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Description This article provides all the technical specifications for the Alienware X51 R3 systems and the supported features and important information. Supported Systems: Alienware X51 R3 1. System Specifications Show all | Hide all Processors 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Haswell) Intel® Core™ i3-6100 (3 MB Cache, 3.7 GHz) Intel® Core™ i5-6400 (6 MB Cache, up to 3.3 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology) Includes Hyper-Threading Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (6 MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.3 GHz) Intel® Core™ i7-6700 (8 MB Cache, up to 4.0 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology) Includes Hyper-Threading Chipset Intel® Z170 Chipset (Intel® GL82Z170 PCH)"Skylake" Click here for detailed specifications. Note: Some of the features described on the link above have been disabled and are not available on your system due to design and technical limitations. Memory DDR4 PC4-17000 Non-ECC only (2133 MHz) Minimum: 4 Gb Maximum: 16 Gb 2x 240-Pin DDR4 SDRAM Slots for use with the following configurations: 8 Gb Dual Channel (2x4 Gb DIMMS) 12 Gb (1x 4 Gb + 1x 8 Gb) 16 Gb Dual Channel (2x8 Gb DIMMS) Hard Drive 2x SATA III 6 Gb/s Ports Following configurations can be used: 1x 3.5" SATA I/II/III Hard Drive 2x 2.5" SATA I/II/III Solid State or Regular Drives 1x M.2 PCIe SSD Slot Single and Dual drive configuration using 2.5" drives requires a special cradle and cable that is not included with the system. Optical Drive Internal Drive Bay for SATA II Slot-Loading Slim Type (9.5 mm) Optical Drive (Optional) DVD+/-RW drive - Can read/write CD and DVD. Cannot read/write Blu-ray Disks DVDRW/BD-ROM drive - Can read/write CD and DVD but can only read Blu-ray Disks. Network and Wireless Realtek Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Card Half mini-PCIe Slot for use with: Intel® 3165 1x1 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth Intel® 7265 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth Other half mini-PCIe cards can be used in the system. Dell will not support any issues resulting from the use of non-Dell approved hardware. For more information on your warranty, go to dell.com/warranty Audio Integrated Realtek ALC3861 codec 5.1/7.1 Support Video Card The Alienware X51 R3 supports nVidia Optimus graphics switching technology. This allows the driver to automatically select between your NVIDIA graphics card and the Intel HD Integrated graphics to give you the best performance. Integrated Graphics Intel HD 530 Discrete Graphics (High Performance) Supported discrete graphics cards: NVIDIA NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 745 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 - Requires 330 Watts AC Adapter AMD AMD Radeon™ R9 370 Maximum Graphics Card Dimensions Height: 4.736 inches Length: 9.5 inches Width: Dual Slot Power Specifications Maximum Graphics Card Power: - 175 Watts (330 Watts AC Adapter) - 150 Watts (240 Watts AC Adapter) Video Power Connectors: Two 6-pin Rear Panel Ports 1 HDMI 2 USB 3.0 ports 3 USB 2.0 ports 4 Alienware Graphics Amplifier 5 USB 3.1 ports 6 Front Speakers/Headphones 7 Center/Subwoofer 8 Rear Speakers 9 RJ45 Network Port System Dimensions Dimensions and Weight Height: Front: 13.504" - (343 mm) Rear: 12.54" - (318.5 mm) Depth: 12.52" - (318 mm) Width: 3.74" - (95 mm) Starting Weight: 12.1 lbs - (5.49 Kg.) Motherboard Form Factor Mini-ITX Motherboard Power Alienware™ 240-Watt Power Supply (Standard) Alienware™ 330-Watt Power Supply Back to Top 2. Unique Features AlienFX system lighting Create custom lighting to suit your unique gaming style. Apply 20 different colors to three different zones for 8,000 color combinations. AlienAdrenaline Launch games your way with personalized shortcuts in Game Mode, maximize performance with the new Accelerator feature, and keep an eye on resource consumption with Performance Monitoring... AlienFusion Access your system’s power-management controls so you can decide when you need maximum performance or when to scale back for more everyday programs. Back to Top 3. Need to Know Show all | Hide all Primary Display option in System Setup The Alienware X51 R3 has the following display options: Discrete Video Card (High Performance) Integrated Graphics You can choose which video card you want to use by doing the following: Turn your system off and then on When you see the Alienware logo tap F2 until you get the screen below Navigate to Primary Display under the Advanced tab Press enter or click the Primary Display option to change settings Auto: The video card will be automatically selected by the driver IGFX: The system will work only using the Integrated Graphics Card and HDMI port. Discrete: The system will use the discrete video card, and the integrated graphics will be disabled. System Chassis The Alienware X51 R3 can be kept vertically or horizontally. The Alienhead can rotate accordingly. Warning: Although the system can be kept horizontally, do not keep the monitor on top of the system since the surface is uneven and the monitor might damage the Side Lighting Board. Lighting Zones The Alienware X51 R3 has three Lighting zones: Alien Head Left Side Cover Right Side Cover These Lighting Zones can be controlled through the Alienware Command Center. Power light does not change color Morph and Pulse effects are not available on the X51 Back to Top
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