrade my GTX 1080 as I game in 1440p ultrawide. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks all, happy new year and happy gaming!
Yes sir. I have exact pc that you have. I recently installed the Asus 3 fan 3070. You need to move giant fan for card to fit. Fit like a glove it did. I moved the large tower fan above card and suspended with screw. One last thing is that don't forget to get a 12pin adapter $12-$20 @ best buy, amazon. Total time from start to finish 15 mins. If you need help or anything just message me. I will walk you step by step to complete. Lmk I'm here for you and anyone else who might need a hand
You should make a video about putting all of the r7-r8 components into a different case. I've been thinking about doing it but I don't know where to start.
@@JSyntax I wanted to share an update. 1 full year later I am finally going to be installing a 3070 into my r8! I wanted to thank you for showing me everything I needed to know before taking the leap into a new graphics card.
There won't be a faster card. You're at the limit. The R7 is limited by the motherboard running PCIe-x8 (v3.0). I used to build machines out of a vendor but the bitcraze of 2018, this machine went as low as 1000USD while 1070s were being scalped at +700USD. The R7 was a great deal.
I have the Aurora R8 as well. I just installed the Asus RTX 3070 KO dual fan edition. It just fit and seems to run well without overheating. Avg was 65 degrees on cod Warzone max settings
I have a RTX 2080 OC.. the r8 will only support one gpu should I even bother trading this out.. will the RTX 2080 OC still be usable in other builds.. (sorry I am beginner)
I have the aurora r6 and my cpu is weaker, so if i were to upgrade to a RTX 3000 Series GPU, I would have to also upgrade my CPU, but the motherboard is incompatible with recent CPUs, and even if I could find a CPU that wouldn't cause a bottleneck, the price of both would be around the same as a new PC. But hey, I've had my R6 for nearly 4 years now, never had a problem, and it has ran everything I've thrown at it so I got my money's worth.
@@SniperFoxx420 I would look up your current cpu and then look up comparisons against other similar cpus based on its generation or the year they were released. They are likely to have the same requirements for connection. Also, consider the power requirements (pre builds tend to have cheap power supplies) and ventilation. You might need a different cooling solution, considering the R6 case is cramped and air doesn't flow as well. It also limits the size of your cooler to whatever fits in it.
@@SniperFoxx420 some prebuilds have proprietary parts which are meant to force people to go through their company for upgrades/repairs. Not sure about the R6, but some motherboards in pre builds are custom made for their case. If that's the case, I don't think it'll be easy to move it to another case. Since you're replacing the CPU, I would just take the graphics card and buy the rest of the parts. It'd probably be better in the long run.
@@DumbDesign i need to dust the damn thing havent done so in like 5 years lmao, runs kinda hot i also ordered thermal paste to reapply to the current cpu maybe that helps
Thank you for making this video, extremely helpful. I've been wondering if my R7 has any kind of future beyond the 1080ti that came with it. I think a 3080, or something on par with it, would be worth the upgrade but the current sizes of them make it impossible, on top of the lack of PCI-4 support and probable heating issues. As you say, the front fan restricts any length above 10.7 inches, but I actually hadn't given any thought to the width, until you mentioned it. Lots to think about. Thanks.
@@JSyntax Currently two solutions to fit a R7/8 (and my R6) is the Dell's own OEM RTX 3080, and the Gigabyte RTX 3080 turbo. Both the OEM version and the turbo version of Gigabyte are technically accessable here in China, and according to my opinion, the OEM one is probably a better solution since it's the only dual-fan design RTX 3080 as far as I know.
About the graphics card sag, due to no screws - the new card I got was 2.5 slots (& heavy), so the bracket/holder that comes with it wouldn't fit - so I cut the rest part down to accommodate and sanded it to smooth it. Because it's so perfect for that case I wanted to keep it + other sag brackets can't fit in this case.
I use a different bracket it’s called VH1 VGA holder. I also have a office desk USB fan I got at Home Depot and it sits next to the PC blowing air inside lol. My Aurora R8 has a EVGA 2080 super taking 3 slots lol I got it for 600$ new on OfferUp right before everything went up in price. and I also replaced all the fans and added a liquid cooler radiator sandwich and a 1000 watt PSU and 64 GB RAM. I have a i7 9700 and was going to replace the CPU but I just went to micro center and bought a i9 10850k for 50$ more than the i9 9900k I was going to get for the R8. I will be building a new PC soon to use a dual stream PC setup
Mine came with an RTX 2080ti oc graphics card. Could I install a second one, when the price gets to MSRP, and run in SLI mode? BTW who makes the motherboard? DELL or someone else.
Dude I had to do the same. Always built and stupid bitcoiners upped the cost so I went with the r7. But I need to an upgrade. I got the 8700 and only 16 gigs with the 1070. Not liquid cooled. I’m replacing all the fans as they’re loud based on another vid. And putting a Samsung 1 gig ssd (looks like the same you got). I wanted a new vid but am trying to find the msi two fan card. I opened it and measured to figure what could and could not fit. I also have to up the psu. Basically my quick mid point upgrades before a new build. Glad I found your vid.
AWESOME Im doing the same thing if I can actually get a card. I actually got my r7 for the same reason and I saved about $600. Mine with 8700k and 1080 has been great. Upgraded the ssd and ram. Need a new card now. Thanks for the video. Cheers
@@JSyntax its not as powerful as you think man. Mine has a decent OC but still struggles in some VR games and it's not great for streaming to VD for example
I just tested Cyberpunk 2077 on the RTX 3070 and it's running at Ultra 1440p and it's smooth as butter. Very happy. I'd love to know what the experience would have been on a 1070, hehe. Running latest drivers and v104
also i would really like to go into a 2000 series right now im rocking a 1050Ti that has been very great! but i also want to be able to run some heavier games and also running vr smoother. mostly for elite dangerous. i have the vive. just curious if you have any suggestions for going to a 2000 series. im very amateur lol
Hi how about I have an Alienware Aurora R7 Core i7 8700K RTX2080, can I change its graphics card for an RTX 3080? And if possible, which components should I change? Thank you
I have an R8 i7-8700 with a rtx 2080. If you're still looking I, just put in a Dell OEM GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X in my R8 and it works great. There's quite a few open box not used on ebay for about $300. Very happy with it. Probably the best upgrade i could expect from a 5 year old pc considering price, case fit, and avoiding a bottleneck...
Recently installed Asus 3 fan 3070 on an aurora R5 . Replacement of the 1070. The 3070 fit like a glove. That is after removing the fan in case. Connected pins and placed fan above the card in case via a little screw as to not have fan flop around loose.
@@JSyntax FYI I did have to run back to store for the 12 pin adapter for 3000 series. Cost on amazon is $12 I being impatient paid $20 for adapter at best buy
I have an r12 i7 11700f and was able to install a founders edition 3070ti. It fit quite well but Im having all sort of issues. Issues such intermittent no video issues. When I get lucky and get video , it crases. Poor performance in games as in 20 fps in doom eternal etc at 1440p. I turned of safeboot as recommended and installed all the new drivers thats available and still no go. I also tried the firmware update for the gpu but the card didn't take it. Any other solutions perhaps such as power supply? The Pc came with a 3080 when it was originally purchased. Thanks!
Hey, I am also trying to upgrade R7 with rtx 3070 MSI ventus 2x. Do you have to plug a VGA cable from the powersupply into motherboard and if you do, do you plus all 8pin in or 6pin is enough?
nice video bro i have the same pc as you but mine came with the 1080. after you install the card where do you go to download the drivers for the 3070. and can i find out what my powersupply watts is i have the i7 8700 so im thinking i wont have to up grade my power supply but want to make sure. and your right i cant find this card at the bestbuy price anywhere so i also might be a victom lol thanks bro hope to hear back from you i sub to your channel
my i7 8700k with 1080 came only with a 460w, i don't think there's a way you can check what yours is without opening up the pc. it'll say on the power supply
I literally bought an R7 at the same time for same reason, debating to upgrade the CPU or buy a whole new PC. I have an i7 8700 and 1080 and want to upgrade the gpu to a 3080 but heard it may bottleneck the CPU using an old cpu still. thoughts?
I had an R7 with a 3060 TI. For the resolution I was playing at there was no benefit to having 3070 / 3080 due to bottleneck. I say had, because after experimenting with an R7 it was not cost effective to upgrade it so built an entirely new machine.
@@ThomasHughesTShot yea im thinking about building a whole new pc as well then instead. I do however want to repurpose this PC for my wife into a cleaner case. does dell make this easy for the motherboard?
@@AxelShifter Nope, the motherboard is a proprietary shape. Your really going to struggle todo that. One thing you can do is replace the fans, the stock fans are hella noisy on this machine. If you are interested in this let me know, can recommend which fans you need.
@@ThomasHughesTShot in that case I’ll probably just start another build and put this 1080, i7 and storage into that one. These fans are ridiculous lol thanks tho!
Founders edition just mean it's the Nvida Geforce one, right? Forgive me for the noob question but i only been a PC gamer for 2 years and there' s still A LOT i don't know.
Not to mention there cheaper now because of bitcoin crashing a card that was 3,000 is now 750 if u know someone 1,000 if u don't are u could risk life and limb on ebay an get one that may are may not work for real cheap lol people give the pc a hard time but I have had a pc built pre ordered the whole nine an while the Bitcoin boom was happening it was cheaper to buy the pc with gpu ram an everthing all ready in it but I haven't had any problems out of the 2 I have just upgrades here an there an thats my own discretion I won't lie I wish you could change the mother board so u can run a 10th Gen cpu but I can still Play Any game I won't with a i9 an a 3080Rtx an it never gets hot its water cooled but even before I installed that it didn't get hot just sounded like a rocket lmao any way take care man
ATTENTION EVERYONE! THIS CARD FITS BOTH RTX 3070 TI AND 3080 CARDS! I TESTED FOR MYSELF! DONT BELIVE THIS GUY WHEN HE SAYS ONLY 2 FAN RTX 3070 CAN FIT!
i bought my R7 at the end of 2018, GTX 1080 and i7 8700k that's also liquid cooling but they only gave me a 460w power supply instead of 850w like yours, there were no options to upgrade :(
@@JSyntax managed to upgrade it to a corsair rm850x one, now if only i could get a 3070 for msrp XD . is the card still holding up well without the bracket thing?
You can fit the following RTX 3090 card inside all of the Aurora R5-R11 desktops (Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB TURBO Ampere)
This is a blower style card with a maximum length of 10.5 inches and a height of 4.1 inches.
Also the blower style cards are ideal for the Aurora case as it removes all of the hot air from the case with little impact to the other fans.
I would always recommend getting blower style cards for your Aurora desktops as the majority of these cards between 10.0-.10.5 inches.
Also another quick tip, the blower style card have a lower factory clock speed, but if you overclock them by 200+ MHZ then this brings them inline with the OC versions of the same card.
I forgot to add, make sure you have the Dell 850watt Modular or 1500watt PSU installed, don't even think about it if you have a 460watt.
Do you need to remove the intake fan? Or will it fit with the fan inside
@@jaydenbrycebustamante8706 any GPU which is 10.5 inches in length will fit into the Aurora Case without the need to remove the front fan.
Also you can move the fan to the HDD slot which will allow you to fit in a 12.6inch full size card.
@@TJdakingful thx I bought an aurora r11 not knowing the new rtx 30 series might not fit in them so I’m glad to hear this!
@@jaydenbrycebustamante8706 if you purchased a R11 then you will get a Dell OEM 3000 series graphics card which will automatically fit into the case.
It's more so if you want to install a 3rd party graphics card in the future.
I have a Zotac 2080ti Blower in my Aurora R8.
Thanks for the tips and I got a 2080ti blower in mine as well. Was considering upgrading to a 3080.
You don't have to explain yourself to anyone, but I'm also glad you did as it was informative. Also, thanks for helping me set up my Quest 2 from one of your previous videos!
Unfortunately, the online community can be very toxic. Thank you for your nice comment!
Thanks so much for this!!! Was wondering about Upgrading my R7 recently :)
I did the exact same thing. I was concerned about the air flow above the GPU as well, so I installed the card in the lower slot PCI slot. I do not have extra SSDs there, so I removed the bottom SSD brackets for better airflow. No issues so far.
Whoa... You can install on the other pci E slot? Can u please share pic?
Thanks for the video! I just got 3070ti founder's edition (finally!) and abt to install it in my r8. This video has been very helpful. I even contacted the dell support and asked info abt my power supply unit lol
Three years later, and your video is still very much appreciated. I bought my r7 for the same cost/performance reason you did. Now I'm upgrading, with a $700 total investment to equal many $2000 prebuilts of 2023. MSI RTX 3060 12Gig, Two MSI NVMe 2TB SSD cards, Hyper X Fury 32Gig Ram. I don't game, but AI LLM's and Stable Diffusion drove me to need a 12Gig Nvidia graphics card. I'll be good for another two years. 7 years of computing with a total investment of $2500 isn't bad. Only PCIe bus speed will drive me to a new build. The r7 was a great investment!
Very good buy!
So funny, I am getting ready to upgrade all components in my R7, would love some input with everything that is out now. I’m sure hmu upgrading psu to 850W - I have an i7-8700k - GPU I was thinking GeForce RtX 4070 - will the bracket fit with this? -
CORSAIR - VENGEANCE PRO 32GB DDR4 - Corsair H60x RGB Elite Liquid CPU Cooler (honestly I’m not sure if I do need this) - I also want to add a sound card any suggestions? Any help would be great.
Awesome Video, This puts my mind at ease, I can finally upgrade my GPU without getting a new system. Thanks JSyntax.
Woot
Great video! I have the Aurora R8 with the RTX 3070TI FE and it fits very well!
Good to hear!
You think a founder edition 3080 should fit on a r12?🤔 I see why not If a 3070 fits with lots of room left...
Great video thanks for sharing! I recently just bought a RTX 3060 and was able to fit it perfectly into my Aurora R7.
yo did u upgrade the power supply?
Which manufacturer? My Zotac don't fit unfortunately :/
Hey, I actually crammed a 3080 into my R8 setup and saw someone else do it on Dell support. You were correct in the video when you said they were simply too long to fit into the case. But I found out that if you swap the standard front fan with a slimmer one and remove that oversized fan case Dell added for whatever reason, you can actually just barely get away with it. My thermals have been decent as well and I’m thinking on liquid cooling so I can keep the heat stress down as much as possible. Also, I’m very happy with my prebuild and I’m glad you are too and didn’t let some of these custom douche bags ruin it for you.
Edit: just saw the part where he said you can remove the front fan for more length. But I’m not sure if he knew that you can add a 3080 with some finesse
It's gonna be tight!
@@JSyntax For sure, I’d love to see you try though! If you plan on making a vid about this, the front fan I chose was the Noctura a12x15. Quiet, slim, and keeps it cool.
What 3080 did you use in your R8? I installed the slim profile Noctura fan but the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING I purchased, won't fit, unfortunately. :(
Hi!, I have an R9, and installed the 3070 as you did, thermals improved vs the stock GPU (2080 Super), I’m very happy with this card. From 85’C decreased to 76’C.
Nice! Which 3070 did you get?
@@JSyntax The FE, I am also thinking to get a 3080 FE, just need to adequate the internal space by replacing the front fan with a 15mm fan.
Is there a chance you’re selling that 2080? I’d like it for a fair price so I can try upgrading my aurora r7’s 1080 to a 2080
@@adrianlorenzano4631 Hi I already sold it, sorry, but Im planning to sell my 3070 as I want to upgrade to 3080
@@djbrokoly3909 I’d be interested if it fits into my aurora r7!
Great video oh my Canadian fella EH!. Also Canadian from BC. i did a lot of work on my AW R10 when it came to cooling the system down. using 3 Noctua fans and did all the thermal paste and thermal pads on my RTX 3070. Will soon be looking at a RTX 3090. before the cooling upgrade as mine is water cooled, it was averaging a 89deg C for the GPU. with the cooling upgrades? down to 69 Deg C for the GPU. CPU stays steady around 34 deg C on low tasks like web browsing and all, but gaming like Destiny 2? about 72 deg C. Anyway, great video, learned a lot from you. Keep on the good work. :D
I got my R7 with i7-8700k and RTX 2080 over two years ago refurbished for less than you can buy the components for today...
Who's laughin' now haters?
I bought a refurb r8 about 18 months ago for $800. It came with the 850W modular, I've upgraded the CPU to the i9-9900 from i5-9600K and about to water cool the GPU, maybe the RAM next. Love this thing, it runs all my VR games (Valve Index) even while screen mirroring. First prebuilt I've ever owned, I'm impressed.
Just to let you know I managed to install RTX 3070 Gigabyte Vision OC(three fans design) into my Aurora R10(the same internal design), i just had to move my intake fan in the place where s HDD sits(in some systems). Max temperatures are 70'C, very happy so far, I upgraded PSU to Corsair RM850X. BTW I built my Aurora myself as in my case it wasn't pre-built but pre dismantled. I found empty case and Mobo, i bought all the other parts and it worked straight away(my first ever built). Bear in mind that even case was deconstructed. I have satisfaction of building it myself, owning Alienware design and saving about £1000 on new one.
I have some observations here..
I purchased a R7 around the same time you did and at the time it $600 cheaper than it would have cost to build it myself /w comparable parts. I have no issues what so ever in buy a alienware and I build 20+ system a year. (that guy that everyone goes to .. lol) One thing people need to realize going in is look for the sales and configure upwards from there if it doesn't quite have what you want. Also, always get the water cooling option as the case is designed with that in mind. Dell shouldn't be offering air cooling at all with these cases (all the way up to the R-11 now..)
A cheaper alternative to the 3070FE would be the little 3060TI XC by evga as it comes in at just under 8 inches. It runs in and around the same temp as the FE (I've tried both in these cases for testing purposes) so either or are good and don't thermal throttle. Another option would be the Power Color 5700xt (non red devil) as it is using the same design as the ecs version that goes into the newer dells. But I'd only be looking at something like that if you have less than a 1070.
I didn't have those options when I first say the 3070. Patience favours the bold!
I have the same exact model. I was saving up to build a new pc because I was afraid none of the 3000 series would fit. Now I know it will. I play EFT no problems with the 1070 and 32 g ram.
Thanks for doing this vid I have almost same system R7, upgraded the stock m.2 driver to a 2 TB 970 Evo plus, just recently ordered additional ram to max out the stock micron / crucial stock ram to 32 thanks for that vid you made awhile ago it helped me confirm similar ram type to ensure compatibility. I'm probably going to skip the 3070 vid card upgrade as when I ordered my R7 back then I opted for the 2070 GTX card knowing full well bit coiner scalpers were taking all the cards.. this is basically why I went Alienware as I used to always built my own rig but finding the vid cards and ram back then for MSRP prices was non existent... cheaper to buy pre-built and just deal with the space issues.
Please keep up the great work with letting us the community know what works your 2 vids so far has a lot of good info and dont worry about the haters you have more positive support than negative.
Thanks this was really helpful
Thank you man! Got 32 GB (2 x 16) 3200Mhz XMP coming for my Aurora R8 (best mobo can handle). My first upgrade was a 2TB SSD for my game installs. M.2 for boot. Next is GPU as I have a LG 32" 1440p 144hz GSync monitor and want to game at that res more. My GTX 1080 just isn't cutting it for newer titles at that res. Have to dial back settings to medium. 1080p no prob on High for mostly everything which Im ok with. I also opted for the 1000 watt Gold PS so I'm good. Got my eyes on a 3070 ventus for $800 Canadian.
I hate all the Dell forums where ppl are looking for answers and they're told this that but NOT Ummm... dont't think of what it can handle but what form factor can it handle...
I love a good upgrade, enjoy it man!
I cut the corner and removed the front fan of my case to fit a rx 6700xt 3 fan bro 😅 but freaking sweet upgrade !!! Remplace the front fan by 2 little 6 cm fan ... had to cut the front metal panel
Informative video! Looking for the scalper video!
I put an RTX 3080 blower style card and it works perfectly. Only issue I had with it was the initial placement of the card. I just had my dad sand down the plastic hold up for the card because it was a little too wide for the grip. Also, I will say that the case is HORRIBLE for upgrading, especially in the year 2024 since everything has surpassed the motherboard and you can't remove the motherboard due to it being a part of the case.
Thanks for this video you rock man I subscribed
Thank you so much for making this video. I have the Same Aurora r7 case with nearly the same specs with a few differences. Mine I got with a GTX 1080 graphics card. and my Power Supply I believe is only 450w factory. Obviously before I even attempt to upgrade to a new card, I'll need to upgrade that PSU. But I've been really wondering if it was possible this pc can take any of the RTX 3000 Series. I wish though the card bracket support could've been fitted back into the unit to support the 3070 you got in your video. I like to make sure everything is well supported and stable. But this is a great help. Glad to know it can fit at least a 3070. It's just a matter of choosing the right size card. I've recently got Cyberpunk 2077 and it runs fairly well on a 1080 card. With a few adjustments to the settings I can just keep it above 30fps on Ultra. But obviously this game was made to take advantage of the latest specs you can get for a gaming PC. Again Thank you so much. I would look forward to any future video showing how well your pc performs with the card. Especially with Cyberpunk and the settings that work well for you. Take care.
Dude! A 1080 is great. Wait for rtx 3070 super honestly...
me buying the R7 at the time when i had a decent job then half a year after i lost my job and still had my r7. now in 2024 i wanna upgrade it.
I at first upgraded my Aurora R5 from a GTX 1070 to a RTX 3070 FE, but was then bottlenecked badly by my i7-6700 so didn’t end up getting much performance improvement. So, I ended up getting an HZXT H1, new motherboard, Ryzen 5600X, 3600MHz RAM, and a Gigabyte 3070 Vision and sold the 3070 FE. It’s insane how much better gaming performance was after all the upgrades. Prebuilds are nice until you realize the upgrade path is nearly non-existent. Once you need a new CPU or motherboard the case is useless.
Darn! Thank you for sharing your experience.
@@JSyntax Thanks for the video! I’m sure with a more recent Aurora and CPU the upgrade is much more worth it.
really really helpful ...exactly im looking for. thanks a lot!
we have these computers for work...
the RX6800 and above are pretty good too, we'll be installing soon, i'll let you know
Great video, keep up the good work.
I have same pc as you, but it came with 1080ti. I have since installed Soundblaster AE-7 below it and another 1080ti below that! I connected the two gpu cards with an nvidia bridge. I also installed the same samsung Sata ssd alongside the hdd and nvme drive.
I put effort into cable management, and find the computer never gets too hot. GPUs sit at 70C at 100% usage and CPU sits at 65C.
I plan to switch the gpus for a single 3080Ti next year, and to allow it to fit, will change the front fan for a 120mmx120mmx15mm unit. Honestly, that fan sits at 20% usage all the time, so I don’t think it does much...
As your cpu is liquid cool, like mine, I don’t think the 3070 partially venting internally is an issue.
On a side note, one gpu overheated after recent driver updates and Nvidia were brilliant in assigning an engineer to identify the issue, they even ran an engineering test on their test unit in the US to help sort it out. I was super impressed, given it’s a Dell pc....
Damn, thanks for your detailed insights. Surprised you were able to fit all that in your case!
You know you can also fit an RTX 3090TI in this case as long as you get the right size 1 and it takes minimal modifications to the case meaning you only have to cut a tiny piece of metal out of the way
Have you done it ? If so what's the exact card that you used and power supply?
@@buardo98 the EVGA RTX 3090TI for the win three ultra I did not have to switch the power supply the 850 Watt power supply that came stock in the system works fine you do have to remove one fan to fit the power connectors on the end of the card and also cut a hole in the metal support system for the case
Thanks again for the help, I do find this video very helpful. Question, 3070 is PCIe 4 but the motherboard only support up to PCIe 3. That didn’t effect the performance??
What pc do you have
@@JSyntax same as yours. Aurora R7
Thanks for the information!
Hey I came across your video and want to say thanks for it! I also wanted to ask( on the bases that I am not knowledgeable about computers) how do you fix ‘no display’ when you install a new graphics card. I have an aruora r6 and tried upgrading the power supply (corsair 750W) and the graphics card (rtx 3060), but no image came up on the monitor. Thanks again for the video!
I have an r6 as well. Did you finally fix your problem ? Everything working fine ?
I built a system with an RTX 3070 and AMD 5600X.... watched discord channels for drops and bought both at MSRP on mobile Best Buy and Newegg, respectively. Got my Quest 2 a few weeks ago. PCVR has been awesome!
Damn! Awesome.
I have a Alienware R5, which is the same case. It's not water cooled, but it is 850 watts. I have a GTX 1070 and was looking at the RTX 2070, but I may look into the RTX 3070 instead now that I know it can fit. But, I will probably end up sticking with a 2070 for my needs.
Thanks for the video.
Do a 3070!
Put a asus tuf gaming 3070 oc(300mm) into a aurora r8. Had to remove the front intake fan and mount it externally. Bunch of crap removal but it works
Was this originally an I7-8700k, with a Gtx 1070? I have the same model! This was very helpful. Thanks, and stay safe.
Yes it was! Ty
Awesome vid, very informative. Any idea if this card is compatible with my Aurora R5? It has an i7-6700 CPU and 32gb of RAM. Not sure about the PSU but I can find out (I hate that you have to open the case to check lol). Looking to upgrade my GTX 1080 as I game in 1440p ultrawide. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks all, happy new year and happy gaming!
Yes sir. I have exact pc that you have. I recently installed the Asus 3 fan 3070. You need to move giant fan for card to fit. Fit like a glove it did. I moved the large tower fan above card and suspended with screw. One last thing is that don't forget to get a 12pin adapter $12-$20 @ best buy, amazon.
Total time from start to finish 15 mins.
If you need help or anything just message me. I will walk you step by step to complete. Lmk I'm here for you and anyone else who might need a hand
You should make a video about putting all of the r7-r8 components into a different case. I've been thinking about doing it but I don't know where to start.
I wish
@@JSyntax I wanted to share an update. 1 full year later I am finally going to be installing a 3070 into my r8! I wanted to thank you for showing me everything I needed to know before taking the leap into a new graphics card.
There won't be a faster card. You're at the limit. The R7 is limited by the motherboard running PCIe-x8 (v3.0). I used to build machines out of a vendor but the bitcraze of 2018, this machine went as low as 1000USD while 1070s were being scalped at +700USD. The R7 was a great deal.
Indeed!
so the 3070ti wont work?
Can't you just change the motherboard in the r7?
I have the Aurora R8 as well. I just installed the Asus RTX 3070 KO dual fan edition. It just fit and seems to run well without overheating. Avg was 65 degrees on cod Warzone max settings
Ha! 65? Wow. I'm doing 75 in cyber punk.
Looks big at 10.82 x 5.16 x 2.13 inches... did you have to make any modifications to make it fit?
@@JSyntax no mods. It literally just fit though. Just behind the corner bracket of the psu and not much room in front of the intake fan
@@SpartanOneZero haha, so would you see that is the utter max or can someone get a card that is larger?
@@JSyntax absolutely. There is no way a card any bigger would fit.
I have a RTX 2080 OC.. the r8 will only support one gpu should I even bother trading this out.. will the RTX 2080 OC still be usable in other builds.. (sorry I am beginner)
I’d be curious about an update on this a month later? How has it been working out for you in this case?
No issues! Running gr8
@@JSyntax any update on thermal & cooling
@@JustxLiving909 it's mediocre. I honestly could have survived with my 1070.. Oh well.
im here to say thank you for the video. building our own is way overpriced these days so i want to upgrade my r7 thank you dawg
I just purchased the aurora r7 for $340 was it worth my money? It hasn’t arrived yet but I guess I’ll eventually find out, just curious is all.
I have the aurora r6 and my cpu is weaker, so if i were to upgrade to a RTX 3000 Series GPU, I would have to also upgrade my CPU, but the motherboard is incompatible with recent CPUs, and even if I could find a CPU that wouldn't cause a bottleneck, the price of both would be around the same as a new PC. But hey, I've had my R6 for nearly 4 years now, never had a problem, and it has ran everything I've thrown at it so I got my money's worth.
Whats the latest cpu an r6 can take, i got an r6 with i5 7400 and a rtx 2060
@@SniperFoxx420 I would look up your current cpu and then look up comparisons against other similar cpus based on its generation or the year they were released. They are likely to have the same requirements for connection. Also, consider the power requirements (pre builds tend to have cheap power supplies) and ventilation. You might need a different cooling solution, considering the R6 case is cramped and air doesn't flow as well. It also limits the size of your cooler to whatever fits in it.
@@DumbDesign would it be a good idea to transfer the pc to another case? Ive seen a few people do it but im new to the pc world
@@SniperFoxx420 some prebuilds have proprietary parts which are meant to force people to go through their company for upgrades/repairs. Not sure about the R6, but some motherboards in pre builds are custom made for their case. If that's the case, I don't think it'll be easy to move it to another case. Since you're replacing the CPU, I would just take the graphics card and buy the rest of the parts. It'd probably be better in the long run.
@@DumbDesign i need to dust the damn thing havent done so in like 5 years lmao, runs kinda hot i also ordered thermal paste to reapply to the current cpu maybe that helps
Have a 2080 super in my r7 right now with zero problems ever.
Got a MSI Ventus 2x OC 3070 and it fit like you said! Plenty of room between it and the front fan.
What no way
@@JSyntax yeah, drawback is it's thick enough that it blocks the 3rd pcie slot too so i had to move my other pcie adapter down to the 4th slot
Thank you for making this video, extremely helpful. I've been wondering if my R7 has any kind of future beyond the 1080ti that came with it. I think a 3080, or something on par with it, would be worth the upgrade but the current sizes of them make it impossible, on top of the lack of PCI-4 support and probable heating issues.
As you say, the front fan restricts any length above 10.7 inches, but I actually hadn't given any thought to the width, until you mentioned it. Lots to think about. Thanks.
Let me know if you fit a 3080!
@@JSyntax Currently two solutions to fit a R7/8 (and my R6) is the Dell's own OEM RTX 3080, and the Gigabyte RTX 3080 turbo.
Both the OEM version and the turbo version of Gigabyte are technically accessable here in China, and according to my opinion, the OEM one is probably a better solution since it's the only dual-fan design RTX 3080 as far as I know.
@@SamHero_ Do you have a link so I can see what the specifications are in when it looks like ?
@@JSyntax
www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N3090TURBO-24GD#kf
Gigabyte 3090 turbo of 10.5 in, which just fitted the R6 case.
@@SamHero_ , Any idea if the R6 is the same case as the R7?
About the graphics card sag, due to no screws - the new card I got was 2.5 slots (& heavy), so the bracket/holder that comes with it wouldn't fit - so I cut the rest part down to accommodate and sanded it to smooth it. Because it's so perfect for that case I wanted to keep it + other sag brackets can't fit in this case.
Hi I have a question I have a r7 or a r8 r6 how do I tell the difference from one another ?
I have an R12 with a 3070 its literally the coolest thing in the cast compared to the CPU
I use a different bracket it’s called VH1 VGA holder. I also have a office desk USB fan I got at Home Depot and it sits next to the PC blowing air inside lol. My Aurora R8 has a EVGA 2080 super taking 3 slots lol I got it for 600$ new on OfferUp right before everything went up in price. and I also replaced all the fans and added a liquid cooler radiator sandwich and a 1000 watt PSU and 64 GB RAM. I have a i7 9700 and was going to replace the CPU but I just went to micro center and bought a i9 10850k for 50$ more than the i9 9900k I was going to get for the R8. I will be building a new PC soon to use a dual stream PC setup
Did you feel you really need a gpu support bracket?
Mine came with an RTX 2080ti oc graphics card. Could I install a second one, when the price gets to MSRP, and run in SLI mode? BTW who makes the motherboard? DELL or someone else.
Dude I had to do the same. Always built and stupid bitcoiners upped the cost so I went with the r7. But I need to an upgrade. I got the 8700 and only 16 gigs with the 1070. Not liquid cooled. I’m replacing all the fans as they’re loud based on another vid. And putting a Samsung 1 gig ssd (looks like the same you got). I wanted a new vid but am trying to find the msi two fan card. I opened it and measured to figure what could and could not fit. I also have to up the psu. Basically my quick mid point upgrades before a new build. Glad I found your vid.
What psu do you have now
Do you think I could fit a GeForce GTX 1080 G1 ROCK 8G? It's 11.02 inches long.
@JSyntax I have the same system, but I want to get the 3070ti, do u think the PSU can handle everything? my PSU is 850w.
yes np!
Did you have to change your power supply?
Hi i got a question ,Should i upgrade my power supply if i upgrade my GRaphics card to Rtx 3060, i got a Aurora R7? Is rtx3060 can fit to r7?
I am about to put a 4070RTX in mine. The prices dropped.
Does it fit ? Any upgrades that needed
AWESOME
Im doing the same thing if I can actually get a card.
I actually got my r7 for the same reason and I saved about $600.
Mine with 8700k and 1080 has been great. Upgraded the ssd and ram.
Need a new card now.
Thanks for the video.
Cheers
1080? You don't need to. Upgrade yet.. Maybe 4070
@@JSyntax its not as powerful as you think man. Mine has a decent OC but still struggles in some VR games and it's not great for streaming to VD for example
@@JSyntax Wondering how your 3070 performs playing 2077?
@@Silvertinge291 I'm waiting for the bugs to be worked out but I will try it soon
I just tested Cyberpunk 2077 on the RTX 3070 and it's running at Ultra 1440p and it's smooth as butter. Very happy. I'd love to know what the experience would have been on a 1070, hehe. Running latest drivers and v104
To be honest i am just gonna build my own system after r7 like i just had to replace the power suply for faulty pci
I have a Alienware Aurora r7 and the i5 one will I be able to upgrade it to a i9 10850k
It should. I would look into a good deal on an i7 which have been more affordable since i9 release and issues ironed out.
I get it though. If I didn't have a good i7 and had extra money. Well I would probably buy an i9 too.
Apparently from the forums alienware has locked the BIOS so in order to run a new generation CPU dell would have to release a BIOS update
also i would really like to go into a 2000 series right now im rocking a 1050Ti that has been very great! but i also want to be able to run some heavier games and also running vr smoother. mostly for elite dangerous. i have the vive. just curious if you have any suggestions for going to a 2000 series. im very amateur lol
Uh hey just a tip, you're still using h.264 which is a CPU encoder, I don't think that Virtual Desktop has support for NVENC.
Hi how about I have an Alienware Aurora R7 Core i7 8700K RTX2080, can I change its graphics card for an RTX 3080? And if possible, which components should I change? Thank you
I have an R8 i7-8700 with a rtx 2080. If you're still looking I, just put in a Dell OEM GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X in my R8 and it works great. There's quite a few open box not used on ebay for about $300. Very happy with it. Probably the best upgrade i could expect from a 5 year old pc considering price, case fit, and avoiding a bottleneck...
lmao thanks for this i have one and was wondering if i could snag one hopefully someday!
Good work! I upgraded the same machine to the MSI 3070.
How is it?
@@adrianlorenzano4631 pretty good. it can do some OC
@@DanyangZhang can you send me the graphics card you got it from to upgrade the aurora r7?
@@adrianlorenzano4631 It's GeForce RTX 3070 VENTUS 2X OC
@@DanyangZhang what psu are you using?
Recently installed Asus 3 fan 3070 on an aurora R5 . Replacement of the 1070. The 3070 fit like a glove. That is after removing the fan in case. Connected pins and placed fan above the card in case via a little screw as to not have fan flop around loose.
Ugh I wish I had triple fan, didn't want to take the risk
@@JSyntax FYI I did have to run back to store for the 12 pin adapter for 3000 series.
Cost on amazon is $12 I being impatient paid $20 for adapter at best buy
@@JSyntax wife went to pick up a pi 4 2gb and pico Pi's and saw they had one 3070 and compared to the $1000 plus scalper price and grabbed for $700
@@nickcallisdead surprised they didn't include it!
@@JSyntax me too. Apparently they said it only came with founders edition
I have an r12 i7 11700f and was able to install a founders edition 3070ti. It fit quite well but Im having all sort of issues. Issues such intermittent no video issues. When I get lucky and get video , it crases. Poor performance in games as in 20 fps in doom eternal etc at 1440p. I turned of safeboot as recommended and installed all the new drivers thats available and still no go. I also tried the firmware update for the gpu but the card didn't take it. Any other solutions perhaps such as power supply? The Pc came with a 3080 when it was originally purchased. Thanks!
what was the oc settings you were running for the 1070? i have the same pc and wondering what u have
I don't recall but the oc made a nice difference. Silicon lottery?
Hey, I am also trying to upgrade R7 with rtx 3070 MSI ventus 2x. Do you have to plug a VGA cable from the powersupply into motherboard and if you do, do you plus all 8pin in or 6pin is enough?
And if you had a compatibility issue from motherboard and GPU?
Hey, I want to upgrade my Gpu like you but I have an Aurora R7 Air Cooled. Do you think it will overheat if I play in vr?
Tuff call. What's your psu wattage
@@JSyntax 700 watts
Am I wasting my time & money upgrading from a RTX2070 to a RTX3070 for my Aurora R7????
Not if you can sell your 2070
What to know if I can fit a GeForce 3080 founder edition into a r12?
What about a 3080 I em thinking about upgrading to the RTX 3080
would you be able to case swap a r8?
Hello I know this video is kind of old, but would I be able to use a Titan X in this system?
I was wondering if you have re-tested the Quest 2 with the link cable and if it looks any better with the new graphics card?
I made a Whole video on it! It's def better after v23 update, on par with VD
Hey I was wondering I have the same case as you and I was wondering if I would be able to swap cases with a clear one??
Or a bigger case
Can you put the 3070 in the aurora r9
Can you provide me with the link for the mobo? I have an R6 i want to upgrade.
nice video bro i have the same pc as you but mine came with the 1080. after you install the card where do you go to download the drivers for the 3070. and can i find out what my powersupply watts is i have the i7 8700 so im thinking i wont have to up grade my power supply but want to make sure. and your right i cant find this card at the bestbuy price anywhere so i also might be a victom lol thanks bro hope to hear back from you i sub to your channel
my i7 8700k with 1080 came only with a 460w, i don't think there's a way you can check what yours is without opening up the pc. it'll say on the power supply
I literally bought an R7 at the same time for same reason, debating to upgrade the CPU or buy a whole new PC. I have an i7 8700 and 1080 and want to upgrade the gpu to a 3080 but heard it may bottleneck the CPU using an old cpu still. thoughts?
I had an R7 with a 3060 TI. For the resolution I was playing at there was no benefit to having 3070 / 3080 due to bottleneck. I say had, because after experimenting with an R7 it was not cost effective to upgrade it so built an entirely new machine.
@@ThomasHughesTShot yea im thinking about building a whole new pc as well then instead. I do however want to repurpose this PC for my wife into a cleaner case. does dell make this easy for the motherboard?
@@AxelShifter Nope, the motherboard is a proprietary shape. Your really going to struggle todo that.
One thing you can do is replace the fans, the stock fans are hella noisy on this machine. If you are interested in this let me know, can recommend which fans you need.
@@ThomasHughesTShot in that case I’ll probably just start another build and put this 1080, i7 and storage into that one. These fans are ridiculous lol thanks tho!
Is it still doing fine and how loud had it been compared to the old gpu cuz they use blower cards
im honestly just going to do a case swap for my r7 when i upgrade i want to overlclock but keep temps down
Founders edition just mean it's the Nvida Geforce one, right? Forgive me for the noob question but i only been a PC gamer for 2 years and there' s still A LOT i don't know.
Ya!
@@JSyntax Ah, ok. That's the one i had been eyballing for at bestbuy if they ever have a drop.
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank u
What you getting
Are you still happy with your R7?
How does it perform with Oculus airlink or VD now?
I love it more than my brand new g5
@@JSyntax how does it handle airlink now and VD after updates?
How did you overclock it
Use Msi afterburner
i used to own that same dell computer, when it overheated it literally sounded like a vaccuum cleaner
I have an R8, do I need to change my motherboard to use RTX 30 series graphics card?
No
it's a shame at the time you made this none were available now Nivida makes ever single card from a 3060 to a 3090 dual fan that will fit
I'm sure there are dual cards
@@JSyntax lol I have 2 in a single R8 a 3070 an a 3080 lol its ran fine for over a year
Not to mention there cheaper now because of bitcoin crashing a card that was 3,000 is now 750 if u know someone 1,000 if u don't are u could risk life and limb on ebay an get one that may are may not work for real cheap lol people give the pc a hard time but I have had a pc built pre ordered the whole nine an while the Bitcoin boom was happening it was cheaper to buy the pc with gpu ram an everthing all ready in it but I haven't had any problems out of the 2 I have just upgrades here an there an thats my own discretion I won't lie I wish you could change the mother board so u can run a 10th Gen cpu but I can still
Play Any game I won't with a i9 an a 3080Rtx an it never gets hot its water cooled but even before I installed that it didn't get hot just sounded like a rocket lmao any way take care man
is it still good? and did it improve fps? i really need this for playing vr
Yes it's gr8
ATTENTION EVERYONE! THIS CARD FITS BOTH RTX 3070 TI AND 3080 CARDS! I TESTED FOR MYSELF! DONT BELIVE THIS GUY WHEN HE SAYS ONLY 2 FAN RTX 3070 CAN FIT!
What 3080 card did you end up using?
I got a i7 8700 CPU and I want to upgrade to a 3070.
Would I need to upgrade anything else or I can just switch it?
What's your psu?
i bought my R7 at the end of 2018, GTX 1080 and i7 8700k that's also liquid cooling but they only gave me a 460w power supply instead of 850w like yours, there were no options to upgrade :(
You can upgrade it
@@JSyntax managed to upgrade it to a corsair rm850x one, now if only i could get a 3070 for msrp XD . is the card still holding up well without the bracket thing?
Will those card work fine with an i7 8700? I assume that is what is in your R7.
Yes! Just make sure you're at Least 450 watt psu
Im here 6 months later and i have an omen pc that has a 8-core processor and was wonderimg if u could tell me if a 3070 would work in mine?
Ya! Of course.