Alienware - Aurora R13 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9 - 32GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 1TB SSD - Liquid Cooling

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Quality you trust from Alienware

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  • Owned for 4 months

  Amazing!!! Was between a few different computers and am very happy with my purchase! Waited 2-3 months to make review and would purchase again, no question!!!

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  Posted 3 years ago by Gamerguy

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Great High-End PC, Restrictions on Upgradability

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  Besides a few issues I’m loving the R13. It’s a great high-end gaming PC and performs exactly as I’d expect something with its specifications. The design won’t be to everyone’s liking and Dell made some weird decisions with the power supply and motherboard, but overall I’d recommend it if you’re looking for a prebuilt gaming PC with a little extra flair. The first thing to get out of the way straight off the bat is this thing has a look to it. I did not think I would be into it, but I think it looks a lot better in person than it does in pictures and videos. Still, it’s a bold look and if the minimalist look is what you are going for this is not it. The case is hilariously large due to the fact that the whole thing has this upward tilt going on and it’s probably 30% bigger than it actually needs to be. The pictures even show it with an additional rear cover for the I/O to make it even bigger, but mine did not come with that. The case has a ton of RGB 6 customizable zones. At full brightness, this thing lights up my basement no problem. I’m personally not big on RGB myself, but I do like the arrangement Dell has gone for here and you can come up with some pretty cool looks. The specs in general are excellent. For gaming I think I’d get by with an i7 no problem, but the i9 is nice to have. I’ve heard it can have cooling issues, though I did not notice it in my usage and admittedly for gaming it’s probably not pushing the i9 to its limits anway. The RTX 3080 is still one of the best GPUs you can get today, though the 4000 series is probably just around the corner. The 1TB is a fast WD SN810 and I added another 1TB SN770 that I had to the second M.2 slot. The motherboard, which uses the Z690 chipset, is not a standard design. The I/O on the front of the case is actually part of the motherboard itself like rear I/O. I have no idea why Dell would use a design like this. Realistically I couldn’t see myself upgrading the motherboard even if it was a standard design, but this seems very odd. The motherboard also does not use standard power connectors, which means the PSU is not standard as well. This bothers me a bit more because if I ever want to upgrade to a more power hungry GPU down the line I have to hope that Dell is going to offer a larger power supply that is compatible with the board. The 32GB of RAM is DDR5, but it’s limited to 4400 MHz by the motherboard. The RAM sticks themselves are 4800 MHz though. The modules are also green against the black PCB of the motherboard and it stands out in a bad way. I almost want to buy new RAM just so the color matches. For the size of this case these components are actually packed into a relatively small area within it, owing again to the fact that it has this upward tilting design. The I/O selection is pretty solid. You get 4 USB 2.0, 5 USB-A 3.2 ports, and 3 USB-C 3.2 ports (2 support 10 Gbps and 1 supports 20 Gbps; none are Thunderbolt).The Ethernet port is 2.5 Gbps capable. Getting logged in and booted up the first time, besides the normal driver and Windows updates, I was shocked at the lack of bloatware. Windows comes with its assortment of junk apps (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and those are easy to remove with a single click, but Dell didn’t bundle anything unnecessary; not even antivirus! All of the preinstalled apps I found like Alienware Command Center and Dell SupportAssist were actually useful, though Command Center is constantly popping up notifications about warranty, which is annoying. I liked the Command Center application for customizing the lighting and it offers a few preset ‘overclock’ profiles, though the overclocking options are pretty limited. Gaming performance is about what I expected for the RTX 3080, in that it is great. The monitor I use right now is 4K and most every game I played had no issues running at 60+ FPS at high or max settings. I can run Cyberpunk with all the ray-tracing settings turned on (aided by DLSS). I ran through a bunch of other games like Control, RDR2, Halo Infinite, and Alan Wake Remastered. For the most part, even at 4K, most every game I ran I could just push all the sliders to max and everything runs just fine, though I did use DLSS where it was available. I had the ‘Overclock 1’ profile turned on most of the time, and that seemed to do fine. The fans occasionally spun up to a level that would be bothersome, but with my headset it barely registered for me. Overall, besides a few minor gripes and some upgradeability concerns, I’m very happy with this PC. It’s got the specs to handle all of today’s games and I think it’s going to last me a long time. It’s certainly not a budget PC and you can do these specs for less money, but it’s still a pretty good prebuilt option if you can appreciate the aesthetic.

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  Posted 3 years ago by SamG

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Perfect gaming pc

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  • Owned for 11 months

  Great fast working and beautiful machine runs every game I play amazingly

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  Posted 2 years ago by JAM97