taketheredpill
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- Jan 12, 2014
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Let me start off by apologizing for my ignorance, I know very little about computers, my son is very much into them for gaming so when we moved him to a new town in 8th grade, my wife and I bought him an Alienware X51 as a gaming computer as a way to say "sorry that we are uprooting you from your life". We bought the computer last March, and I don't even know how to tell if it's an R1 or R2, or what that means for that matter. Then for Christmas, my son wanted to upgrade his graphics card from the stock Geforce GTX 660 to the Geforce GTX 660 SuperClocked. While I will admit to being ignorant when it comes to computers as a whole, I am not completely useless, therefore, my son and I installed the GTX 660 SC ourselves. Now, when he plays games the X51 randomly reboots all the time, so after some investigating, it seems that the 330w power supply is incapable of handling the GTX 660 SC. I registered an account on this site because it appears that many of the members are very knowledgeable and friendly, so I was hoping someone could tell me what I need to do to fix the issue. Is there a different power supply that I could purchase with higher wattage? If so where would I find such a thing? Also, are there any other components that I will need to replace as a byproduct of changing the graphics card? I know it seems like such a basic question, where to find an upgraded power supply to fit our X51, but I just don't understand all the requirements and technical jargon associated with computer components and I don't have a lot of money to take it to a computer expert, so I was hoping someone would be kind enough to say "you need _______ power supply, here is a link to it" I don't have anything to offer you other than my gratitude and I truly appreciate any help that you would give me. I will be checking this post every few minutes, so if there is any pertinent information that I have not mentioned I can find it quickly, if need be. Thanks again.
-Jimi
-Jimi