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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 55 reviews

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78%would recommend to a friend

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Customers value the Aurora R9's performance and its ability to handle demanding games. However, some customers find the system's fan noise excessive and the cooling system inadequate, leading to high temperatures under load. The loud fans are a recurring concern, impacting the overall user experience. While many appreciate its gaming capabilities, improvements to the cooling system are suggested to address the noise and temperature issues.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my Alienware

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is by far one of the best desktops that I have purchased in a long time. I used to build desktops so I was skeptical in purchasing a Dell product. However, I was very surprised to see how fast and quiet this machine is...let alone how amazing it looks!! The RTX 2080 Super is lightning fast and handles everything with ease! Overall, extremely happy that I purchased this gorgeous machine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great gaming PC

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought 2 of these for my sons for gaming PCs. They absolutely love them and have been able to play all of the games they have been installing. The Alienware control center to control the RGB lighting for both the case as well as the Alienware keyboard and mouse is outstanding.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed In Dell

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall great starter pc to get started into pc gaming. But once you actually learn a bit about Alienware/Dell, you'll sure be disappointed. Alienware uses propietary Alienware parts. i.e. if you want to upgrade ram, cooler, psu or anything it needs to be alienware specific parts. Upgraded ram, turned on xmp profile, and pc wouldnt boot. Turns out if you dont order RAM from alienware themselves, you cannot utilize your xmp profile. They use a specific voltage and timing. The psu is specially designed by alienware, and the mobo pegs are designed differently from them as well. Overall great starter pc, its overpriced, a headache to upgrade or if you have to rma. Do yourself a favor and build your own.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great medium price gaming computer

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have really enjoyed a 10 year old Alienware gaming computer. When my home office computer needed replacing, I went to Best Buy to get another one. I was surprised to see an Alienware gaming computer in my price range, so I purchased it, relegating my older one to office work. It is great! The only surprise is that it doesn't have a dvd/blue ray drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    So far so good.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Evrything seems to be working smoothly. I do wish I would have gotten the 32gb memory version if the pc. That said it does seems over priced specially if you want to get matching products like monitors, keyboard, and mouse. You would think some of these would be included for the amount you pay... but nope standard mouse and keyboard.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its a very good pc, can run high end games with ease its just the fan noise, had that fixed tho for free by the company so mehhh

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gaming

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great out of the box.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great out of the box with new game compatibility. The Alienware Command Center is great for controlling all the PC's systems.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Descent

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well sometimes crashes it so loud it sounds like a Lamborghini it over heats the room.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    alienware desktop

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    probably need more memory and better graphics card for really serious gaming but ok for home pc use

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      thor,

      Thanks for your review. We're sorry to hear that your computer is not completely meeting your needs. We'd recommend checking out this article to see if it helps improve your display: https://dell.to/2CLF6yC.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Alienware - Gaming Desktop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased the Alienware - Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 9700 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 - 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD - White/Lunar Light computer for my son for Christmas and he is crazy happy with it. It is fast and just what he wanted as an upgrade to hhis old PC. He said he loves it and would recommend it to his friends and classmates.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very loud but nostalgia of the old PC's helped

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you like the old Alienware computers and the nostalgia of the old computers, this is a great buy for you. I love the sleekness of the computer and brings back memory's of playing my old Alienware. Yes u can go buy a computer with all the lights and gadgets so u can see inside and be hypnotized by all the lights or have someone walk in and say "oh Alienware". Everyone knows your gaming with dominance with an Alienware. Lights can be customized on the side and the front panel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    New to pc gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After discussing with a friend whether or not to buy a pc I was told that nowadays it’s actually better to buy a prebuilt than to make my own. In my situation to get what I wanted I would pay the same price if I were to build my own so I figured I’d save myself the time. This computer is a monster. Runs very smoothly and I could not be happier to start streaming and playing pc and Xbox games

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The only prebuilt gaming PC to consider...

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The reason I choose an Alienware over the countless gaming PC's for sale is because with Alienware you know what your getting. Your getting a computer that is ready to go out of the box no questions asked. Prior to purchasing an Alienware I had a CyberpowerPC with the same specs as this Alienware. The price was significantly cheaper and well I guess I learned the hard way that you get what you pay for after the motherboard went bad within a month and the customer service essentially did nothing for me. I have never had a single issue with Alienware aside from a driver issue I caused myself. When I called alienware help center to resolve this they were very helpful, friendly, and efficient unlike other companies. All in all, spend the extra to get the prebuilt you really want, the extra dollars are being spent on better quality components, and on the backend with customer service.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Noisy Bugger

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the look of the case. It's much better looking than other machines. But it was just so darn loud, I couldn't keep it. I did get a lot laughs when I shared with everyone how noisy the fans were.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    More powerful than you expect.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This beast costs about as much as parting and building a pc of similar quality. However you feel about prebuilt pc’s, this one changed my mind. Easily sits at 200 FPS on ultra nightmare graphics settings on Doom Eternal. Most games max settings are from 150-200 FPS.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Cooling system

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Returned in less than 24 hours.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you’re interested in purchasing a $2000.00 “gaming pc” and then having to upgrade it this is the pc for you. Even while running idle this pc sounds like a 747 on take off. Poor design and sub par performance for the price point. While under a heavy load you will not be able to focus on anything except the obnoxious sound this pc emits. The air cooling system is extremely loud and still very poor at its job gaming for 10-20 minutes the gpu was hitting 190-220F. There are many other options for a pre built out there for the same or lower prices that do not require any upgrades. To be fair I bought this pc without any research due to owning Alienware PCs in the past, but this is just not a very good product for the price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
      Posted .

      Josh,

      We are sorry to hear about the noise that your computer fan is creating. There is a BIOS update that is available for this model that should have helped with the fan noise: https://dell.to/2XAULtU.

      We're sorry to hear that you returned your computer but if you decide to purchase an Alienware computer again in the future we'd suggest using the Alienware Control Center to help manage the heat settings on your computer.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    I haven't had any problems with it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works better than I expected. It runs really smooth and has a very fast start up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome. Does everything and more.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I didn't want to go an build a PC so I went with this monster. It is great for gaming for me and my wife uses it to edit her premier pro videos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    nice

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    nice gameing PC , fast, just the fan A little loud

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very fast great computer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this computer for my daughter who studying to create computer games, 3D animation for games and 3D CGI graphics for movies. The computer is fast enough and has the horsepower to support all the high end software she uses in her education

    I would recommend this to a friend
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