Dell Technologies has
Dell Alienware Aurora R15 Desktop on sale for
$2,799.99 or less (see below).
Shipping is free.
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Specs:- AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12 cores, 24 threads (4.7GHz Base / 5.60GHz Boost) Processor
- 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5 4800 MT/s RAM
- 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X Graphics
- Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE 2x2 802.11ax MU-MIMO + Bluetooth
- Windows 11 Home
- Includes Keyboard + Mouse
- Ports:
- Front:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare technology
- Rear:
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps)
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (20Gbps)
- 2x USB 2.0 Type A with Smart Power On
- 2x USB 2.0 Type A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)
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- It has bad cooling. No, it doesn't. Its really pretty good. Some older alienwares had trouble with it. It isn't a problem at all, and even at full blast its not really that loud either
- You can build your own cheaper. No, you can't. Just the 4090 is challenging to get for under $1800. Its also not a test of manliness. My ten year old built a pc from scratch watching a youtube video.
- Its pRoPrieTaRy. So what. The PS and mobo use proprietary connectors. What are you upgrading from a 1350w power supply and an upper end AM5 board?
The only issue that I've had with it is that the power supply on mine blew, and I've seen a bunch of others with the r15 power supply dying in under a year. Its a delta made supply that's from Dell's server division. So I'd have expected that to be the most bulletproof part. I might get a second year of warranty. But then again, I can buy a replacement power supply for about the cost of the warranty.
Zero regrets about buying it at $2500. I can play every single game that I have at 4k/ultra with lots of ray tracing turned on, at great frame rates. My prior hand built machine was a 12700k and a 3080ti and the alienware smokes that.
It is $2800 now, without factoring any discounts.
Previous FP deal for reference: https://slickdeals.net/f/17446347-alienware-aurora-r15-desktop-ryzen-9-7900x-rtx-4090-64gb-ddr5-2tb-ssd-2900-or-less-free-shipping?src=Si
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- It has bad cooling. No, it doesn't. Its really pretty good. Some older alienwares had trouble with it. It isn't a problem at all, and even at full blast its not really that loud either
- You can build your own cheaper. No, you can't. Just the 4090 is challenging to get for under $1800. Its also not a test of manliness. My ten year old built a pc from scratch watching a youtube video.
- Its pRoPrieTaRy. So what. The PS and mobo use proprietary connectors. What are you upgrading from a 1350w power supply and an upper end AM5 board?
The only issue that I've had with it is that the power supply on mine blew, and I've seen a bunch of others with the r15 power supply dying in under a year. Its a delta made supply that's from Dell's server division. So I'd have expected that to be the most bulletproof part. I might get a second year of warranty. But then again, I can buy a replacement power supply for about the cost of the warranty.
Zero regrets about buying it at $2500. I can play every single game that I have at 4k/ultra with lots of ray tracing turned on, at great frame rates. My prior hand built machine was a 12700k and a 3080ti and the alienware smokes that.
Finally the R16 chassis is known for having better airflow and quieter operation under load. The R15 isn't bad but the R16 improves so much that even critical YouTubers admit it performs on par with the best prebuilts.
Totally agree with you on socket lifespan though. The 14900KF is probably the last and fastest chip that will ever be compatible with that board.
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The dell 4090 reviews well. Even Angry Computer Jesus (Gamers Nexus guy) liked it and his whole schtick is hating everything, including alienware systems.
After I bought it in November, I saw basic 4090 prices go over $2k, due to the China embargo.
This one has twice the ram, twice the ssd storage space and arguably a better cpu. Dell already updated the bios for the intel 13900k to nerf the power limits. I can put them back, but so far I'm not really running out of cpu or gpu on anything.
It is $2800 now, without factoring any discounts.
Previous FP deal for reference: https://slickdeals.net/f/17446347-alienware-aurora-r15-desktop-ryzen-9-7900x-rtx-4090-64gb-ddr5-2tb-ssd-2900-or-less-free-shipping?src=Si
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This is a much faster CPU and GPU but it doesn't have a built in monitor.
- It has bad cooling. No, it doesn't. Its really pretty good. Some older alienwares had trouble with it. It isn't a problem at all, and even at full blast its not really that loud either
- You can build your own cheaper. No, you can't. Just the 4090 is challenging to get for under $1800. Its also not a test of manliness. My ten year old built a pc from scratch watching a youtube video.
- Its pRoPrieTaRy. So what. The PS and mobo use proprietary connectors. What are you upgrading from a 1350w power supply and an upper end AM5 board?
The only issue that I've had with it is that the power supply on mine blew, and I've seen a bunch of others with the r15 power supply dying in under a year. Its a delta made supply that's from Dell's server division. So I'd have expected that to be the most bulletproof part. I might get a second year of warranty. But then again, I can buy a replacement power supply for about the cost of the warranty.
Zero regrets about buying it at $2500. I can play every single game that I have at 4k/ultra with lots of ray tracing turned on, at great frame rates. My prior hand built machine was a 12700k and a 3080ti and the alienware smokes that.
As far as cooling goes, GN was able to prove that it is indeed inadequate (albeit improved over its predecessors due to the side ventilation and the larger AIO used in the R15), but Dell manages it through lower power limits baked into the bios. That's why the fans don't ramp up to screaming banshee levels and you don't get oven-like heat pouring out of the case. How much the end user actually notices that the i9 isn't performing to full bore specs is a matter of debate. Honestly, I would bet that not a single R15 owner can tell. Personally, I think an i9 is overkill for people who are primarily gaming. A friend of mine built a system with an i9 but he builds miniatures and does a lot of computer drafting, rendering, and 3d printing. If you're gaming, you really don't need more than an i7 (in my opinion of course).
I don't know why people are saying you could build your own for less - just the GPU/CPU combo puts you at almost the entire price of this system (slickdeals price, that is).
Proprietary parts - this is an issue that I feel is important, but with caveats. My desktop is a Lenovo prebuilt and it has a proprietary motherboard and PSU. That usually means that the bios is locked down and things aren't very customizable. Proprietary parts are often (but not always) cheaply made, leading to lower performance or premature failures. Of course, if your MB fails, you can't just go out and get another one - you have to find the motherboard that was made specifically for your system. The bios rarely gets updates - My current Lenovo hasn't had a single update since it was made, and my previous Lenovo (a K450 from 2013) had two bios updates in its life, the last of which came out in 2014.
That said, how will this affect the end-user? Most people who buy this Alienware aren't going to go into the bios and start undervolting the cpu or adjusting ram timings anyway, so what does it matter if the factory bios doesn't offer those features? Sure, the machine isn't upgradable, but most folks who buy this are going to get it to use until it's so outdated that they need to upgrade everything. All the guys I know with Alienware systems did exactly that, although a few put in newer graphics cards along the line. One, in particular, is looking to move on from his Alienware Aurora R7 (Intel i7-8700 and Nvidia GTX 1070). He's never had any issues with his system, and it doesn't matter if it's proprietary at this stage of the game - even if it was made of standard parts, they're so outdated that they would have limited value anyway.
Another point folks might forget - an Alienware, fair or not, will likely have better resale than a custom built PC. The above-mentioned Aurora R7 machines are still getting $400 on eBay, which is crazy to me but it is what it is. When it comes time to buy a new machine, your old one will still be worth a few dollars and you won't be one of those guys trying to "part out" the dated parts of your old custom build on FB Marketplace.
I think prebuilts get a bad rap and there is a bit of snobbery regarding DIY systems, but they definitely have a place. I just think it's important that folks know what they're buying, as there are still some lousy prebuilts out there (and it's usually an issue of value rather than quality).
And yup, we don't have 400w power limits on the cpu and 800w on the 4090. Neither of those things makes a material difference speedwise that you'd see in a game. 350fps instead of 320 doesn't really matter. And those configs are often unstable or crash a lot.
No good. I have 10 gb fiber speed now.
The 2.5G NIC is fine.
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And yup, we don't have 400w power limits on the cpu and 800w on the 4090. Neither of those things makes a material difference speedwise that you'd see in a game. 350fps instead of 320 doesn't really matter. And those configs are often unstable or crash a lot.
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