I got a Zotac 5070ti, and I thought it will fix without any problem inside the Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen edition, but I was wrong. The graphic card was a little bit larger than I expected, but I managed to shove the thing in without any damage. Of course I have to improvise and relocate the front fan, which is very funny.
You can also remove the extra drive bays at the bottom for more fans.
You should remove the 3.5 inch drive cage at the front and add an intake fan using a splitter cable.
Ok I will try it
I ended up adding 3 fans to my R12. Added two to the front and added a second fan to the AIO to create a push pull setup. The case breathes like crap but this helped. Got all original Dell fans that match the original and used a splitter that takes power from the PSU. I went with the Dell fans because they're basically server fans that can do like 4000 rpm. I just tune the fan curves so they only go as loud as I can tolerate.
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Seeing all those components crammed in like that reminds me of looking at a turkey through the oven window.
Reminds me of my first Compaq computer bought back in the 90s. Not what I figured a high performance computer would look like. Some of the first ones I built, with ribbon cables all over, weren't that cluttered.
For this very reason I went with a Dell OEM 3090 to upgrade my R10 Ryzen edition.. I hate how cramped my components are but I did add 2 extra 80mm fans to the side panel grill and my temps are pretty good..
Same here on the fans, not pretty but they work
As long as it works right? I'd do a case swap but don't want the hassle..
I had no problem squeezing in a 5070 in my R10. Just needed to remove my PCI M2 NVMEs with the cooler. It was really unplug and plug.
Talk about no room left over. Honestly might run into heat soaking issues down the line
He will. Just like I did on my r9. I had to make serious case modifications to keep three temps down at sustained load.
Those cases notoriously heat soak directly from Dell. I think a case swap might be something you plan for the not so distant future.
Aren’t the mobos all proprietary and nonstandard on these though? Like isn’t the front I/O attached on the same pcb with the rest of the typical mobo components, instead of being a daughter board? Maybe my recollection is mistaken
Fortunately these Auroras (up to and including R12) have an mATX mobo of standard dimensions. R13 and some newer systems have the proprietary shape of the motherboard. But there might still be some challenges recasing this R10 like front connectors, fans, BIOS etc. But it has been done before and it is possible. It is a shame that they made the interior so cramped though, the exterior of the case looks great.
How u manage to make expensive components look like a dell optiplex family pc from 2008 thats rotting in my closet for 18 years
I guess because I’m Venezuelan and I share the maduro’s curse, I turn expensive pc components into old family pc of 2008 😅
How is it like, does it heat up much or does it run fine? I was thinking to get an ASRock rx 9070 xt but its too big apparently.
The flippy up power supply, kind of a cool convenient idea but it limited your CPU fan choices greatly.
This is just a normal Dell problem custom motherboards and weird layouts always make things difficult :/