I just got this PC last week and I am loving this. Ib know I know it's a shifty Alienware but I like it and got it for $1k ($2800) with a 4090 and 12 core AMD R9 7900X, 64 gb ram, 2tb SSD. This is my first dive back into PC gaming since I was a kid, the first Pentium chips trying to reach 1ghz and VooDoo gfx. I'm sold, I can't believe what I've missed out on over decades playing games half baked on consoles. I've already learned and resolved several little issues thanks to communities like this, it's been great.
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I was about to say it’s a shitty case design. Then I saw the price.
It’s 1000USD, right? Because if you paid 2800USD for this then you have been scammed.
As long as it works for you and you’re having a good time, most of us don’t care what the label on the computer is.
I mean, it is true that the best thing you can say about Alienware is that its better than a console.
Welcome to the freedom of gaming
Are you playing that close to the screen ?
My Alien has been rocking solid for 4 yrs now. And I use it heavily for both work and gaming. Congratulations, be proud and welcome to the Dark Side
Watch you don’t get square eyes
Hopefully you’re not playing that close to the tv! With a 4090 you could check out r/ultrawidemasterrace or if you like your tv always sit back with a controller or your KB+M in a chair/sofa.
The great part about PC gaming is that you have the choice to do whatever you want!
Get a wall-mount or monitor mount for that hignormous screen; free-up some space for your keyboard and mouse usage.
Hey, I have an Alienware too! It’s an old R5 Aurora and I got it used via a gift (wouldn’t buy it for myself). Don’t feel too bad. Just don’t watch the Gamer’s Nexus review of it. (/s)
If you have temperature problems, remember that opening the case side panel can do wonders especially on poorly ventilated designs like this.
Don’t feel to bad because it’s an Alienware, for the price you paid it’s a very good deal.
Hell yea, enjoy that beast!
Love those colors and case. Fanboys of my generation always wanted an Alienware. The bummer with PC gaming now is the games are dumbed down for controllers instead of keyboards. Some games used to have like 20-30 key binds or more. Now it’s all mapped to double up. That’s a cool looking setup.
Nice oven man what ya cooking
Seeing as how you have the side pannel I assume its an R14-16?
The newer generations of Alienware are getting better compared to the prior generations.
For example the R9-12(?) case was abysmally bad (I have the R10). For some reason they decided to make the PSU mount to the side of a chassis that is on a swing mount.
So the PSU is blocking the CPU fan with barely any clearance for air to get in (which ended up causing my original system to crash since it was air cooled).
Only reason I went Alienware was because it was ironically the cheapest place to get a prebuilt at the time of the GPU crisis, and with the limited warranty I ended up getting a huge free upgrade.
Hell yea. That was me a year and a half ago. Last weekend I bought a ps5 and haven’t touched my PC since because I’m getting old and fat and just wanna relax on a comfy couch