Alienware is celebrating its twenty fifth birthday. There shall be a particular Twitch stream later as we speak (2pm US central time, 8pm UK time) however we have already got a good suggestion of the headlining product from the occasion because of a press launch a couple of new flagship desktop from the Dell-owned gaming model. The brand new desktop PC Alienware desires to wow us with is a revamped Aurora system. The brand new design is not very totally different to the one that’s obtainable presently, however trying again on the Bit-Tech archives, we’ve not reviewed an Alienware Aurora since 2010, so that is markedly totally different to that machine.
If you’re conversant in the present Alienware Aurora design, the brand new one is moderately comparable however seems to be a bit plumper and options an elective clear left aspect panel. The additional area (stated to be 50 per cent higher than the Aurora R12) permits for bulkier normal {hardware} inside, with fewer worries about airflow. In the meantime, the aspect window provides homeowners a view of the LED lighting of the parts and followers which might be fitted, as effectively offering proof of Alienware’s “meticulous inside cable administration”.
One other little new characteristic of the tool-less chassis that may enchantment to some, notably eSports athletes, is the elective magnetic rear cable cowl. In accordance with the gaming PC maker, this shall be a preferred addition as eSports programs are sometimes seen from the rear and the duvet presents a brand new modern façade – away from cables and ports litter.
Each new Alienware Aurora comes with at the least two 120mm followers (consumption and exhaust), however greater spec fashions shall be fitted with as much as 4 followers and liquid cooling choices. The additional chassis capability and airflow refinements imply that the brand new Aurora is as much as 16 per cent quieter when idling, and as much as 9 per cent quieter throughout intensive workloads. When Alienware examined the brand new chassis and the outdated one with the identical parts, they discovered the brand new chassis to run video games at as much as 5 per cent sooner because of the improved cooling.
Nonetheless, presently, Alienware continues to be being cagey concerning the max specs of the anniversary Aurora gaming desktop PC. All we all know is that it’ll include as much as a GeForce RTX 3090. For CPUs, maybe Alienware is ready for the most recent and biggest from Intel and AMD to grow to be obtainable earlier than speaking about max specs, however we should always hear extra information earlier than the yr is out.
When it turns into obtainable, the brand new Aurora shall be made obtainable in Lunar Mild and Darkish Aspect of the Moon finishes.
