Alienware Area 51 (2015) Gaming Desktop PC Review - HotHardware

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  • Full review: bit.ly/HotHrdWr - We generally generally favor Alienware's outside-the-box design efforts -- and oh boy, Alienware's recent redesign of the Area-51 is way outside the box. And it's strapped with 3-way NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI, an Intel Haswell-E 6-core and a fast Samsung SSD 850 Pro SSD. As you can imagine, it rips through benchmarks.
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  • @Hothardware
    @Hothardware  10 років тому +20

    Buy it here: amzn.to/1M9HVrd

    • @elvagofeliz9898
      @elvagofeliz9898 10 років тому

      Can I put quad sli gtx 980 in the alienware Area 51

    • @elvagofeliz9898
      @elvagofeliz9898 10 років тому

      The alienware Area 51 support 4 way sli gtx 980.

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому +2

      gallo martinez No, it only has room for up to 3-way SLI but quad-SLI is a waste anyway. You don't get anywhere near the scaling in performance of 4 cards.

    • @elvagofeliz9898
      @elvagofeliz9898 10 років тому

      Thank. I need help from you I like to buy a new alienware. What can you recommend dell alienware 17 2015 or dell Alienware 51 area desktop

    • @LCPD55
      @LCPD55 10 років тому

      HotHardware This IS IMPORTANT PLEASE RESPOND DUDE! I will subscribe! I'm so hopeless please help! Which ones better? Alienware Aurora or this? PLEASE DUDE!

  • @renehoyvik
    @renehoyvik 9 років тому +21

    I have built my own computers now for the last 7 years, because its the cheaper option. Alienware gets a lot of hate for their prices and yes if you compare it to a custom built PC then you are paying loads of money. BUT what people generally don't consider is what do those extra money go to. Well, you get a custom chassis and a custom motherboard and I'm not talking about the blingy lights I'm talking about the amount of R&D that's gone behind producing this case. Its not just all components thrown into a box and ship it out the door. Fans are placed for optimal airflow and components are placed far apart from each other so they aren't affected by other components heat production, i mean look at where the hard-drives are! The second big thing you get from Alienware is their one of a kind warranty. If something happens to your laptop or desktop within the warranty period (1yr base line) they don't just ask you to send your computer in for them to have a look at and maybe get back to you in a few weeks. They send a technician to your house within 24 hours (as long as distance allows it) and if he can't fix the problem on location they replace the entire computer and clone your Hard-drives so you don't loose anything (assuming the problem wasn't HDD related in the first place) and speaking as a computer technician, backing up your system is not a warranty issue. Now like i said, i have always built my own computers, but owning a top end Alienware computer is a wet dream of mine, shame i can't afford it.

  • @moburp6581
    @moburp6581 9 років тому +42

    10/10 It can run Club Penguin

  • @JoopMedia
    @JoopMedia 10 років тому +6

    I've got an Alienware M18X and it looks the business, this beast would be the matching big brother! Beautiful design, great idea for the airflow, genius :)

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому +3

      They're not cheap, but they do build them well, Joop! :)

  • @Candybuiltsi
    @Candybuiltsi 9 років тому +39

    Dafaq this thing cost more than a brand new car

    • @Mr.Cheeseburger24
      @Mr.Cheeseburger24 9 років тому +1

      +John Candy *facepalm*

    • @johnlaceda6542
      @johnlaceda6542 9 років тому

      +CMDR Tacki XT xD

    • @danilo9498
      @danilo9498 9 років тому

      +John Candy now it cost lest www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-area51-r2/pd

    • @Robloxchat123
      @Robloxchat123 9 років тому

      +Ingiomar Martina what car costs under 500 dollars?

    • @xkrayvin5809
      @xkrayvin5809 8 років тому

      +BronyKode that shit cost 1,000

  • @spllitz
    @spllitz 9 років тому +1

    Can the tower lights be turned off?

    • @canadious6933
      @canadious6933 8 років тому

      +spllitz It can be turned off or switched colours.

    • @jstnnlsn2
      @jstnnlsn2 8 років тому

      for over 2000 it better be able to have lights then can turn off

  • @darith27
    @darith27 10 років тому +9

    This is the best looking manufacturer's gaming case since the original HP Blackbird. Job well done Alienware.

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому

      Totally agreed.

    • @-RizonGaming-
      @-RizonGaming- 9 років тому

      Darith Yim no the corsair air 540 is way better!

    • @nograviti2388
      @nograviti2388 9 років тому

      Yup, that case gives me goosebumps..

    • @DzoavitsGames
      @DzoavitsGames 9 років тому

      deadhaus123 LMFAO get out of here kid

    • @bluefoxtv1566
      @bluefoxtv1566 9 років тому

      Darith Yim I guess you never looked at stuff like the Shift, asus G20, Tyta or something by digital storm.
      The Blackbird was a beautiful case, but saying this is better is just wrong.

  • @nolannettles795
    @nolannettles795 7 років тому +2

    The case looks sick mostly with the red LED's

  • @SirAndr.
    @SirAndr. 9 років тому +1

    Nice will be getting one soon and thanks for specs

  • @MadPhantom
    @MadPhantom 9 років тому

    Not sure how to say this but that is not a "rear press-fit bracket lock" but actually the sli bridge and if you want to run the pc in sli it is needed....

  • @hijacccer
    @hijacccer 7 років тому +1

    AlienWare Area 51 desktop
    I bought an Area 51 desktop with this configuration from The MicroCenter for (their regular price of) $1999.99. It has been absolutely stable - no issues of any kind. I’m not a gamer - just wanted a high-end, fast, reliable, desktop. Configuration overview:
    Intel Core i7-5820K Processor 3.3GHz
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
    16GB DDR4-2133 RAM
    128GB Solid State Drive
    2TB - 7200RPM Hard Drive
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5
    Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner
    Media Card Reader
    10/100/1000 Network
    Intel 7260 802.11ac 2x2 Wireless
    Bluetooth 4.0Intel Core i7
    Some highlights:
    - The instructions don’t mention it, but be sure to remove the shipping screw - a tiny Phillips between the two panel latches at the very top, rear. After that, simply pull up on the left or right latch to remove that side panel.
    - Latest model processor, an Intel i7-5820K (6-cores, 15MB Cache, over-clocked up to 3.8 GHz w/ Turbo Boost). The CPU is liquid cooled and has its own mini-radiator - shown on the attached customer image. This model boots from a cold start, ready to go, in about 15 seconds.
    - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970 4GB GDDR5 video card. This high-end card is the 8th fastest on the market as of this writing, of thousands made - according to PassMark Software.
    - Comes installed with Windows 10 Home 64bit. I’m a big Windows 7 fan, but chose Windows 10 for the claimed better security and because it will be supported at least five years longer than Windows 7:
    ........................End of Mainstream Support..........End of Extended Support
    Windows 7.....January 13, 2015...........................January 14, 2020
    Windows 10...October 13, 2020...........................October 14, 2025
    - The 850 watt power supply has significantly more capacity than what comes in than most desktops. E.g., the Dell XPS 8900 models I bought have 450 watt power supplies. 850 watts can handle a second (but not a 3rd) GeForce® GTX™ 970 along with another SSD and additional hard drives. You’ll need the 1500 watt power supply for a three video card system.
    - The power supply is the modular type, with unused cable sockets for additional devices. However, no spare power cables are included for additional left side components such as another video card or a USB port expansion card. Dell sells additional Area 51 power cables.
    - 16GB Quad Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz is very good, but instead of four 4GB cards, Dell should have installed two 8GB cards and left two empty slots. That way, memory upgrades wouldn’t mean discarding one or two 4GB cards.
    - Although I wanted a solid state C drive, the 120GB SSD in a machine of this caliber is a dumb choice, capacity and price wise. I.e., as of this writing, Amazon charges $67 for a Samsung 850 EVO 120GB, and only $10 more for the 250GB SSD. I plan on replacing this machine’s C drive with a larger SSD (Samsung includes cloning software with their SSDs) - and use the 120GB SSD as an external backup (clone) for our laptop.
    - One reason I selected an Area 51 desktop is the fabulous chassis (case). It’s brilliantly designed with deep-recessed hand grips at each of the three “corners” to carry it. Each side panel pops off with one latch release, and reattaches easily. All user replaceable components are easily accessible and air flow / cooling is top notch. SSDs and hard drives are on the right side of the chassis, physically separated from the heat generating mother-board, GPUs, and power supply on the left side. You can fiddle with “rear” cable connections from the front of the chassis and peering just over the top.
    - Within the chassis’ right side, power and SATA cables are included for a second SSD and two more hard drives. Couldn’t be easier to add those...
    - This machine is heavy; just over 60 pounds. The shipping box is huge. The chassis is 11" wide, 24" deep, and 22" high. It took two of us to get it to our 2nd floor. It’s about twice as large, volume-wise, as Dell’s 8700 or 8900 models, which are light weight by comparison - any nudge from your foot or knee can slide those. The Area 51 stays put.
    - You can customize an Area 51 desktop if ordering from the Dell site (memory, drives, video cards, and much more). If you order an Area 51 with two (or three) video cards, all necessary power & SATA cables are, of course included. This model is an excellent compromise, with it’s fast processor, high end video card, decent memory, and strong power supply.
    - The only negative other than the small SSD is charging for the inclusion of an average looking keyboard and mouse. I’d think that most anyone buying a desktop in this price range would already own better ones, or would prefer choosing their favorite from among the thousands on Amazon and elsewhere. Dropping the keyboard and mouse and instead, including a 250+ GB SSD for the same price is a no-brainer.
    - Most of my legacy software works fine under Windows 10. But not everything. E.g., Corel WordPerfect (X5) won’t load in Windows 10, so I had to get the newest (X7) version. Another example is Windows Explorer not recognizing lower level folders from a Nikon D7000 camera, requiring another program to be used for that purpose; and - our Canon MF 6700 wasn’t usable since there are no Windows 10 drivers for that printer/scanner. The point is, if you’re new to Windows 10, don’t expect 100% software compatibility with all older hardware/software.
    All in all, this is a great PC.

  • @Mista_G
    @Mista_G 10 років тому +11

    3:48 look at how slanted those graphics cards are installed....

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому +5

      Obox It's designed that way and it directs warm air up away from the bottom of the case a little better, actually.

    • @BobbyDidcott
      @BobbyDidcott 9 років тому +2

      HotHardware I'm pretty sure he's talking about the way the cards don't line up flush with the case, the design of the case itself I think is a great idea! I mean it's nit picking at its finest but for the price you would hope little nuances like that wouldn't be apparent.

  • @Fox_1992
    @Fox_1992 8 років тому +3

    Does it have wireless internet?

  • @ClewinVaz
    @ClewinVaz 10 років тому +1

    I would expect some sleeved cables for this price

  • @peytonheesch4490
    @peytonheesch4490 9 років тому +1

    I can tell he spent so much on the alienware he didn't have enough for a decent mic!

  • @CaptainKetchup
    @CaptainKetchup 10 років тому

    I plan on getting this comp soon but some people say Alienware computers have crashing issues

  • @knowledge255
    @knowledge255 10 років тому

    Just built one with 2x gtx 980 for about 3400 with warrenty and added a 512gb samsung ssd. 500 dollars worth of discounts and you get a 10% gift card with dell rewards, so price wasn't bad. I would probably never tri sli so I got the 5820k processor instead of the 5930k Last year got the Alienware 17 for 3200 and I think they are even cheaper now. They are getting better with prices. I really like the new designs.

  • @baktazjam
    @baktazjam 8 років тому

    how can we open its dvd rom ? not described

  • @kenny0709
    @kenny0709 10 років тому +1

    Nice review!

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому +1

      Hey, thanks! Subscribe and thumb it up if feel like it.

  • @MrHoodie
    @MrHoodie 9 років тому

    I'm getting this is a while and dang it looks huge.

  • @deathops1140
    @deathops1140 9 років тому +16

    But the real question is....Can it run Minecraft?

    • @1NicksPCTutorials1
      @1NicksPCTutorials1 9 років тому +21

      Obviously no

    • @el_chimi_loco
      @el_chimi_loco 9 років тому

      It will brake minecraft minecraft is such a small workload that the fps dat u get will be almost impossible

    • @TerryGrancho
      @TerryGrancho 9 років тому

      +DeathOps Yes, with a firmware Update and Full RAM expanded!

    • @jeromejohesan9317
      @jeromejohesan9317 9 років тому +3

      +DeathOps No. I get about 5-15 fps on this system for minecraft. I'd recommend a £200 HP laptop. These can run minecraft at about 10-16 million fps.

    • @steen275
      @steen275 9 років тому

      *crash*

  • @RGVP96
    @RGVP96 10 років тому

    "Fairly quiet under load" **blows like an airplane taking off*

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому +1

      And that would be incorrect. :)

  • @pollydor07
    @pollydor07 9 років тому

    hello , can I use fiber filter put infront of the intake grill ? is it block air flow ?
    is I leave some space front of the grill intake ?
    thanks

  • @Gamebattles1946
    @Gamebattles1946 9 років тому

    I know it's a good PC but the levers at the back don't take the side panels off for me

  • @1978Hudy
    @1978Hudy 9 років тому

    Hi,
    I have the same configuration however, both pci fans are quite noisy?
    How are yours'?

  • @randomcasualty9471
    @randomcasualty9471 10 років тому

    Great rig and intro to the system. Really wish there were more reviews on "base" models for us poor folks. At least we now know what was actually at the bottom of the pit on Oak Island

  • @markshen1809
    @markshen1809 10 років тому +3

    I don't need two kidneys anyway...

  • @stalinjoseph3957
    @stalinjoseph3957 9 років тому

    sir it is standard desktop like others or ony using for gaming.. bcz i dont want play game. i want use this for my graphics works.. i like this one bcz it is high configer PC. can i buy it?

  • @midnightskyofficial
    @midnightskyofficial 9 років тому +9

    3 GTX 980's???? Please explain this beauty to me

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому

      yeah buddy :)

    • @midnightskyofficial
      @midnightskyofficial 9 років тому

      +HotHardware holy crap that's insane...no wonder it's so expensive

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому

      +Agent Napkin That's just the config we were sent. You can configure them much less, as little as $1700 I believe.

    • @midnightskyofficial
      @midnightskyofficial 9 років тому

      +Temmie gota go 2 colleg I know someone who is rich af and has 4 Titan x's and can run gta v high setting at like 8.5 thousand frames and I'm like you have to be kidding me

    • @midnightskyofficial
      @midnightskyofficial 9 років тому

      +Temmie gota go 2 colleg same! Heck id be happy with a 750 lol. I have shitty Intel graphics and it's not fun lol

  • @DarkAgeDan
    @DarkAgeDan 8 років тому +1

    Why did I click on this video. To see how many people in the comments find a reason to get upset at the one person that bothers to review this for us. No shit you can build a pc yourself. I prefer it but I don't shun people who prefer not too. Get over yourselves.

  • @holahola8066
    @holahola8066 9 років тому +7

    It's three way SLI, nobody says triSLI

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому +1

      +Preston COC I've heard lots of folks, including NVIDIA engineers say it that way.

    • @holahola8066
      @holahola8066 9 років тому +1

      +HotHardware really? I've been into computers for years and I've literally NEVER heard that, weird

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому +15

      +Preston COC Not sure what the difference is here you're taking issue with. "tri" means three as a prefix and it's generally understood to mean three-way or a trio of something..

    • @MikeMessiah
      @MikeMessiah 9 років тому

      +Preston COC tri SLi, Quad Sli...never heard of them ???

  • @reymysterio4862
    @reymysterio4862 8 років тому +4

    You know I always thought if tge PC is soooooo good why havent they made a PC2

  • @PlasticSpork_
    @PlasticSpork_ 7 років тому

    I think my panel release levers broke, when I pull them up neither side budges or moves, even with force.
    Any suggestions

  • @stalinjoseph3957
    @stalinjoseph3957 9 років тому

    Thanks for the Review.. i have a doubt sir.. This desktop pc can we use for the graphics works? i mean the the video editing apps and Visual effects works, please answer me.. thanks.

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  9 років тому

      Stalin Joseph Yes, for sure. It has standard consumer graphics cards, not pro graphics like a NVIDIA Quadro or AMD FirePro but the standard cards should handle any workload just fine. If you need special app certifications for true pro graphics work, that might be something to consider but horsepower-wise this machine has a ton of punch. Hope this helps.

    • @stalinjoseph3957
      @stalinjoseph3957 9 років тому

      thanks sir.

  • @leonharvey6758
    @leonharvey6758 8 років тому +1

    What's better 3 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - Tri-SLI or 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  8 років тому

      I'd have to see the comparison numbers but I would say a single 1080. Triple-SLI scaling just isn't that good, never has been really and it's likely why NV limits it to 2 with the 1080.

  • @buddysaurusrex2538
    @buddysaurusrex2538 9 років тому

    Ok I am not smart when it comes to the guts of a PC, but if I was to buy the version of this that is cheapest what parts do I buy to make it run games at 60FPS?

  • @livingselfsufficient
    @livingselfsufficient 8 років тому

    Great Vid, Disclosure is closer than ever. The nations of this world can no longer cover the sightings.

  • @lmborz4119
    @lmborz4119 7 років тому

    witch one is better predator or Alien ??

  • @alejosaya8482
    @alejosaya8482 9 років тому

    How do you increase ram more often?
    that would increase the memory to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz Kingston HyperX fury, and when I turn not start me, the funny thing is that when I get one if I boot the system. it has a solution?

  • @905Frequency
    @905Frequency 9 років тому

    My gpu runs at 81 celcius when under load on high end games. Is that ok . I have this exact comp

  • @mitchellblair3935
    @mitchellblair3935 9 років тому

    So would this be considered a budget gaming PC?

  • @uloot
    @uloot 9 років тому

    Why would you need 3 graphics cards???? Like wtf, 1 gtx 900 series is enough for almost everything and some times people add a second to make sure they can run everything at max....but 3? What's the 3rd one for....showing off?

  • @PeterMIcedVoltage
    @PeterMIcedVoltage 10 років тому +1

    Good overview.

  • @jxk46
    @jxk46 8 років тому

    Does metro even support 3 way sli 980?

  • @abdlhmdx
    @abdlhmdx 10 років тому +1

    Use two graphic cards so they don't slow the others if you have more!

  • @drmoreno98
    @drmoreno98 9 років тому

    can you record gameplay on this?

  • @Tomek1Oko
    @Tomek1Oko 10 років тому

    Is it worth it to upgrade to 32gb ram ??
    I'm going for 2x980 256ssd 5930k, still not sure about ran for future proof...

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому

      I would say it's worth it if you have that kind of usage model. In most games it's not going to matter currently but if you do things like HD video rendering, or CAD work etc. more RAM can always help and it's relatively cheap compared to other upgrades.

  • @Jrockilla137
    @Jrockilla137 9 років тому

    So since allot of the games have sli issues you are paying for 2 extra paperweight high performance video cards

  • @lukagojic1498
    @lukagojic1498 10 років тому +1

    This pc is awesome

  • @Frezix
    @Frezix 10 років тому

    How much would u rate it?

  • @PinkAndOrangeAndGold
    @PinkAndOrangeAndGold 9 років тому

    What kind of motherboard is in there? like who makes them, I know it's x99.

  • @pandycheco
    @pandycheco 9 років тому

    Its not a lock, its the sli bridge

  • @scigama71
    @scigama71 10 років тому

    how will this work with star citizen?

  • @fisslewine1222
    @fisslewine1222 9 років тому

    Looks great! I'm looking to sell my current PC and upgrade to this machine; It covers all bases such as gaming, and development in suites such as 3D Studio Max, Blender, Unity5.

  • @VincyGamer
    @VincyGamer 9 років тому

    I need someone to tell me how to over clock mine there is no tutorials anywhere

  • @Jayphobia
    @Jayphobia 9 років тому

    Thoughts on this new build I'm doing in the next few days?
    Case: Sentey GS-6008
    Mobo: AsRock H97M Pro4
    CPU: i7 4790k - 4GHz (Turbo to 4.4GHz)
    CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo
    GPU: GTX 970 SSC
    Hard Drive: 1 TB Western Digital Black
    RAM: 16GB (1600) of some Dell stuff, works well and it's from the Dell XPS 8500
    PSU: Sentey® Power Supply 750w 80 Plus Bronze Modular
    OS: Windows 8.1

    • @10ccdd
      @10ccdd 9 років тому

      SB Jay Very nice! Do a video and post!

    • @Jayphobia
      @Jayphobia 9 років тому

      Too late, haha, it's built.. I shoulda done a timelapse damn..

    • @10ccdd
      @10ccdd 9 років тому

      haha... all good bro

  • @jimlahey1852
    @jimlahey1852 8 років тому

    Am I good ordering this with only 1 graphics card?
    The single NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 with 4GB GDDR5

    • @canadious6933
      @canadious6933 8 років тому

      +JIm Lahey Depends on what you do. If your running a 4k monitor. Get a 980. If you plan on running everything on ultra high on a 4k monitor. Get a dual 980. Other than that, its a fine card. Good luck!

    • @jimlahey1852
      @jimlahey1852 8 років тому +1

      ENTERTAINMENT studios word thank you

    • @jimlahey1852
      @jimlahey1852 8 років тому +1

      ***** I got the thing and it rungs great. But I defiantly feel as if I could be getting more out of it.

    • @jimlahey1852
      @jimlahey1852 8 років тому

      ***** Thing looks sick

  • @rs1xmagicianx1
    @rs1xmagicianx1 10 років тому +1

    I got it on its way with 2 gtx 980's sli did not really see the point in 3 not running more then one screen. I got 256 4 tb hard drive 16 gigs of ram intel 5930 and a 29 inch monitor ^.^ Plus with the screen and 2-year warranty it put me way past getting the 3rd card.

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  10 років тому

      I can't disagree with that thought process on the GTX 980s but more because performance scaling reaches a point of diminishing returns once you go beyond two cards. It's just not worth the expense for the average user, unless you have money to burn.

    • @romakozlovsky8348
      @romakozlovsky8348 10 років тому

      your full of shit you didnt you just said that lol everyone says i have that

    • @rs1xmagicianx1
      @rs1xmagicianx1 10 років тому

      roma kozlovsky want proof?

    • @Carlit0Tit0
      @Carlit0Tit0 9 років тому

      What kind of motherboard you got for that CPU?

  • @richardsotelo6663
    @richardsotelo6663 9 років тому

    I want this for Christmas!

  • @MrGencyExit64
    @MrGencyExit64 9 років тому

    That 3-way bridge is not working very well. Those cards shouldn't be angled like that.

  • @lukasnavratil4397
    @lukasnavratil4397 8 років тому +1

    did you know the pc was named after the milatary air craft and alien reasearch area 51 located in nevada alienware knew aliens live in area 51 so they made a pc with the name

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  8 років тому +1

      Yes, and you're absolutely correct!

    • @thomash6135
      @thomash6135 8 років тому +5

      Do you think we are retarded. Do you think people dont know what area 51 is.

  • @gaara2578
    @gaara2578 9 років тому

    can I hook this up to my Alienware laptop?

  • @rs1xmagicianx1
    @rs1xmagicianx1 10 років тому +5

    Anyone who doesn't like this PC either has a problem with the design or doesn't build pc's... The price everyone complains about but if you really add it up its cheaper then most pc's with the same spec's. Especially if you add up the parts on newegg... plus you do not have to worry about false circuit mobo's and stuff like that... I see people buying In Win Cases and Intel i7 5960's when games in our generation do not need 8 cores for a while yet. This design is much better then In Win with no led's...

    • @1MadBurrito
      @1MadBurrito 10 років тому +8

      "or doesn't build pc's." people who build PCs hate this pre-built overpriced garbage. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

    • @dogseggs2000
      @dogseggs2000 10 років тому +9

      wow op could not be more of a clueless fanboy.

    • @ZippehJr
      @ZippehJr 9 років тому

      did u see the mobo.. it's prob something from a scrapyard and they chucked an i7 just to boost the price, in most case i5 4690 is already kinda overkill for any gpu

    • @dragnar12
      @dragnar12 9 років тому

      t campbell i can build a better p.c for a lower price
      The hardware in this setup is skimped ( the case looks interesting tough )

    • @2ndtonone1000
      @2ndtonone1000 9 років тому

      dragnar12 Everybody says this but I have yet seen anybody with three high end video cards in a system, and a case as cool as this one. The case to me is the main selling point, the three 980 video cards is something you don't see in most prebuilt systems. I don't know where the motherboard is from other than made by Foxcomm. When I start to see cool looking custom cases instead of the old out dated 90's huge an plain ATX cases than people will have a point. Show me one case out there that is uniquely design and cool like this one? Name one tower you can literally flip end to end and not damage, or jar something lose, and its by design to get to things easier. Don't worry I'll wait.

  • @SMVvids
    @SMVvids 9 років тому

    All I need for a computer is several 8 inch external floppy drives to be happy.

  • @MYTMIC
    @MYTMIC 9 років тому +2

    Is all this necessary just to play games?

    • @goodinsrt8
      @goodinsrt8 9 років тому

      ***** That pc is about $2k overpriced

    • @Bretkane
      @Bretkane 9 років тому

      It runs some games better than consoles. Plus you can get mods and more indie games

    • @___Robin___
      @___Robin___ 9 років тому

      +MYT MIC heck no you don't need a tripple graphics card configuration to play games. Having Video cards in SLI won't even increase the amount of VRAM, needed for texture units at higher resolution such as 4K (the thuird graphics card usually only gives a marginally performance boost of 5-10%, so neglectable). So if you really want a high end gaming computer you're good to go with a decent to fast CPU, one fast video card (such as a 980ti) and 8GB of RAM with one SSD or HDD. You can 'easily' stay below the 1500 dollars and game at 4k settings. At 1080p settings you can make computer builts underneath the 1000 dollars and play at high/ultra settings. You can even find laptops for 700 dollars on which you can play GTA 5 at 1080p if you play at medium settings. So no this isn't needed. If you want the best of the best with all settings cranked up to ultra, high frame rate, 4k resolution, expect a price range around 2000 dollars. You can probably save up around 600-800 dollars (don't quote me on that)if you built the same system as the area 51 on your own with a different case.

    • @zimnotmeok
      @zimnotmeok 9 років тому +3

      +BoonieChi Bret it runs ALL games better than consoles.

    • @sage12125
      @sage12125 9 років тому

      +iMNoTMe but I'd rather spend 400 on a console and go get laid

  • @adeola9914
    @adeola9914 9 років тому

    +HotHardware I'm looking to build my own desktop laptop centred around gaming. However I don't know the necessary components and tools that are needed. I would really appreciate it if you could write me a list of things that might be needed in buidling such a computer. Thank you.

  • @Wow55579
    @Wow55579 9 років тому

    sick microphone m8

  • @imhassan9119
    @imhassan9119 9 років тому

    Cern this ran MernCreft?

  • @Sparkzjb
    @Sparkzjb 9 років тому

    Is it good for minecraft?

  • @נועםצדיק
    @נועםצדיק 9 років тому

    It's a 4k right?

  • @ephi9598
    @ephi9598 8 років тому

    Is it worth 2 grand to spend, im thinking about pulling a card and try to persuade one of my family members to get it for me this year... All I want to know, is if it could run games really well, because if it can't run games like gmod that well, then im not going to think about buying it what so ever

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  8 років тому

      It's a great system and worth the base config. Honestly, I wouldn't get a tri-SLI anything now as the scaling just isn't there performance wise but the latest rev of this with a pair of GeForce 1080s maybe? Hell yes.

    • @ephi9598
      @ephi9598 8 років тому

      HotHardware Thanks, now I know that I should get this monstrosity of op-ness

    • @ephi9598
      @ephi9598 8 років тому

      HotHardware One more thing, which one did you buy? Im going for the 2500 dollar one

    • @Hothardware
      @Hothardware  8 років тому

      We were sent the config you see in this video direct from Dell to review. The review is also a year old now, so I'm sure component configs have been updated and are much more current than what we tested then. Good luck!

  • @sufyanpatel9706
    @sufyanpatel9706 9 років тому

    How quiet does this run?

  • @jrno93
    @jrno93 9 років тому

    can this atleast run the bios at 000000.0003fps??

  • @pallida5415
    @pallida5415 8 років тому +8

    I wish its enough to run minesweeper

  • @Cringetality
    @Cringetality 9 років тому

    Wait that's a computer!? I thought it was some guys disfigured balls

  • @nixonfonda3865
    @nixonfonda3865 9 років тому

    t just bought it couple of weeks ago and i only used it to open microsoft word documents only..

  • @wolfnite2300
    @wolfnite2300 9 років тому

    it costs over 6000 and you can build a better rig for under 3000 why should i buy this? is it 3000 for the case? the alienwera logo? I'm sorry I'm confused what makes it worth over twice its hardware price?

    • @plmkoo2445
      @plmkoo2445 9 років тому +1

      +wolfnite the case and the hype.

    • @___Robin___
      @___Robin___ 9 років тому

      +wolfnite you're wrong about the price alienware provides for a custom built needed for specific users. The Alienware starts at 1700 dollars and you can built it all the way up to maybe even 10 000 dollars including warranties, office packets, software and the best hardware. Alienware allows you to built a system with 3 titan X's one titan X costs over 1000 dollars if you would buy it on newegg, amazon, geforce,.. So having those 3 graphic cards alone would already make up for more than 3000 dollars if you built it yourself. The core i7 5960x cpu (used in the high end alienware) is listed at 1200 dollars so only for video card and CPU you pay way over 4000 dollars if you make it yourself. Then you have to add in a high end PSU, a new motherboard (a Z170 can add over 300 dollars), then we have DDR4 RAM which is expensive since it's cutting edge and not the mainstream. SSD's which are also relatively expensive. It's true that Alienware adds a final tax on the product for giving you warranty, support and making it for you. It is overpriced but totally not in the degree you mentioned it. This built I mentioned will be hard to make under the 5000 dollars.

    • @wolfnite2300
      @wolfnite2300 9 років тому

      +Robin Clarijs no your wrong i can find a titan x for $1025 and a intel i7 5960 for $1035 ... o and really titan x the over powered unnecessary gpu with intel i7 5960k the over powered unnecessary cpu... my rig has intel i7 5820k ($300) msi x99s gaming 9 ac ($400) corsair vengeance lpx 16 gb ($110) corsair h100i ($120) WD caviar black 1TB ($250) evga GeForce gtx 980 ti sc acx 2.0 6 GB ($680) NZXT Phantom case "a way more efficient case then the one Alienware gives you" ($120) all that for under $2000 and that is still overkill for most high end games Alienware will charge you over $4000 for that .... and that Alienwares warranty is 1 year all the parts i mentioned has a 3 year warranty.

    • @___Robin___
      @___Robin___ 9 років тому

      wolfnite i never said the titan x wasn't overkill they just offer that in their built option. For many people a 970 is already overkill. If you really do believe they would make it 4000 dollars you're so wrong. It can become so pricey because of high end over kill products. Alienware doesn't force you to take those, like I said you can have a starting model around 1700 dollars. If you do the math all your computer parts cost together 1980 dollars and then you still have no power supply unit so you will be more in the price range of 2150 dollars. If I make the same built on the alienware website (which I sadly enough took the time for) the built you have will be priced at 2749.99 dollars exactly. With one difference i used a 2TB HDD instead of 1TB. so the price is 600 dollars more expensive, which is quite a lot and a reason I wouldn't opt for it ever. But it doesn't come close to 4000 dollars. Even with 2 980 Ti's the price remains under the 4000 dollars, unless you opt for a more high end cpu and more storage. (which alienware will recommend then). Maybe you should visit the website yourself and try it out alienware.com/Landings/desktops.aspx and if you do it corerctly you will have the exact price as I do. And one other thing you paid way too much for your HDD you can get 2TB of storage at 100 dollars nowadays.

    • @wolfnite2300
      @wolfnite2300 9 років тому

      sorry typo i mint 4 TB and the psu i got of my friends old build 850 w... and i stand corrected. ok so its not as bad as i thought but that is still way more then if you build it yourself and that case is not worth it.

  • @stevenhawking5247
    @stevenhawking5247 8 років тому

    How much RAM

  • @LampOfMagic
    @LampOfMagic 9 років тому +1

    believe it or not im actually kinda impressed by alienware :P. i build custom computers but hey this is gr8!

  • @andreyy6451
    @andreyy6451 8 років тому

    i wish i have a birthday present like this.....its so beautiful

  • @chiivert
    @chiivert 9 років тому

    It says 9k in amazon i bought mine for 2k. Why...

    • @jamd1421
      @jamd1421 9 років тому

      Theres different models. Do you have you have the same specs?

  • @koichice
    @koichice 9 років тому +14

    But can I play Flash games? I can't find a PC that can do that, let alone even THINK about handling MineSweeper...

    • @koichice
      @koichice 9 років тому +1

      ooo deng men i hve to bai dis compooter ty

    • @koichice
      @koichice 9 років тому +1

      okeee mah num as tacoinmysexy68420xd

    • @midnightskyofficial
      @midnightskyofficial 9 років тому +4

      +KingzGamerz It might be able to run Google Chrome at 5-10 fps but Minesweeper don't even get me started

    • @SMVvids
      @SMVvids 9 років тому +1

      Wait until you start to play Oregon trail...

  • @furysuhaib8142
    @furysuhaib8142 4 роки тому +1

    It has another version of gtx 1080

  • @bucketwanted573
    @bucketwanted573 9 років тому

    what is that psu

  • @pcgamer7242
    @pcgamer7242 9 років тому

    the psu is under the gpu which is under the cpu it must stay super cold in their sub zero temps i assume lol...and anything above dual sli gtx 980 IS totally a waste i wouldnt even suggest using dual sli with 980 gtx lol

  • @gamerxxv5190
    @gamerxxv5190 8 років тому

    can it run 4k

  • @ZachMLGPro
    @ZachMLGPro 9 років тому

    Can this run Minecraft on lowest settings?

  • @KyGrip
    @KyGrip 9 років тому

    just buy the alpha and upgrade it. This thing looks outlandish

  • @stevenphang2505
    @stevenphang2505 8 років тому

    yes yes but can it run tetris???

  • @lucas-ks7yx
    @lucas-ks7yx 9 років тому +3

    If i had the money to buy it, I wouldn`t buy it, Just because if you build it yourself you will be out around 400 euro cheaper, (i have a gaming machine builded myself now from 2800 euro, Saved 430 by building myself!), The only downside is that you probably wont get such a cool case, but there are verry cool cases out there!

    • @DynekOfficial
      @DynekOfficial 9 років тому +1

      lucas roest True, same here... tbh, I've seen even better cases than this that aren't really expensive! ;D

    • @plmkoo2445
      @plmkoo2445 9 років тому

      +lucas roest not even 400 euro more like 1,000

    • @mickee7863
      @mickee7863 9 років тому

      You will probably just split the price a quarter away for the original price if you try to make everything the exact thing

  • @TheYoungweezy23
    @TheYoungweezy23 10 років тому +1

    Can someone help me? I'm not sure whether to get Dual 980s or one titan Z graphics card!

    • @pizzadude007
      @pizzadude007 10 років тому +6

      Hands down the 980s

    • @TheYoungweezy23
      @TheYoungweezy23 10 років тому

      are you sure?

    • @pizzadude007
      @pizzadude007 10 років тому +3

      Joseph A The titan z is basically two titan blacks on one. The titan blacks are not primarily for gaming, they perform about on par with the 780 or less. A 970 performs about the same or better than the 780. The 980 is a bit better than the 970 so yeah...
      I hope you understand

    • @TheYoungweezy23
      @TheYoungweezy23 10 років тому

      Oh well thanks man!

    • @pizzadude007
      @pizzadude007 10 років тому

      coolpietpizza Sure

  • @CaptainKetchup
    @CaptainKetchup 10 років тому

    does the i7-5820k run better on windows 7 or 8.1?

    • @1MadBurrito
      @1MadBurrito 10 років тому

      8.1 is a little less demanding, but you won't notice a difference real world applications (maybe couple of points in benchmarks). Btw, if you don't know this, you probably don't need this kind of a CPU....

    • @CaptainKetchup
      @CaptainKetchup 10 років тому

      why don't I need that cpu?

    • @1MadBurrito
      @1MadBurrito 10 років тому

      ***** If you are asking stupid questions like that (IN UA-cam COMMENT SECTION INSTEAD OF FORUMS!!! (caps rage)) you probably don't know much about computer technologies, in which case spending $400 on a CPU would be a waste of money.

    • @CaptainKetchup
      @CaptainKetchup 10 років тому

      I was looking to buy that cpu for video editing and some gaming but I wasn't sure what you meant by saying that I don't need that kind of cpu

  • @r1bayside276
    @r1bayside276 9 років тому +1

    I love gaming. Don't know shit about building computers. Might buy one and pay it off. 100 dollars a month. Only live once.

    • @TheHHGUY11
      @TheHHGUY11 9 років тому

      You can have someone else build it for you lol

  • @AssassiNinja
    @AssassiNinja 9 років тому

    I got a regular gaming HP computer runs all games smooth all I need is a graphics card can anyone suggest me one?

  • @bunsenn5064
    @bunsenn5064 3 роки тому +1

    Man, the price though.

  • @derlanima4950
    @derlanima4950 8 років тому

    Is this VR ready?

  • @elmin2323
    @elmin2323 9 років тому

    I like the Area 51 alx better hope they bring it back

  • @alexandergarner7055
    @alexandergarner7055 9 років тому

    Can I run Mine Sweeper at 30fps?

    • @Terzo.
      @Terzo. 9 років тому

      +Anando Garnandez You can but at very low settings at 0-4 FPS
      be aware if you clicked a mine on the game!
      Your PC gonna explode and burn and overheat to 235 Celsius!
      Cause its high-end game cause its game from year 2080! (First time it found when it fell from sky at late night)
      you will enjoy the gaming from future! (I don't recommended even trying this game right now :P)

  • @Shahan777B
    @Shahan777B 8 років тому +1

    does it run minesweeper?

    • @jaydenarmour6486
      @jaydenarmour6486 8 років тому

      Lol was that a joke

    • @Shahan777B
      @Shahan777B 8 років тому

      you confusing me people ..yes or no can someone confirm pls I don't want to waste $3000

    • @Lavishh
      @Lavishh 8 років тому

      +Shahan K. Bedrosian dude it can run any game it's probably the most powerful gaming PC ever

  • @jamesw2618
    @jamesw2618 9 років тому

    I'm planning to buy a new PC that I want to use for gaming, streaming and a bit of UA-cam stuff like editing and uploading. I'll mainly play games like League of Legends, and maybe some first person shooters. Can anyone recommend and PCs that can perform well when running these sorts of games? Playing these games on medium to high quality settings are preferable.
    I also want to buy an Elgato Game Capture HD capture card - I know you don't need a capture card to record games on PC, but I also want to record PS3 gameplay. The capture card is ideal for consoles like the PS3, but I've heard it can also record PC gameplay. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks in advance!