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Name: Alienware - Aurora R5 Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 256GB Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - Silver
Brand: Alienware
SKU: 5647900
Price: 1499.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (224 reviews)

Alienware - Aurora R5 Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 256GB Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - Silver

Model:: AUR5-9714SLV; |
SKU:: 5647900

User rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars with 224 reviews.

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QuestionHow many watts is the power supply and what can it support? What type of motherboard is it?
Asked 8 years ago by Tiff.
- Answer According to techradar.com it is an 850W power supply: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-mac-desktops/alienware-aurora-r5-1323301/review. When I opened the case I did not notice the power supply. The motherboard is not a big name brand; it is labeled alienware so I do not know who makes the board. I would note that it is very easy to replace a hard drive so I removed the 1T drive and replaced it with a 3T drive. The OS is on the SSD so there is no worry about reinstalling the system. In addition, I would note there are two slots on the bottom of the chassis that allows you to install two additional SSD's, but that is not in the specs. There are only two main issues with this computer, the DVD drive is a thin drive made from plastic so you cannot replace the internal DVD drive with any store bought drive, nor is there another slot for another DVD drive. The second issue is that the cooler is partially obstructed according to reports on various sites. Inside the case, the internals are cramped but you can get to the video board and hard drive. The bios is UEFI with a secure boot and I had difficulty getting into the bios using the F2 key but you can use win 10 options for recovery to get in to the bios. You will have to turn off the secure boot option if you want to boot from a dvd or USB. If you can live with the quirks, then it is worth having a very fast computer.
  Answered 8 years ago by MikePags2
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QuestionCan I swap the graphics card in the future ?
Asked 8 years ago by Moran.
- Answer Yes of course. The unit I purchased has the Nvidia GTX 1070 which is awesome in itself! You can even double it up in an SLI configuration - which this card is meant to do. The default power supply in the Aurora R5 is 600w. So if you upgrade to dual video cards, you need to factor in power requirements for the cards. If it's just one card, then it should be fine without upgrading the PSU. The good thing about the GTX 1070, it only consumes 170w, so pairing it would still be fine with the 600w PSU.
  Answered 8 years ago by Ivan1818
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QuestionThis may be a dumb question but I'm new to PC gaming and I'm not really sure can I connect this into a TV and use it like a computer monitor
Asked 8 years ago by Slowkiller.
- Answer Yes, as long as you have a modern TV, you can connect this computer to your TV. It has 1 usable HDMI port on the back. It has 2 HDMI ports and a mini, but one of the ports and the mini are in the area for the on board video card and no the nice high speed one, so I assume they would not work (just going by what my IT BF told me). They may work, but I have not tried them. Also, I initially hooked mine up to a 20 inch TV that I have but switched back to a monitor because my TV did not have high enough of a refresh rate and for some reason would shut off any time the computer's screen went black, but that was an issue with the TV not the monitor. I have had mine for about a month and thus far it is a great computer.
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  Answered 8 years ago by Chascat2005
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QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer? And how many watts ?
Asked 8 years ago by Neil.
- Answer I have just checked with dell and they said it has 460W PSU and air cooled chassis
  Answered 8 years ago by DeepLearner
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QuestionDoes it come with WiFi built in?
Asked 8 years ago by Barry.
- Answer Yes the WIFI is built in, and the speeds achieved for upload and download are 56Mps, which is the same as using a wired connection. So any slowness is from my internet connection.
  Answered 8 years ago by JDHog
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QuestionWindows instaled on ssd or hdd
Asked 8 years ago by Nima.
- Answer Windows is installed on the SSD drive. And the computer boots up very fast! You will want to install all large games on the HDD drive. Remember, not all programs allow you to do this but most do...
  Answered 8 years ago by dart451
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QuestionWhy is my Aurora R5 restarting on its own?? I have only had the computer a few weeks
Asked 8 years ago by Ralph.
- Answer I have the same issue and am wondering if you ended up returning your computer to the store and maybe I bought it! I am experiencing the exact same issue and the Geek Squad had no answer.
  Answered 8 years ago by sjulien63
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QuestionIs there HDMI inputs ? Does not appear in photos
Asked 8 years ago by Paul.
- Answer Only one HDMI output on the Nvidia GTX 1070 graphics card. Just like this image: http://hothardware.com/ContentImages/Article/2471/content/small_nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-5.JPG
  Answered 8 years ago by Ivan1818
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QuestionOkay, so I've already payed for this computer, but I'd like to know, what is the wattage of the PSU? I've seen conflicting reports of 460 and 850. It'd be nice to know the answer to this once and for all.
Asked 8 years ago by IanM.
- Answer Mines a 460watt power supply
  Answered 8 years ago by dart451
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QuestionDoes this computer come with it's own keyboard?
Asked 8 years ago by Ralphine.
- Answer Yes.
  Answered 8 years ago by waterborne2007
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QuestionWhat are the best (other than bluetooth) ways to connect my Alienware Aurora R5 to my Onkyo Receiver Model number TX-NR686.. The Bluetooth lag while watching videos is beyond frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Asked 6 years ago by ImDrunkAndYouAreStillUgly.
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QuestionHi I'm new here and I just want say computer good for games a mean Battlegraunt s PUBG and new games come 2018?
Asked 7 years ago by Avsanchez101.
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QuestionWhat processor is it specifically?
Asked 7 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Sorry about my previous answer, just being lazy. Intel® Core™ i7 8700 (6-Core, 12MB Cache, up to 4.6GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
  Answered 7 years ago by Tigertamer2
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QuestionCan I operate my six monitor setup with this tower?
Asked 8 years ago by Chris82.
- Answer With an extra graphics card and a beefer power supply
  Answered 8 years ago by Novace
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QuestionThis is liquid cooler ?
Asked 8 years ago by kanzen.
- Answer Nope. Fan Cooled
  Answered 8 years ago by Novace
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QuestionWhat are the dimensions for the whole unit (please use width, height, length in that order.
Asked 8 years ago by Nickbob2003.
- Answer 7" wide 14" length 19" height
  Answered 8 years ago by Slotintman
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QuestionIs it possible to get windows 8.1 pre-installed on this computer
Asked 8 years ago by Someone.
- Answer Comes with Windows 10, which is better anyway
  Answered 8 years ago by Novace
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QuestionCould I add a liquid cooling system to this easily at a later time?
Asked 8 years ago by Greg.
- Answer Its possible but only if you know what your doing, and i would check any warranties as well to make sure you dont void them!
  Answered 8 years ago by SLENEESH
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QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer?
Asked 8 years ago by Scotty.
- Answer Weak 460 watt, the fan stopped on mine 14 days later and caused thermal shutdown. Will want to upgrade that asap.
  Answered 8 years ago by Slpstream
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QuestionDoes this model have liquid cooling? Also how loud is the fan?
Asked 8 years ago by Jameskelly09.
- Answer No liquid cooling but the fan is very quiet.
  Answered 8 years ago by CJay
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Alienware - Aurora R5 Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 256GB Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive - Silver

Q: QuestionHow many watts is the power supply and what can it support? What type of motherboard is it?

Q: QuestionCan I swap the graphics card in the future ?

Q: QuestionThis may be a dumb question but I'm new to PC gaming and I'm not really sure can I connect this into a TV and use it like a computer monitor

Q: QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer? And how many watts ?

Q: QuestionDoes it come with WiFi built in?

Q: QuestionWindows instaled on ssd or hdd

Q: QuestionWhy is my Aurora R5 restarting on its own?? I have only had the computer a few weeks

Q: QuestionIs there HDMI inputs ? Does not appear in photos

Q: QuestionOkay, so I've already payed for this computer, but I'd like to know, what is the wattage of the PSU? I've seen conflicting reports of 460 and 850. It'd be nice to know the answer to this once and for all.

Q: QuestionDoes this computer come with it's own keyboard?

Q: QuestionWhat are the best (other than bluetooth) ways to connect my Alienware Aurora R5 to my Onkyo Receiver Model number TX-NR686.. The Bluetooth lag while watching videos is beyond frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Q: QuestionHi I'm new here and I just want say computer good for games a mean Battlegraunt s PUBG and new games come 2018?

Q: QuestionWhat processor is it specifically?

Q: QuestionCan I operate my six monitor setup with this tower?

Q: QuestionThis is liquid cooler ?

Q: QuestionWhat are the dimensions for the whole unit (please use width, height, length in that order.

Q: QuestionIs it possible to get windows 8.1 pre-installed on this computer

Q: QuestionCould I add a liquid cooling system to this easily at a later time?

Q: QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer?

Q: QuestionDoes this model have liquid cooling? Also how loud is the fan?

QuestionHow many watts is the power supply and what can it support? What type of motherboard is it?

QuestionCan I swap the graphics card in the future ?

QuestionThis may be a dumb question but I'm new to PC gaming and I'm not really sure can I connect this into a TV and use it like a computer monitor

QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer? And how many watts ?

QuestionDoes it come with WiFi built in?

QuestionWindows instaled on ssd or hdd

QuestionWhy is my Aurora R5 restarting on its own?? I have only had the computer a few weeks

QuestionIs there HDMI inputs ? Does not appear in photos

QuestionOkay, so I've already payed for this computer, but I'd like to know, what is the wattage of the PSU? I've seen conflicting reports of 460 and 850. It'd be nice to know the answer to this once and for all.

QuestionDoes this computer come with it's own keyboard?

QuestionWhat are the best (other than bluetooth) ways to connect my Alienware Aurora R5 to my Onkyo Receiver Model number TX-NR686.. The Bluetooth lag while watching videos is beyond frustrating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

QuestionHi I'm new here and I just want say computer good for games a mean Battlegraunt s PUBG and new games come 2018?

QuestionWhat processor is it specifically?

QuestionCan I operate my six monitor setup with this tower?

QuestionThis is liquid cooler ?

QuestionWhat are the dimensions for the whole unit (please use width, height, length in that order.

QuestionIs it possible to get windows 8.1 pre-installed on this computer

QuestionCould I add a liquid cooling system to this easily at a later time?

QuestionWhat is the power supply of this computer?

QuestionDoes this model have liquid cooling? Also how loud is the fan?