Dell Alienware Area-51 ALX Support Question
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Question posted by Broomer29 on September 29th, 2016
Hi, Does Anyone Know If This Mobo Will Take The I7 950 Cpu?
Alienware Area 51 ALX LGA 1366 Motherboard XDJ4CHi, Does anyone know if this Mobo will take the i7 950 CPU?This one http://ark.intel.com/products/37150/Intel-Core-i7-...
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Answer #1: Posted by Troubleshooter101 on September 29th, 2016 10:44 AM
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Your i7 950 is a socket 1366 chip and will only work in a socket 1366.
You can not use any other socket (even if it would physically fit).
Note that the i7 950 is from the beginning of 2009. It was a very nice CPU back then, but that is four years ago. That is a long time for a CPU. A current i7 has a several generations more modern design.
Basically this means that unless you can find a second hand motherboard, it might be cheaper to use a more modern motherboard and a matching CPU.
Which CPU will vary. In most cases a modern i5 should easily match the performance of that i7 950. If you need massive parallel processes cheap out the AMD CPU's. On those the single threaded performance is significantly slower than comparable Intel CPU's, but if you can use 8 cores then they provide excellent performance for their price.
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Comprehensive Specifications - Page 2
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The contents herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alienware Corporation; Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this ...Intel Corporation in this manual: Alienware and AlienFX are subject to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Model: P08G Type: P08G001 October 2009
02 /02 Intel is a registered trademark and Core...
Comprehensive Specifications - Page 4
Computer Model Alienware Area-51/Area-51 ALX
Processor and System Chipset
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7
L2 cache
256 KB
L3 cache
up to 8 MB
Bus clock
133 MHz
System chipset
Intel X58 Express
DRAM bus width
64 bits
Data bus bandwidth
up to 6.4 GT/s
Processor data width
64 bits
BIOS chip (NVRAM)
32 Mb
RAID support (...
Desktop Manual - Page 2
...of Intel Corporation in the U.S. Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of Alienware ...manual see either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal...any proprietary interest in this manual: Alienware, AlienRespawn, AlienFX, and the AlienHead logo are registered trademarks and Core is a trademark of Dell Inc...
Desktop Manual - Page 3
...Up Microsoft Windows 11 Connect to the Internet (Optional 11
CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP 13 Front View Features 14 Back View Features 15 Top View Features 17
CHAPTER 3:... Devices 22 Connecting IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Devices 22
CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP 23 Alienware Command Center 24 Working With RAID 24 Optimizing Performance 27 Configuring the BIOS 28
CHAPTER ...
Desktop Manual - Page 7
...DESKTOP
Product Documentation and Media
The documentation that ships with your Alienware® desktop is referenced in some sections of the questions that may arise as required to answer questions in any physical damage that may have occurred during shipment. The media included with your desktop... explore your Alienware® Area-51!
Before setting up your new desktop. Be careful...
Desktop Manual - Page 8
... adapter, and additional HDMI or DVI cables on the Dell website at www.dell.com.
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DisplayPortto-DisplayPort (DisplayPort cable)
CHAPTER 1: SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
Cable
Display
08 /08 Connect the Display
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Desktop Manual - Page 12
... setup.
012 /012 The Connect to the Internet window appears. CHAPTER 1: SETTING UP YOUR DESKTOP
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Desktop Manual - Page 13
CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DESKTOP
This chapter provides information about your new desktop to familiarize you with its various features, and to get you up and running quickly.
013 /013
Desktop Manual - Page 27
...DESKTOP
For computers with utilities like the Intel...the BIOS.
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Desktop Manual - Page 29
...DESKTOP
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029 /029
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Desktop Manual - Page 31
... clock speed and core voltage are adjusted dynamically... you to enable or disable the onboard ATA controller. CPU Configuration XD Bit Capability
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Desktop Manual - Page 32
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Desktop Manual - Page 33
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CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP
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Desktop Manual - Page 34
...user password.
CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP
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Desktop Manual - Page 65
... Chipset
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Intel® Core™ i7
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Intel X58 Express
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Weight (starting at)
249 mm (9.8 inches)
635 mm (25 inches)
557.6 mm (22 inches) (with top vents closed)
595.5 mm (23.4 inches) (with top vents open)
15.4 mm (0.6 inches) (added height with the rear foot deployed)
31.7 kg (70 lb)
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Desktop Manual - Page 70
APPENDIX B: CONTACTING ALIENWARE
Websites
You can learn about Alienware products and services on the following websites: • support.dell.com • support.jp.dell.com (Japan only) • support.euro.dell.com (Europe only) • support.la.dell.com (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico)
070 /070 APPENDIX B: CONTACTING ALIENWARE
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection...
Service Manual - Page 2
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Service Manual - Page 97
...-Lock Select power-on the processor load.
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Service Manual - Page 100
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Displays the Command Rate (editable in Manual Mode). Overclock Configuration Submenu
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Service Manual - Page 103
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