Customers regard the Aurora R16 Desktop's performance and graphics capabilities as exceptional, frequently praising its smooth gameplay and high frame rates. Many appreciate its quiet operation and effective cooling system, while some find the included RAM and storage capacity to be limiting. The proprietary motherboard and power supply also received criticism for limiting upgrade options. Despite some concerns about specific components, the overall value for the price point is often highlighted.
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Pros mentioned:
Cooling, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for teenager gaming
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Amazing gaming desktop, my son loved it!!! Does not heat up as normal gaming computers
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
For just starting out with PC gaming.. I love this desktop! I have had it for almost a year and I've had no issues with it. It's pretty easy to clean, and not very difficult to set up. It's runs super smooth and I haven't had any crashes with it either. The custom RGB lights are also a plus. I highly recommend it for anyone who's starting out.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Alien were
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was a very good choice for a desktop computer for gaming
As well as a good price shopped around for a good buy this is good fast a little hot running. Needs more fans
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Blows my mind!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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This is the .ost excellent machine to come on the market. The price was in our range. The amount of speed in this processor blows my mind.I would so recommend this PC for gamers and college students.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Dell Quality PC.
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Excellent PC, works great for all the typical browsing, spreadsheet, word processing applications as well as gaming for Rocket League and Grand Theft Auto. Graphics work well, haven’t had any problems with it for the 2 years that I’ve been using this PC every single day.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great first gaming PC
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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First gaming PC for 14 year old. He loves it. Powerful and quiet. Plays Steam games and his VR games with no hiccup. Great design and great price when on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Power full Gaming Desktop
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Good Mid-Range Gaming Desktop, It's everything you want. Incredibly fast and powerful, i Like this PC, Impressive gaming desktop tower! Great graphics
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
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Motherboard
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Loved it until the motherboard crapped out
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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When the PC was functioning properly gaming on this machine exceeded my expectations, within a few days' problems started to pop up, turned out to be a bad motherboard, painless return, customer service was wonderful. Bad parts happen but still can't rate quality high.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Recomended
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Perfect for a smooth game. It runs well, the design is great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
SOLID PURCHASE! 10/10
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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One word.
Solid!
This has surpassed my expectations. I am glad I went through Best Buy to purchase this with their additional products. Will buy again for my son.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great pc
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Awesome pc.. bought for my son and he absolutely loves the graphics and the speed
I would recommend this to a friend
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Noise level, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
exceeds my expectations
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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exceeds my expectations by far... plays everything on ultra settings with high fps, loads fast, and very quiet even under load.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Noise level, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
DELL Alienware Aurora R16
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Dell Alienware-Aurora R16 PC is really quiet with great performance, great quality.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Happy Customer
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Pretty decent price for a pre-build, especially with liquid cooling. Seems to run most games at 1440p
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics, Noise level
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent computer
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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This computer is one of the best ive used. The graphics are amazing, and its extremely quiet.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
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Ram
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great machine but has 1 very lame flaw
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Overall this pc runs great! However, the main downfall would be its ddr5 limitation. 8gb ddr5 doesnt seem to be in the correct machine. Other than that, it works great and it can run games that demands very strong computers to look their best.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
100% RECOMMEND!!
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Honestly was really iffy about the price on this unit but after having it for sometime now I will say it’s definitely worth it runs the big titles like red dead redemption two and GTA V and MW3 no issues on the highest quality but I will say this it wouldn’t hurt to upgrade the ram but other then that it’s a perfect gaming rig for everyone 10/10 will recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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An amazing computer! I’m able to game at 165 fps on Apex with Ultra settings! Absolutely in love with this PC and highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Power supply, Ram
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
MEH
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Gave it 3 stars but mainly because of of what it actually is sure the cpu is great the ram is average limited bios options as always with Alienware rtx 4060ti is a okay option but bad value but more importantly the way Alienware gets your stuck with upgrade ability is horrible they put a 500w power supply on here and to make it worst it’s very expensive and not a standard power supply so basically your 3060ti I mean 4060ti your stuck with it or pay like 300 350 just to upgrade your ps at that point you mind as well build your own I do like the case if that means much bottom line there is better options out there
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Always been a fan of Alienware, first purchase though. Super simple set up, I have had zero issues what so ever. Literally plug and play.
For reference I've been playing HD2, and WoW. Both games I have been running on max settings and I havent even heard the fan once.
First upgrade I would say should be upgrade the RAM, as the 16gb bottlenecks quick. Overall an AMAZING mid level gaming PC.