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Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500
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Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500
I want to upgrade this system to be the maximum that it can be!

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This is the CPU that I want to install:

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This is the CPU cooler that I want to install:

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The current BIOS revision on the Motherboard doesn't allow for me to fit such a CPU, as it's too old. 

The interesting thing here is that Alienware has kind of locked the BIOS, so that you can't simply update it with the latest version for the NForce 680i SLI BIOS.

To overcome this problem, I'm simply going to order in a new BIOS chip for the motherboard that has been flashed with the latest BIOS revision for the board:

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Here's where the BIOS chip sits:

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I will carry this upgrade out later next year!
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Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-15-2019, 02:25 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Gamefan - 12-15-2019, 03:15 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-15-2021, 12:09 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 12-15-2021, 08:01 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-15-2021, 08:13 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-16-2021, 02:33 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-28-2021, 11:55 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 12-29-2021, 06:37 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-01-2022, 07:47 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-02-2022, 06:45 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-02-2022, 07:52 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-03-2022, 05:23 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 01-03-2022, 05:51 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-07-2022, 10:32 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 01-07-2022, 06:17 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-07-2022, 08:26 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-08-2022, 09:12 AM
Upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-09-2022, 08:06 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-11-2022, 05:48 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 01-11-2022, 07:47 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-11-2022, 08:22 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 01-13-2022, 10:30 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by vishnu - 01-15-2022, 01:35 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-15-2022, 03:44 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-27-2022, 12:42 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Shiunbird - 01-27-2022, 04:07 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-27-2022, 04:31 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-29-2022, 12:25 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 01-29-2022, 04:45 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 03-13-2022, 03:17 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Gamefan - 03-17-2022, 07:16 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 03-18-2022, 12:05 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 06-05-2022, 07:40 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 06-05-2022, 06:10 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 06-06-2022, 07:50 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 06-07-2022, 08:28 AM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by vishnu - 06-21-2022, 05:58 PM
RE: Path to upgrading my Alienware Area 51 7500 - by Irinikus - 06-21-2022, 06:06 PM

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