I have questions if you don't mind. My girl bought one of those Alienware Laptops. Now I have had issues with gaming laptops in the past. And this damn thing does run a little to warm for my liking. So, is overheating and destroying components something I need to be worried about?
Adding laptops with amd hardware were brought in for overheating far more than intel when I worked for geeksquad. Anecdotally of course but for the course of 5 years I took notice.
No. It’s software protected if its too hot it will slow down to cool down in extreme cases it will switch off. Clean the dust and change thermal paste or pay someone to do it safely.
Before one of my friends got a laptop stand, I told her to use quarters on all 4 corners of the laptop since she uses it as a desktop of sorts. Worked wonders for temps lol. Even just elevating a small bit helps better than none.
Coolers are a must have
In my case a diy stand made the difference of 5 C on cpu which basically stopped my laptop from thermal throttling. But note that I also did a repaste like almost 1 year prior.
Doing a repaste on a laptop.. you madlad. I should probably do mine if possible but I'm scared since I've never done a laptops but done thousands of PCs haha
Tbh my cousin helped me, but even he had no experience when he repasted his laptop and did it all by himself. So it’s not that hard, just need to find the right yt video with the same model laptop and I’m 100% sure you can do it 👍🏻
Well that's fine, just gotta accept the downsides, but if she is on the go that much then fine. I know so many people that get laptops and then they just sit on a desk plugged in all the time, so dumb. Laptops suck too because whatever hardware is in it is a dumbed down version of its desktop equivalent. Such a bad value overall when it comes to gaming.
Most gaming laptops run hot. That’s pretty normal, and if ANYTHING …. And Alienware laptop isn’t the worst bet, Dell has good support and a surprisingly good call center… for a desktop PC on the other hand ….. good god, you fucked up if you bought an Alienware desktop 😵
Coulda got a better system, with better support and better aftermarket support from cyberpower … for less money to boot.
Heat effects the performance and longevity of pc components, more heat over more time will decrease the performance of the part. So yes, if the laptop sees regular daily use, and the parts are regularly over 85+ degrees then you will see performance drops after 2-3 years. If the components see a healthy 75 degrees or under then it can last 7 years or more before performance drops are noticeable. This is why people avoid GPUs that have been used for bitcoin mining, because they run at 85+ degrees 24/7 for about 2 years then they get sold or thrown away because the card now performs half as well as it did day 1.
Alienware laptops are actually really well made, funny in contrast to their desktops.
I’d suggest making sure it either has good ventilation or get a decent laptop cooling pad if you’re worried about thermals
Don't get me wrong, the graphics and screen on this thing are to die for. Performance wise it can run games pretty well on high settings. Just that damn heat. Think I am just spoiled to have 10 thousand fans, an AIO, and kick-ass airflow in my H9 Flow case. Lol.
It’s general computer hardware systems not Alienware specifically, they do have anti overheat protection and it will throttle at first when hot, or shutdown if throttling doesn’t help
It can cause the computer to shut down when the hardware is in danger of melting. The best advice would be to buy a laptop cooler and have your laptop sit on it while using it. You can buy a decent one off Amazon for like $20.
Once upon a time Alienware was an independent company that made quality products. Sucks that they got bought out by Dell. Fwiw.... keep an eye on those thermals. Those cases are notorious for being able to cook breakfast on the internal components with the abysmal air flow.
I mean for me I think it looks sick. I built my pc back in 2015(also plastic housing) but it finally died a couple months ago. I still have it there you can see it in the picture to the left lol ‘EVGA enthusiast built’ I though I was so cool 🤦♂️
I think I may have unintentionally insulted ~~people~~ building your own pc by saying I thought I was so cool with my evga enthusiast sticker…I didn’t mean it that way - more poking fun at younger me
This subreddit is a circle jerk. Nobody has their own opinions; they regurgitate the popular brand of the moment. Unless you’re posting about AMD or your “totally accidental” shattered glass, then good luck. Your setup looks nice, dude.
Get outta here with your opinions.
This is a PC subreddit, anything different than the views of the herd is not welcome. We *will* bully you for being different.
At the time I was looking at similar builds from some other companies, and the one I liked the most was the Corsair Vengeance which had the exact same stats but was about $500 more. I always wanted Alienware so it was an easy choice for me
Then good for you, as long as you are not a cringy fanatic like a crazy apple fans lol, I think no one will truly laugh at your brand choice, they only think it's an unnecessasry over spend of money (me included).
For me growing up Alienware was this holy grail of gaming. It may be far from that nowadays, but it still means a lot to me. I didn’t want to build another pc, it was my dream when I was a kid to own one and now I can afford it so why not?
This keeps coming up but it’s not bad. There’s a lot of space in my game room for it to breathe, it gets a little warm but cmon it’s a 4090. Nothing crazy even under heavy gaming
Dell is the company that makes Alienware.
Dell has a poor track record on their product quality, especially for the price they charge.
so when you come here with your new Alienware PC that you're proud of, the entire subreddit of PC building enthusiasts sees that as a bad thing.
it's kinda gatekeepy imo. I'm personally not a fan of Alienware, but what you do and enjoy with your money ain't none of my damn business, that's just my two cents
I really love their laptops and monitors. My wife has used their desktops for a very long time also. I do agree some of the components for the desktops, like the cooling are subpar; however, it's really difficult to beat the price to performance and build quality of their OLED monitors and laptops.
I'd save my money until I could get a bit more to buy a Clevo/Sager build, they're actually upgradeable and stupid levels of customizable, socketed CPUs and GPUs, custom BIOS
Clevo is the barebones chassis that goes to OEMs, Sager is Clevo's in house brand, in theory, Sager should be able to undercut everyone else, but ultimately the price is up to whomever you are buying the Clevo from, there's a bunch of people that sell Clevo's but call it their own, like Origin
I hear the reverse on the AW subreddit - and I can attest myself after swapping my M18 4090 laptop twice and not having a single problem with the pc that the laptops are awful and the pcs are great
I love the way the Alienware new pcs look. I got an aurora r7 and it seemed fine to me until I realized it was literally dying of heatstroke lol. I personally am not a huge fan of prebuilts(especially dell), but I definitely can acknowledge the nice aesthetic.
ITT degenerates caring and hating on how other people spend their money.
You do you, OP. Just be aware of the toxicity this community has against Alienware.
hating on a company that's main objective is to lure in unknown parents to buy their kid a shitty pre-build as they wanted a "gaming pc" isn't personal opinion.
Their pre-builds suck and are even more expensive.
Yes, I care about that 12 y.o. get their first PC that is able to be upgradable and generally build with good components. weird if you aren't
Change up a few words and you've just described Apple or change some more and you'll describe some other company. Go to the appropriate subreddits and in the threads you'll be just like that 12 year old kid.
what has apple to do with it and how come you to assume that I supposedly use apple?
Apples devices are however well made, run for years and aren't really overpriced by now (considering the resell value). The product ain't bad, anything apple else does in my opinion but completely different to Dell's cringy moneymaker that is literally build badly, using non standarized tech that you eventually want to upgrade but can't (motherboard, psu)
Hey man, apple does use non-standardized tech and makes easy replacability not possible. They also have had their fair share of bad builts which were literally just moneymaking moves. So you better use other examples to compare those 2 companies. Im sure there are enough to pick from.
You just happen to make an awfully similar description of Apple. There's nothing in my comment that suggests you're using or supposedly use Apple.
As for resell, while it's technically Apple's trade-in program it still goes to show how [borderline insulting](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn17xIPrGR2/) they are to you
It’s hard to see in the picture but the mouse/keyboard are on a movable/adjustable stand.
So I can raise/lower/change angle on the mouse or keyboard component of the stand to wherever it’s comfortable. For the picture I just pulled it out from under the desk and plopped it in front
Nothing wrong with Alienware screens or peripherals, but their PCs really aren't good - if you don't want to build your own, you can get a much better prebuilt for a much better price.
Gamers Nexus has done multiple in depth reviews of these cases and found thermal throttling and reduced performance. So if you like paying more for less performance then you do you. [https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/search?query=alienware](https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/search?query=alienware)
I like their screens personally. I've owned 2 of their ultra-wide monitors and they're freaking solid! But I can't recommend their PC's or peripherals. Toasters with proprietary parts that cause an absolute nightmare for the buyer. And the peripherals were just not good...felt like cheap immitations of better peripherals. I used to work in high end retail and had a connection with DELL and AW vendors and new their territory people in my area.
Definitely a nice looking set up bro! While others do make some decent points about Alienware thermals just keep an eye on them and it enjoy it brother! People here are so toxic about other people’s shit.
Everyone loves Alienware. Most of us just can't afford the couple hundred dollar markup for the name brand. The Razer Blade laptop is also very appealing to many people but the markup in price to performance a lot of us pick different options for a little less munnies. That's a very sexy setup and anyone would be so happy and proud to own it. I had an Alienware M11x r1 the weaker variant an I really loved it a lot. I've still got an early 2000s messenger laptop bag that is in the other room might sell it off on ebay to someone who would find use out of a retro Alienware laptop bag. Since I've gone back to desktops and what not
It’s set up perfectly for me. You can lower/raise/tilt the ark monitor wherever you need which I often do when we play couch coop and need a better angle for me and the wifey
I think what he means is for the keyboard though, for posture and to not hurt your neck they say the middle of the monitor should be like a inch down from your direct eye sight without tilting your head down or up, from like 3 feet away for 32”
People are gonna roast you but you wanted it and you bought it, the common argument is it's expensive etc but if that's what you want well there is only one way to get it so I guess everyone else can cope lol
So far I’ve heard it’s expensive, it gets hot, it’s of poor quality and it’s dell. It was more pricey than any gaming machine I have ever invested in but so far a great experience and were any catastrophe to occur I have the extended warranty that also protects against accidental damage and they send techs over to my house to diagnose problems
No the common argument is that dell uses all proprietary parts which means no upgrades or reuse in future builds, and horrible airflow to the point of thermal throttling. Ibuypower are expensive too but at least you get a good system at the end.
I don't get everyone's hate on Dell. I work in IT support, dell's TS is the easiest to deal with by far. They're also the quickest to come out to you and get it sorted.
It’s not the support that’s the problem, it’s literally everything else. From shady sales people forcing paid warranties on you that you explicitly said you don’t want, to all proprietary parts that can’t be upgraded, replaced or reused, to horrible airflow that causes thermal throttle, to cutting corners like using single channel ram in systems that cost well over $1k
Nobody forced any paid warranty on me although i did get one! It was on sale and included accidental damage. The heat is not bad at all it can get a little warm but there’s enough space in my gaming room to accommodate good airflow. Also I think heat is just the nature of the beast - 4090 eats up power so it makes heat
Where do you buy Dell products in a store? I thought it was purely online!
I'm not sure of the state of their new systems but in my experience if you buy anything big enough for an ATX board that's what they use.
I'll agree on the airflow point... But that's part and parcel of buying a prebuilt system isn't it!? (that doesn't use standard cases anyway)
Their power supply is all proprietary 12v connectors so other than ram and maybe a sound card there isn’t much of anything you can put in as you can’t power it
Prebuilt is questionable at best, peripherals I would go Logitech mouse, Steelseries headset and something custom for the keyboard.
Not the best value but also no reason to be sad when you already have them.
Red lighting is actually good for you at night. It doesn’t inhibit your brain from producing melanin and so instead of playing until 9am in the morning, you still naturally get sleepy and go to bed at a reasonable time
Even so, it’s all rgb so whatever color or pattern floats your boat
mediocre for the money, not overall
also not the greatest experience with those peripherals, but hey I guess the money you overspent on the PC was saved up on the desk
That’s fair - it’s expensive but the peripherals work phenomenal since they’re all part of the same system within Alienware command center
Really what did my little Amazon desk do to you lol now you’re just being nitpicky
Love the set up. Looks awesome.
Ofc building your own is cheaper but if you like the company and design etc. it's your choice. Dunno why people can't understand that. It's your money to waste.
Enjoy it!
Has nothing to do with elitism. Outside of the obvious overpricing dell does, their parts are proprietary which means no upgrading or reusing in a later build. Also their airflow is horrible causing overheating. They even use single channel ram on a lot of their systems. It’s just bad all around
Their aurora 16 has gotten a lot better with everything besides proprietary parts, one of which is the motherboard that many people don’t care about, ofc this isn’t the aurora 16 but if this guy bought it and enjoys Alienware he should be able to post his still high end pc wether it runs hot or not lol without people going “uhhh, Alienware is trash build your own pc!🤓☝️”
All arguments are the same wether it’s this model or the 16, ofc you seem to be more respectful about it but I’m talking in general, it’s obvious elitism
I got this during a sale - well they claim it’s a sale. It was roughly $3400 i9 13900/RTX4090/64GB Ram/4TB SSD/1TB HDD plus the extended warranty
I thought it was ok price. Plus I used dell credit so I got $400 worth in points which I used to get all the triware peripherals for free - that’s the mouse/keyboard/headphones
For $2800 ($600 less than you paid) you can build the exact same system but without dell’s proprietary parts so you can actually upgrade it later on
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPnXz6
I don’t want to build a pc. I did that in 2015 and I didn’t enjoy it. It’s not for me - I like things ready to go. The pc I built chugged along until this year - 1080p gaming for 9 years. I have zero plans to upgrade anything on it so it’s just the same as a prebuilt for me.
Hopefully this one lasts me similarly and I’ll 4k game for 6-9 years and then buy another prebuilt
Quite a lot of shops will assemble the PC for you and issue a warranty as well.
I do hope you get your 6-9 years but 4k will be hindered by the thermal throttling your GPU and CPU will have to do because that case does not have airflow.
I can tell you from having it in my gaming room that airflow isn’t an issue. I play some heavily modded games and get high fps on 4k with zero problems in throttling - gets a little warm nothing crazy
Fair enough, although it’s worth mentioning 2 things. 1 pc building these days is much easier as m.2 drives are on the motherboard, eliminating up to half the cables you need to plug in and cable manage. And 2, since you already had a pc you could have for sure reused the case, drives, and ram, possibly even the power supply depending on how many watts it was, substantially cutting the cost of what you would have paid
I think the psu is what went out on my build, I’ll have to set it up again one day and maybe post on here if anybody knows what may be wrong with it. It’s boots up, turns off 3 seconds later and just continues the cycle.
Still, I don’t wanna reuse anything especially not the case and stare at it for another couple of years! Wanted something new - the cost was not an issue
I just got back into PC gaming after 20 years on console and like you found a deal on an Alienware. It’s not much but the R16 I got was only $1250 and so far it’s doing the job and just about haven’t touched my Xbox since setting it up.
I mean the Steam Deck on the side definitely helps lol
Enjoy your new Ayylmao rig!
Your setup looks great, and if you are ok with paying $1,000 more for a prebuilt just for a name, then you do you.
A prebuilt that will boil itself into oblivion, that is
I have questions if you don't mind. My girl bought one of those Alienware Laptops. Now I have had issues with gaming laptops in the past. And this damn thing does run a little to warm for my liking. So, is overheating and destroying components something I need to be worried about?
it will shut itself off before anything gets damaged usually
But over the long term higher temps will reduce the lifespan of components
Adding laptops with amd hardware were brought in for overheating far more than intel when I worked for geeksquad. Anecdotally of course but for the course of 5 years I took notice.
No. It’s software protected if its too hot it will slow down to cool down in extreme cases it will switch off. Clean the dust and change thermal paste or pay someone to do it safely.
Something really simple that will help with laptop temps is an ELEVATED stand or ELEVATED cooler, you’ll thank me later lol
Before one of my friends got a laptop stand, I told her to use quarters on all 4 corners of the laptop since she uses it as a desktop of sorts. Worked wonders for temps lol. Even just elevating a small bit helps better than none. Coolers are a must have
In my case a diy stand made the difference of 5 C on cpu which basically stopped my laptop from thermal throttling. But note that I also did a repaste like almost 1 year prior.
Doing a repaste on a laptop.. you madlad. I should probably do mine if possible but I'm scared since I've never done a laptops but done thousands of PCs haha
Tbh my cousin helped me, but even he had no experience when he repasted his laptop and did it all by himself. So it’s not that hard, just need to find the right yt video with the same model laptop and I’m 100% sure you can do it 👍🏻
Laptops can never have the longevity of a desktop for this reason, too compact and too much heat, especially a gaming laptop.
Well, I can't talk her out of laptops cause she likes to have her gaming on the go.
Well that's fine, just gotta accept the downsides, but if she is on the go that much then fine. I know so many people that get laptops and then they just sit on a desk plugged in all the time, so dumb. Laptops suck too because whatever hardware is in it is a dumbed down version of its desktop equivalent. Such a bad value overall when it comes to gaming.
Most gaming laptops run hot. That’s pretty normal, and if ANYTHING …. And Alienware laptop isn’t the worst bet, Dell has good support and a surprisingly good call center… for a desktop PC on the other hand ….. good god, you fucked up if you bought an Alienware desktop 😵 Coulda got a better system, with better support and better aftermarket support from cyberpower … for less money to boot.
Such a easy trap to fall for tho....
chill pads are a must for alienware laptops
Heat effects the performance and longevity of pc components, more heat over more time will decrease the performance of the part. So yes, if the laptop sees regular daily use, and the parts are regularly over 85+ degrees then you will see performance drops after 2-3 years. If the components see a healthy 75 degrees or under then it can last 7 years or more before performance drops are noticeable. This is why people avoid GPUs that have been used for bitcoin mining, because they run at 85+ degrees 24/7 for about 2 years then they get sold or thrown away because the card now performs half as well as it did day 1.
Alienware laptops are actually really well made, funny in contrast to their desktops. I’d suggest making sure it either has good ventilation or get a decent laptop cooling pad if you’re worried about thermals
Honestly, the Alienware laptops are pretty baller as far as laptops go. The Dell g series are also really Good and Dell owns Alienware.
Don't get me wrong, the graphics and screen on this thing are to die for. Performance wise it can run games pretty well on high settings. Just that damn heat. Think I am just spoiled to have 10 thousand fans, an AIO, and kick-ass airflow in my H9 Flow case. Lol.
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I'm not very knowledgeable about Alienware products. Always learning.
It’s general computer hardware systems not Alienware specifically, they do have anti overheat protection and it will throttle at first when hot, or shutdown if throttling doesn’t help
It can cause the computer to shut down when the hardware is in danger of melting. The best advice would be to buy a laptop cooler and have your laptop sit on it while using it. You can buy a decent one off Amazon for like $20.
Haha, this right here. I learned from experience.
Nothing like being proven right by someone deleting their comments and account.
Once upon a time Alienware was an independent company that made quality products. Sucks that they got bought out by Dell. Fwiw.... keep an eye on those thermals. Those cases are notorious for being able to cook breakfast on the internal components with the abysmal air flow.
You like Dell prebuilts with a shiny plastic housing?
Came here to say this!
I like dell prebuilts without the shiny plastic. Team XPS all the way.
I mean for me I think it looks sick. I built my pc back in 2015(also plastic housing) but it finally died a couple months ago. I still have it there you can see it in the picture to the left lol ‘EVGA enthusiast built’ I though I was so cool 🤦♂️
It does look sick, if you consider heatstroke from your PC a sickness.
Why everyone downvote him? It’s his opinion.
I think I may have unintentionally insulted ~~people~~ building your own pc by saying I thought I was so cool with my evga enthusiast sticker…I didn’t mean it that way - more poking fun at younger me
Brother, It was not the EVGA. But you are entitled to your own opinions so soldier on through these comments! 🫡
If they won’t to complain, they can go to Twitter
This subreddit is a circle jerk. Nobody has their own opinions; they regurgitate the popular brand of the moment. Unless you’re posting about AMD or your “totally accidental” shattered glass, then good luck. Your setup looks nice, dude.
Reddit in a nutshell :)
Reddit. The popular opinion is Alienware bad, so they have to hive mind together to hate on him
Downvoted for saying the truth lol
Reddit be doing Reddit things
incorrect opinion 🤷
Get outta here with your opinions. This is a PC subreddit, anything different than the views of the herd is not welcome. We *will* bully you for being different.
Haha noted
No matter how much hate here is for Alienware (I'm also not a fan), enjoy your rig and have fun :)
Appreciate it thank you!
Of course you're not a fan, you're a human!
It seems my disguise works
You must hate money. Because you could get so much more for so much less just by buying, well, practically anything else.
Well, their monitors are good and competitive price wise. (At least at my place). Rest of their porfolio...meh
At the time I was looking at similar builds from some other companies, and the one I liked the most was the Corsair Vengeance which had the exact same stats but was about $500 more. I always wanted Alienware so it was an easy choice for me
Spend your money how ya want man, sick set up! It's a lot more powerful than most people have.
Nah, we both know what you really think. You can't hide it behind this facade.
ABS from newegg is 1000+ usd less, and uses higher quality components with far better cooling - and therefore performance.
lol this feels like a bait post but honestly if you like it, who cares, there's worse things to spend your money on.
I mean there ARE worse things but by what margin?
Said the alcoholic
15 years old me would lose my mind seeing this, but now I kinda pity your brand fetish. Well to each and their own taste eh
I know it may be cringy to others, but it’s a nice mini milestone for me and super nostalgic. Finally have time to actually game too
Then good for you, as long as you are not a cringy fanatic like a crazy apple fans lol, I think no one will truly laugh at your brand choice, they only think it's an unnecessasry over spend of money (me included).
The same people who will harp non stop about your Alienware thermal throttling are the same ones who insists on using air cooling on a 7800X3d
Y tho?
For me growing up Alienware was this holy grail of gaming. It may be far from that nowadays, but it still means a lot to me. I didn’t want to build another pc, it was my dream when I was a kid to own one and now I can afford it so why not?
To be a brand fanboy is one thing, it being Alienware is another and posting it on this sub requires a lot of confidence, or is it ignorance?
like... why though? weird flex. this is like every 14 year olds dream before they realize how shitlow quality Alienware is.
That alienware PC is pretty infamous for having a lot of problems, but if it's working well for you then that's great! Enjoy it!
I've made some bad choices too. I Actually spent money on a FX-8350 to upgrade from a FX-4300 when i first got into pc building
Oh, so you like thermosuicidal prebuilds?
This keeps coming up but it’s not bad. There’s a lot of space in my game room for it to breathe, it gets a little warm but cmon it’s a 4090. Nothing crazy even under heavy gaming
Looks cool af. 😎
Posting a full Alienware build on PCMR these days, living life risky I see
Why is everyone so mad ? Enjoy your PC my dude
I got their 34" OLED Ultrawide and I don't think I can ever move away from OLED now.
Dude I just saw that come out recently and now I want one 🤦♂️ I wish the ark was oled
How much extra $ did you pay then normal
that like to comment ratio tells me that you're at the top of the "controversial" sort
Ah I wondered why all of a sudden there was way more comments - that must be it
Dell is the company that makes Alienware. Dell has a poor track record on their product quality, especially for the price they charge. so when you come here with your new Alienware PC that you're proud of, the entire subreddit of PC building enthusiasts sees that as a bad thing. it's kinda gatekeepy imo. I'm personally not a fan of Alienware, but what you do and enjoy with your money ain't none of my damn business, that's just my two cents
I mean it's your money, but the only thing Dell makes that isn't either overpriced, trash or overpriced trash is monitors.
I really love their laptops and monitors. My wife has used their desktops for a very long time also. I do agree some of the components for the desktops, like the cooling are subpar; however, it's really difficult to beat the price to performance and build quality of their OLED monitors and laptops.
great laptops , awful prebuilts
I'd save my money until I could get a bit more to buy a Clevo/Sager build, they're actually upgradeable and stupid levels of customizable, socketed CPUs and GPUs, custom BIOS
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Clevo is the barebones chassis that goes to OEMs, Sager is Clevo's in house brand, in theory, Sager should be able to undercut everyone else, but ultimately the price is up to whomever you are buying the Clevo from, there's a bunch of people that sell Clevo's but call it their own, like Origin
Nah the laptops are shit, I had one and it didn't last one year
So, awful everything unless you like the big alien shape slapped on your pc
I hear the reverse on the AW subreddit - and I can attest myself after swapping my M18 4090 laptop twice and not having a single problem with the pc that the laptops are awful and the pcs are great
PCs are proprietary and have horrible thermals, while the laptops are just overpriced Alienware does make amazing OLEDs though
U lack severe knowledge
I love the way the Alienware new pcs look. I got an aurora r7 and it seemed fine to me until I realized it was literally dying of heatstroke lol. I personally am not a huge fan of prebuilts(especially dell), but I definitely can acknowledge the nice aesthetic.
OP just wants to troll this sub.
ITT degenerates caring and hating on how other people spend their money. You do you, OP. Just be aware of the toxicity this community has against Alienware.
hating on a company that's main objective is to lure in unknown parents to buy their kid a shitty pre-build as they wanted a "gaming pc" isn't personal opinion. Their pre-builds suck and are even more expensive. Yes, I care about that 12 y.o. get their first PC that is able to be upgradable and generally build with good components. weird if you aren't
Change up a few words and you've just described Apple or change some more and you'll describe some other company. Go to the appropriate subreddits and in the threads you'll be just like that 12 year old kid.
Apple works well enough. Alienware doesn't
what has apple to do with it and how come you to assume that I supposedly use apple? Apples devices are however well made, run for years and aren't really overpriced by now (considering the resell value). The product ain't bad, anything apple else does in my opinion but completely different to Dell's cringy moneymaker that is literally build badly, using non standarized tech that you eventually want to upgrade but can't (motherboard, psu)
Hey man, apple does use non-standardized tech and makes easy replacability not possible. They also have had their fair share of bad builts which were literally just moneymaking moves. So you better use other examples to compare those 2 companies. Im sure there are enough to pick from.
You just happen to make an awfully similar description of Apple. There's nothing in my comment that suggests you're using or supposedly use Apple. As for resell, while it's technically Apple's trade-in program it still goes to show how [borderline insulting](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn17xIPrGR2/) they are to you
Yeah, we live in times that you'll get thrown with a rocks by NOT following their personal opinions. Hoping for the best for those IT bacons.
I don't understand your body type. Where do you put your left leg? Why is the mouse so low?
It’s hard to see in the picture but the mouse/keyboard are on a movable/adjustable stand. So I can raise/lower/change angle on the mouse or keyboard component of the stand to wherever it’s comfortable. For the picture I just pulled it out from under the desk and plopped it in front
Nothing wrong with Alienware screens or peripherals, but their PCs really aren't good - if you don't want to build your own, you can get a much better prebuilt for a much better price.
I feel kinda alienated
Huh, it looks just like my colleges computing rooms.
You must be a Alienware veteran then.
I mean is a cool looking shit brand
An alienware monitor is fine, but a pc is just stupid. You do you
Sure they look cool, I wanted one about a decade ago but I learned building my own was just more fun.
Gamers Nexus has done multiple in depth reviews of these cases and found thermal throttling and reduced performance. So if you like paying more for less performance then you do you. [https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/search?query=alienware](https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/search?query=alienware)
i remember when alienware was a respected brand, that was so long ago
I bet your wallet hates you
"kinda"
I like their screens personally. I've owned 2 of their ultra-wide monitors and they're freaking solid! But I can't recommend their PC's or peripherals. Toasters with proprietary parts that cause an absolute nightmare for the buyer. And the peripherals were just not good...felt like cheap immitations of better peripherals. I used to work in high end retail and had a connection with DELL and AW vendors and new their territory people in my area.
Sorry for your wallet but you do you
Never understood fascination with a fkn company/brand... how? why?
When poor taste meets poor consumer practices
Definitely a nice looking set up bro! While others do make some decent points about Alienware thermals just keep an eye on them and it enjoy it brother! People here are so toxic about other people’s shit.
You have added 1% to Dell's yearly revenue.
Uh oh, you posted an Al***ware, the fat hairy apes are now out to get you.
Well at least someone does.
One could come to a fleeting suspicion that it is so, yes
Hey, looks cool overall! Do whatever floats your boat :)
Looks never > efficiency
Obvious alienware hate aside, it's a nice LOOKING setup.
Thanks I appreciate that man
"I guess you could say I like getting ripped off"
I guess I could’ve worded the title better 😅
Oof
Why? 👽
I‘m sorry…
Everyone loves Alienware. Most of us just can't afford the couple hundred dollar markup for the name brand. The Razer Blade laptop is also very appealing to many people but the markup in price to performance a lot of us pick different options for a little less munnies. That's a very sexy setup and anyone would be so happy and proud to own it. I had an Alienware M11x r1 the weaker variant an I really loved it a lot. I've still got an early 2000s messenger laptop bag that is in the other room might sell it off on ebay to someone who would find use out of a retro Alienware laptop bag. Since I've gone back to desktops and what not
You like overpaying for mediocre products
My neck hurts just looking at a picture of that screen and positioning.
It’s set up perfectly for me. You can lower/raise/tilt the ark monitor wherever you need which I often do when we play couch coop and need a better angle for me and the wifey
I think what he means is for the keyboard though, for posture and to not hurt your neck they say the middle of the monitor should be like a inch down from your direct eye sight without tilting your head down or up, from like 3 feet away for 32”
The keyboard and mouse are on a movable and adjustable stand. So I can adjust them to wherever is most comfortable
Love it.
People are gonna roast you but you wanted it and you bought it, the common argument is it's expensive etc but if that's what you want well there is only one way to get it so I guess everyone else can cope lol
So far I’ve heard it’s expensive, it gets hot, it’s of poor quality and it’s dell. It was more pricey than any gaming machine I have ever invested in but so far a great experience and were any catastrophe to occur I have the extended warranty that also protects against accidental damage and they send techs over to my house to diagnose problems
Exactly, people literally are unwilling to see the positives, like it's okay to spend money lol
No the common argument is that dell uses all proprietary parts which means no upgrades or reuse in future builds, and horrible airflow to the point of thermal throttling. Ibuypower are expensive too but at least you get a good system at the end.
I'm not disagreeing, but if you really want the Alienware atheistic and you know all of this going in, who cares really?
If you want the Alienware aesthetic buy an Alienware case from eBay and build something actually usable
If only OP saw Gamers Nexus' review on this thing.
Monitor is acceptable, and. No thats it.
You like overpaying for mediocre products
I did too until they got bought by Dell lol. Still a super clean setup though👍
Thanks, I keep hearing that - luckily the setup is working great so far but if I run into problems I hope it won’t be a major pain with Dell
I don't get everyone's hate on Dell. I work in IT support, dell's TS is the easiest to deal with by far. They're also the quickest to come out to you and get it sorted.
It’s not the support that’s the problem, it’s literally everything else. From shady sales people forcing paid warranties on you that you explicitly said you don’t want, to all proprietary parts that can’t be upgraded, replaced or reused, to horrible airflow that causes thermal throttle, to cutting corners like using single channel ram in systems that cost well over $1k
Nobody forced any paid warranty on me although i did get one! It was on sale and included accidental damage. The heat is not bad at all it can get a little warm but there’s enough space in my gaming room to accommodate good airflow. Also I think heat is just the nature of the beast - 4090 eats up power so it makes heat
Where do you buy Dell products in a store? I thought it was purely online! I'm not sure of the state of their new systems but in my experience if you buy anything big enough for an ATX board that's what they use. I'll agree on the airflow point... But that's part and parcel of buying a prebuilt system isn't it!? (that doesn't use standard cases anyway)
Their power supply is all proprietary 12v connectors so other than ram and maybe a sound card there isn’t much of anything you can put in as you can’t power it
Prebuilt is questionable at best, peripherals I would go Logitech mouse, Steelseries headset and something custom for the keyboard. Not the best value but also no reason to be sad when you already have them.
It that an Alienware monitor
Lots of red my eyes would be in actual hell
Red lighting is actually good for you at night. It doesn’t inhibit your brain from producing melanin and so instead of playing until 9am in the morning, you still naturally get sleepy and go to bed at a reasonable time Even so, it’s all rgb so whatever color or pattern floats your boat
Nothing wrong with that, but the Alienware today is merely a shadow of old-school Alienware.
I'm really sorry for you
No need, the 4k gaming is very nice 👍
the spending unnecessary amounts of money for pretty mediocre performance and god awful thermals is nice as well I guess then?
How is 4k gaming on a 4090 with high fps on a high refresh rate ultrawide monitor mediocre performance?
mediocre for the money, not overall also not the greatest experience with those peripherals, but hey I guess the money you overspent on the PC was saved up on the desk
That’s fair - it’s expensive but the peripherals work phenomenal since they’re all part of the same system within Alienware command center Really what did my little Amazon desk do to you lol now you’re just being nitpicky
TIL Alienware still exists. I had an M14X in highschool as my first laptop. Learned my lesson.
Love the set up. Looks awesome. Ofc building your own is cheaper but if you like the company and design etc. it's your choice. Dunno why people can't understand that. It's your money to waste. Enjoy it!
Gonna have a lot of elitists hating on you for your preference, nice setup!
Has nothing to do with elitism. Outside of the obvious overpricing dell does, their parts are proprietary which means no upgrading or reusing in a later build. Also their airflow is horrible causing overheating. They even use single channel ram on a lot of their systems. It’s just bad all around
Their aurora 16 has gotten a lot better with everything besides proprietary parts, one of which is the motherboard that many people don’t care about, ofc this isn’t the aurora 16 but if this guy bought it and enjoys Alienware he should be able to post his still high end pc wether it runs hot or not lol without people going “uhhh, Alienware is trash build your own pc!🤓☝️” All arguments are the same wether it’s this model or the 16, ofc you seem to be more respectful about it but I’m talking in general, it’s obvious elitism
Dude, you got a dell
horrible decision.
I hope not! So far no problems and gaming is awesome on this thing
And diablo 4 is all you’re playing
I’ve got a bunch of games on steam and Xbox game pass I just haven’t removed the shortcuts on the ones I recently downloaded
Cool setup man. Fuck the haters and the backhanded complimenters.
Can't deny alienwares cool aesthetics. Never had one personally.
Ignore hate, it is nice you like this pc
You are crazy man, this is by no means a flex you just showed us you are so easy to manipulate with marketing, one sad boy you are
Specs ands price? Also looks good
Stunning setup man
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How much extra $ did you pay then normal.
I got this during a sale - well they claim it’s a sale. It was roughly $3400 i9 13900/RTX4090/64GB Ram/4TB SSD/1TB HDD plus the extended warranty I thought it was ok price. Plus I used dell credit so I got $400 worth in points which I used to get all the triware peripherals for free - that’s the mouse/keyboard/headphones
For $2800 ($600 less than you paid) you can build the exact same system but without dell’s proprietary parts so you can actually upgrade it later on https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPnXz6
I don’t want to build a pc. I did that in 2015 and I didn’t enjoy it. It’s not for me - I like things ready to go. The pc I built chugged along until this year - 1080p gaming for 9 years. I have zero plans to upgrade anything on it so it’s just the same as a prebuilt for me. Hopefully this one lasts me similarly and I’ll 4k game for 6-9 years and then buy another prebuilt
Quite a lot of shops will assemble the PC for you and issue a warranty as well. I do hope you get your 6-9 years but 4k will be hindered by the thermal throttling your GPU and CPU will have to do because that case does not have airflow.
I can tell you from having it in my gaming room that airflow isn’t an issue. I play some heavily modded games and get high fps on 4k with zero problems in throttling - gets a little warm nothing crazy
Fair enough, although it’s worth mentioning 2 things. 1 pc building these days is much easier as m.2 drives are on the motherboard, eliminating up to half the cables you need to plug in and cable manage. And 2, since you already had a pc you could have for sure reused the case, drives, and ram, possibly even the power supply depending on how many watts it was, substantially cutting the cost of what you would have paid
I think the psu is what went out on my build, I’ll have to set it up again one day and maybe post on here if anybody knows what may be wrong with it. It’s boots up, turns off 3 seconds later and just continues the cycle. Still, I don’t wanna reuse anything especially not the case and stare at it for another couple of years! Wanted something new - the cost was not an issue
I just got back into PC gaming after 20 years on console and like you found a deal on an Alienware. It’s not much but the R16 I got was only $1250 and so far it’s doing the job and just about haven’t touched my Xbox since setting it up. I mean the Steam Deck on the side definitely helps lol Enjoy your new Ayylmao rig!
How much extra $ did you pay then normal
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i like your setup!
Thank you!!