Dell Home & Office has
Alienware Aurora R10 Desktop on sale for
$1529.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
Lapunda for sharing this deal
Specs:
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8-Core, 32MB L3 Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.4GHz)
- 16GB Dual Channel HyperX FURY DDR4 XMP at 2933MHz
- 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
- Dell Wireless DW1810 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Wireless LAN + Bluetooth 5.0
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- Dark Side of the Moon chassis w/ Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink + 550W Power Supply
- Ports:
- Front Ports
- 1x Headphone/Line Out
- 1x Microphone/Line In
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A w/Powershare
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C w/Powershare
- Rear Ports
- 1x SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
- 1x SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)
- 6x USB 2.0
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C w/Powershare
- 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
- 1x RJ-45 Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet
- 1x Microphone In
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The cases are "cool" and all. But, when I cant stick a 11" video card (2080) in even that case...you can forget this product. Upgrades are part of PC evolution and lengthen the life expectancy. I want to be able to upgrade to anything.
I'll stick with full size cases thanks.
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1) Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 3200 or 3400MHz?
2) Will the 3700X bottleneck this build vs one with a 5600X or 10700K?
2) Depends on your needs. For most people it doesn't matter. For those wanting 1080p 240/360Hz then yes it will matter, but that's a super minority in the community.
I also wouldnt worry about any bottlenecks here...if thats a worry for you then build a pc. Honestly, don't worry about it.
If you're buying a system for benchmark competitions then you want to build one.
You're asking about very small gains..0-10fps at best. Im sure some one will disagree, but some people do obsess over a few fps.
As an average user that just wants a nice prebuilt system, I have one less minor difference to consider in a somewhat complicated purchase.
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Maybe this info will help others: I had requested to be notified of stock through B&Hphoto and they sent me an email invite with a code to purchase OOS items. I was able to order a 5600X.
1) Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 3200 or 3400MHz?
2) Will the 3700X bottleneck this build vs one with a 5600X or 10700K?
1) Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM to 3200 or 3400MHz?
2) Will the 3700X bottleneck this build vs one with a 5600X or 10700K?
Depends on what resolution you are running. Most likely not.
Here are some prime notes for you all to clarify some things that ppl think:
1- RAM upgrades can be a pain 3rd party, but there are forums ppsts on this, and you can use corsair vengeance. Bios supports up 3400mhz, but only with 2 sticks. I went with 2x 16gb corsair
2- SSD additions are super easy and rheres space for 3 + 1nvme pcie, but you have to enable it as AHCI in bios. (Flick of a switch)
3- the overclock on the alienware software is great, but has its bugs, and I have an easier time with Msi afterburner
4 - upgradeability: forget all the nonsense you heard. U can upgrade virtually anything on the machine with it given specs. Ram a and drives above. I added a corsair h60 liquid cooler aio for the cpu. Changed all fans to noctuas. The GPU is maxed out at around 11 inch. While this is not ideal for some, this is a small form factor computer. Its only a little bit bigger than a ps5 in height.
5- looks: its hot. You would be crazy to not think its cool looking in person. Lights are fun to play with too.
6-noise: change out the fans asap. They are loud af. Especially the top fan. Get rid ASAP.
hope that helps. Im very happy with my purchase and i can run any game i throw at it at least 50fps on high.
3700x is by no means a bottleneck
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Here are some prime notes for you all to clarify some things that ppl think:
1- RAM upgrades can be a pain 3rd party, but there are forums ppsts on this, and you can use corsair vengeance. Bios supports up 3400mhz, but only with 2 sticks. I went with 2x 16gb corsair
2- SSD additions are super easy and rheres space for 3 + 1nvme pcie, but you have to enable it as AHCI in bios. (Flick of a switch)
3- the overclock on the alienware software is great, but has its bugs, and I have an easier time with Msi afterburner
4 - upgradeability: forget all the nonsense you heard. U can upgrade virtually anything on the machine with it given specs. Ram a and drives above. I added a corsair h60 liquid cooler aio for the cpu. Changed all fans to noctuas. The GPU is maxed out at around 11 inch. While this is not ideal for some, this is a small form factor computer. Its only a little bit bigger than a ps5 in height.
5- looks: its hot. You would be crazy to not think its cool looking in person. Lights are fun to play with too.
6-noise: change out the fans asap. They are loud af. Especially the top fan. Get rid ASAP.
hope that helps. Im very happy with my purchase and i can run any game i throw at it at least 50fps on high.
3700x is by no means a bottleneck
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