Next I cut all the side pieces.bent the ends for the angle and used plastic cement to bond them together. Took all the measurements and started cutting. So I went down to the local Crafts Store and got a 20x15 inch sheet of heavy duty plastic. I was going to modify the OEM air shroud to fit the Cooler I bought.but after measuring it just wouldn't work.
Here are the before and after (Idle) temps.I know the important readings are the load temps and I will post those after everything is finished.both before and after temps are with side panel on.the OEM cooler readings the air shroud was on.but the Thermalright AXP-100 readings the shroud was off just circulating the air around the case.was a disadvantage without the shroud.but still demolished the OEM coolers temps. Installed and runnin.you can see there is plenty of room for the shroud (after it's modified):
Mounting hardware installed on Motherboard:Ĭooler mounted.you can see the OEM Intel cooler in the background:ġ00mm PWM fan is silent and wires are braided (nice touch Thermalright): I will post more pics when I finish the air shroud. I will have to cut the hole to fit the fan and then maybe add a piece to cover a gap.I did some measuring and I think I will be able to fit it in the exact same position with the fan protruding over about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.but it will still serve its purpose and exhaust air out the rear of the case just like OEM. The Cooler I bought is a Thermalright AXP-100 Muscle is a low profile cooler and when installed gives plenty of room for the air shroud to be cut.and modified to the Cooler. I was in shock when I replaced the CPU Cooler.a lot of people are looking for CPU Cooler solutions for the X51 and I think I may have found one.
#ALIENWARE X51 R1 UPGRADE INSTALL#
I figured it would have better airflow inside the case without the Toshiba in there.may install another SSD in there or get a mSata.you can take out the WiFi card and put a mSata in its place. Next I installed the SSD.took out the 2TB Toshiba HDD and mounted the SSD in its place.
Here is a pic of the Front bezel clip I uld not get the card in without doing this.the clip hit the card even when the card was seated all the way in: The air intake of the card is right where the intake fan would be on the case. The reason he said (which makes sense) is that the intake fan would disrupt the airflow at the intake of the card. I did some research and found a forum where someone with an almost identical configuration as mine did some temp tests with the intake fan both in and out of the case and surprisingly found the temps to be slightly cooler without an intake fan in place. The 1st thing I tackled was the Video Card.With the reference 970 you will need to take out or replace the front intake fan with a smaller one (I think you can install other 970's without doing these steps).and also trimmed off some of the front bezel clip. When the X51 arrived.I turned it on.played around a bit making sure everything was working.ran a few stability tests.recorded some temps.then shut her down and tore her open.
#ALIENWARE X51 R1 UPGRADE PRO#
a Samsung 512 GB SSD Pro and a Nvidia Reference GTX 970. While it was being built I went and bought a Thermalright AXP-100 Muscle CPU Cooler. My system (when purchased): i7 4790.16GB Ram.GTX 960.BluRay Drive.2TB HDD I told Dell what I wanted and they made it happen.pretty good discount as well but I think it was because they were trying to push all the R2's out to make room for the r3's. 21st and was very happy with the whole process.
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