Alienware Aurora R13 - Honest Review After One Month
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Is this Alienware Aurora R13 The BEST prebuilt Gaming PC EVER MADE!? Let me share with you my experience after using it for 1 month. I will give you my thoughts and first impressions, specs, upgrades, both externals and internals, inputs and outputs, performance, noise level, temperature on this Aurora R13 with RTX 3080. Thank you for watching, and SUBSCRIBE for more Alienware products and other gaming tech.
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I recently got an R13 with RTX 3080 and 64GB DDR5 RAM. I also had random restarts after I got it. All I did was switch power plan from balanced to performance and it fixed it 100%. Haven't had a single restart since. Thing is a BEAST.
Indeed.
I had this same issue when I unboxed mine a couple of days ago. I made a couple of changes today (including the performance power plan from the Alienware Control Center). So far no restarts but hasn't been long enough to know if its fixed for good.
I’ve got the same specs and am also having random restarts. Dell seems puzzled by it and has replaced the motherboard already and is coming soon to replace CPU and GPU. No one in tech support mentioned to check the power plan so I’ll do that when I get home. I notice the AWCC had been crashing a lot in the background so I wonder if that’s related.
@@hellotheregeneralkenobi365 sometimes the most complex thing has the easiest answer. I kid you not it’s been a couple weeks now and my PC has not restarted. I’m confident that’s what did it!
@@stephmic0962 Wow two weeks without a restart would be amazing. I’m glad if I go one day! Some apps I can’t run at all, like MS flight simulator resets within minutes. Strangely enough my daughter plays Roblox and that will reset after an hour or so. Other very intensive games like Fortnite no problems.
I can't help but comment on how aesthetically pleasing that PC is! It looks so cool and the specs are amazing!
Couldn't agree more!
I really wanted to love my R13, but I just couldn't justify paying so much for a PC that crashes so many times out of the box. I am sure that Dell has fixed this by now, but still. I ended up going with a Millennium from Origin pc, I would highly recommend it. The thermals are absolutely insane. My idle temp is 22 degrees with a gaming temp of around 50 to 60. I didn't realize how hot my R13 ran until a got a PC with a Corsair 5000d airflow case. They Dell improved a little bit over the R12 with thermals, but to be honest they really aren't that much better. I do praise Dell for allowing me to return my PC hassle free with no restocking fee. Dell is listening to their customers, but to me it just isn't enough to justify the price. The smaller things like the plastic side panel instead of tempered glass is also a pretty big deal to me. The lack of upgrade options for the PSU and the mobo is a huge deal, the OEM parts as well. I'm not trying to say that the R13 is a bad PC, but for the cost I found it best to go with a competitor.
, Actually those crashes are fixable now, and the temps are actually pretty good.
@@RyanYu how would you fix them mine came in a week ago maxed specs
If you have a small room and you get an Alienware your room with be very hot but the pc is very good in my opinion
@@RyanYu Sure if you think 92c is ok when playing games
@@cj-gaming8654 Sure if you like a 12900 that can only give you 12700 specs because it’s thermal throttled and dell reduced the mb voltages to reduce heat. So now the ram is hot, the GPU is hot. That’s an awesome pc
Oh wow! Maybe I should select this pc for my next one! It looks awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Thank you for sharing!
The next generation maybe even better.
It was surprising seeing my Reddit post in this video since I’m new to that website LOL. I’m unfortunately going to have to return the computer, it really sucks because it’s so beautiful looking but unfortunately I’m scared it’s going to crash again and I don’t want to be stuck with this computer if it’s having this many problems brand new. Good video BTW, you are so right about the fans too wow. They get so loud 🥲
I was looking around to see if there are people out there having the same problem of the restart. OMG.
@@RyanYu Me too! It is crazy how many people are also having problems. 😭
@@cozymoth Too bad...
I've ordered the fully spec'd R13. I can wait for it to arrive. This machine is an absolute beast
That’s what I have. Mine arrived 3 days ago and it keeps crashing every 20-30 minutes. The dump says its something to do with the graphics card, which is the 3090. Honestly, I’ve tried the support options and so far no success. If they can’t fix it in few days, I will return sadly. Waited 40 days and payed top dollar to get a junk :/ Hope you get lucky with yours.
@@borisrazmiki8296 Check your graphic card memory temps. Maybe thats the reason. My 3080 was on 102C and i put thermal paste between vapor chamber and memory plate and it dropped to 90C.
when did you order it?
That sucks, hope it gets fixed or replaced...money back...something.
@@borisrazmiki8296 I am having the same problem with my 3080 R13. I also waited two months for it. I have never been so disappointed in my life. It has crashed or froze around 16 times in two days.
Your engrish is fine! I understand everyting you say! Seriously, thank you for your videos, I really enjoy them and have learned a lot. So I subscribed......
THX.
Got mine the day before Christmas, man I love this machine
What specs did you get?
Literally I got mine the same day, I got an i5 12400 with the 3060 12gb
@@meredithstroud8711 that’s so lucky you.
I don't know a lot about computers tbh, but I just ordered this last night. I've been doing research on this specific tower, and it seems good as a starter, as it's my first desktop. I am upgrading to the R13 from an old Alienware laptop that I'm using right now, since it doesn't really do the job anymore. People always complain a lot about Alienware, but I personally haven't had bad experiences with it. (I can't say much since I don't really know anything about computers but...) The only thing I have found bothersome, or problematic was that I could literally fry an egg on my laptop if I try to play any games. 😂 Hopefully this Aurora doesn't get so hot!
Not that hot, and you will love your new pc.
I got mine yesterday, was playing rocket league and i had random restart. Went in the alienware update did all updates its been good now ill keep u up to date if anything happens! But all in all happy with the purchase. Dont get any bad ideas from these pc gods that know so much bout pcs.. if u have money to buy this do yourself a favor get it use it be happy :)
Very much true. It's so nice.
so update: i had another crash today. Contacted Dell to see what they come up with but basically this is a common isue with all the r13s and 14s it seems going tru google. I found some solution with power management ill try that if it works good if no then ill see what Dell can do :)
@@intellectuallysuperior8350 switch the balance to performance?
@@RyanYu nah in advenced powe management and theb psi settings and u turn it to off.. idk but i think the issue is the 12th get intel not optimized to work with all games cause all my crashes happened in rocket league
@@intellectuallysuperior8350 ummmk
This review is one of the only ones I saw without too much negativity, which is what I wanted to hear... which leaves me wondering if I am only looking to hear what I want to hear. Alot of money to be disappointed. It did help me out with some information though, much appreciated 🤟
Are you getting this or the new R15?
@@RyanYu Honestly I don't know yet. This is my first gaming PC, I am switching from Console (PS) and not only is my head spinning from all the Components, Brands and Upgrades a PC has but I don't know if I should get an older model? Or jump right into the newest one lol. I feel like a kid that just got his license, should I buy the Honda Civic and learn to drive, or a Ferrari?? Lol
@@RyanYu If you have any suggestions to which I should get, my ears are open. You clearly know more the I do, I would appreciate some input... Also, I love that your name is "Ry-Yu" lol 🤟🙏
Great vid. Much appreciated. I’m considering an R15 right now and this was helpful.
No problem 👍
Listen all I have had mine for a week now. I upgraded from RTX 3060Ti to a 3080Ti, I have had no problems. If you play Warzone dont you the GEforce Filters. It will drop you 40-60 frames. Idont use it and getting 190-204 frames. Its a good computer and no problems with Window 11.
Nice work on upgrade the GPU man.
My r13 with 12900 and 3090 finally showed up a couple days ago. Temps and performance have been complete perfection! So so happy with it!
U have been scammed . Goodluck
Nice.
Damn how much did u Pay for it ?
@@ny2minican696 around 4.5 4.7 prolly
@@intellectuallysuperior8350 i paid 3,400 US dollars for mine with the 3080ti and that’s because I got a 10% discount
Just ordered the R13 with 3080. Can't wait till it gets here
Which color did you go ?
Gotta give you credit where credit is due. Your English is really good. I've gotta give you credit. You"ve worked hard to be very fluent. Great job. And this video was very helpful and professionally done. Keep up the good work!!!!
Thx man, that means a lot to me.
I have pretty much the same build you have and have had it for about a month as well. Long Story Short, Love my machine and everything you said is spot on, including the fan noise, and restarts until I updated my drivers. I will say this, it will heat up a home office after hours of gaming use. :)
Glad you like it.
Did you also switch the power plan to performance? I've been dealing with this issue and changing to performance power plan is one of the most common things mentioned as possible fixes. Which drivers did you update? I believe all mine are up to date and I still had the problem. Switched to performance power plan today and so far so good but time will tell...
I have an R12, and there were so many things I wished they would change - - the R13 actually does it! From the interior color (it wasn't black in the R12, looks like a design from the early 2000s) to the side viewing window to the back opening, the ventilation/airflow, the R13 is such a step up !
Indeed a huge improvement.
It's a Dell. They're literally not going to change anything for the better, ever, including their cases. I've not seen one halfway acceptable R anything out there. I do not understand why anybody wouldn't just buy an NZXT, Cyberpower, iBuypower, ABS hell ANYTHING at all, than a Dell aka alienware (RIP). I honest to God saw some zoomer giving the HP alleged "gaming PC" rave reviews too. I realize probably several billion dollars in US tax money just went straight into these creatures' pockets on the exec boards of Dell and HP by clueless people buying HP and Dell "because they're well known brands." It's insulting is how bad it is. NuEconomics seems to be pay more for less.
There is no "improvement" in air flow: the cpu is thermal throttling, even though it already is undervolted.
@@novocainDaimon gamersnexus just did a new video on this. It's even worse than imagined. They outright gimped the power draw just in a vain effort to limit the thermal throttling, and even then it still thermal throttles, so what you're left with is an artificially underclocked CPU that runs hot af even with the jet engine on your desk and somehow achieved what no one thought to try, which is converting a 12900k into a 12700k.
Dell is just awful. Literally the only reason they even put a 12900k in it is to have the name so they can charge you $5000, the same reason they put a 120mm cooler which is the absolute cheapest, barest minimum just so they can claim "it's water cooled" and get worse cooling than anyone with a $50 air cooler would get too.
The funniest thing is I actually had a guy pretty much straight up say "lol poorfags they're just jealous," thus combining arrogance with stupidity and the failed realization that anybody with $3500 can straight up build a better PC and get better performance than this thing. Dell is practically being predatory at this point and parting fools with their money. There is no reason to buy this machine now that prices are falling and cards are available. Other than maybe you like the looks but, would you seriously drop five grand on something worse performance and value all around based entirely on the cheap $15 plastic wrapper on the cheap metal Optiplex case?
@@pandemicneetbux2110 thats why i actually linked the videos. Thanks for the hint tho, captain obvious 😘
Great video sir! I really enjoyed it, and also surprised about your low subcount given your quality content. Keep grinding bro!
Let’s go!
Thanks man this review is greT
Glad you like it.
Thank you for the review, do you have any idea who the the manufacturer of the DDR5 RAM, SSD and graphic Card? Thanks
The GPU is made by Dell, the SSD is a Singapore company, and the DDR5 RAM is also an Asian Company.
the RAM is most likely made by SK Hynix based on Dell's website for the R13
@@yanagida_01haha, and ssd is PM9A1
Great video! Just got mine...no restart problems...had a yellow HD light but tech fixed it right away...so far so awesome!!
Nice 👍 Glad to hear you are the 10% of people not getting the restart issue.
This is the best video ive seen on this unit
:)
Your skills of making thumbnail is just amazing
Thank you man, keep improving.
I didn't know I bought a plane ticket when I got this PC. Fans are EXTREMLY loud in 4K gaming (using thermal "balanced/auto" profile ~70°C GPU/CPU with high power/performance mode and OC off.
On thermal "performance" profile, it's an intolerable noise level at all time...) -- Cryo-Tech cooling btw --
For 1440p gaming, which I stick to now, it's loud enough to annoy me sometimes with almost same temps.
(if the game is only remotly demanding like Nioh2, HZD, Death Stranding, Destiny2, Doom Ethernal, RDR2, Anno1800 -all tested max. settings.) It's just not loud on stuff like Warframe tho... ancient games.
Noise level is acceptable during desktop usage tho...
i7-12700KF, 3080, 32GB, 2TB, with cRyO-tEcH cOOliNg - only added an 2.5"SSD, crashed 3 times randomly the first week while litterly doing nothing (afk or just downloading/streaming stuff), alfter updating every piece of sofware I think it stopped now.
Benchmark scores sure are high, even tho in comparsion, I'm underperforming in many cases with similar or lower hardware, which I'm pretty sure is cause OC is disabled/turned off.
There really has to be something done about cooling and the fans in my case.
The situation is the same since many many years. On the cooling side these desktops are a nightmare. I’ve seen laptops with better thermals and quieter fans. I’ve an Aurora r9 whose temps were 83C on GPU and 83-93C for CPU during gaming. After various mods now I have 71C on GPU and 75-85 on CPU and the system is a lot quieter
You may want to try replacing the 3 fans, it will help a bit.
I have an R13 12900KF with a 3090. The heatsink fans work alright cooling the GPU but the memory junction temperature consistently hits 110 C under heavy use even with fans running at jet engine speeds. I have to leave the case open and have a stand fan blowing at the graphics card to stop it from thermal throttling. Even with that, I'm still hovering at 106 C. I can literally boil a cup of water on the backplate of my RTX 3090.
OMG....What are you doing with the PC...
Junction temp is hot spot temp. It’s significantly less important than what your general temp is. This happens a lot on GPUs, where the card will be running around 70°C but also report a scary 110°C junction temp. I wouldn’t lose sleep over it.
@@RyanYu Playing Cyberpunk on maximum settings and overclocking core and memory. Lol.
@@edmac1090 Thanks. That's reassuring.
@@aunkoay with ray tracing on .. yea that will be pretty hot.
You are putting so efforts in your video
Have to in order to get your interest.
Why is this not on Google recommendation. Better explanation than other revuews
Thank you man!
Such a beautiful PC 🖥 😍 ❤️
Indeed.
Sounds like this pc is a winner. im still waiting on mine. I was worried the longterm review was bad. Haha
Dont buy this crap
It should be okay for a few years.
I bought it at 20% off so its a winner. Hopefully temps are great for longterm use. I dont know anything about building pcs so this is the best thing for me, will upgrade ram, ssd, +- fans, and cables mabe next year
@@djblackwing737 they always have sales when next gen coming.
Thank you for this review!
:)
Thank youuuuu you helped me a lot
no problem.
I also stripped the 3080 and put thermal paste between memory plate and vapor chamber so it makes contact. This way i dropped memory temps to 90C instead of 102C. Quick easy fix. You can eventually also change thermal pads under the backplate but is not necessary. The ram sticks i agree are dissapointing, i changed the 3 fans dont see a reason for server fans in home desktop and there was absolutely no negative change in thermals after fan replacement but system was more quiet. I was also able to drop som temps on CPU used thermal grizzly thermal paste. Sadly the thermal paste that came out of factory was not spread on whole HS so i re pasted and dropped temps on CPU.
Imagine buying an OEM and have to do all this . Sorry for ur waste of money my friend
Btw i have a 3060 ti and my hotspot hits 90 to 92°c . I was worried that its too high and i could lower the temps by adding some thermal pads . U think its necessary or the 92 °c hotspot is normal?
@@constantnima its ok i got big discount on it so i am good. But you dont have to do these things. The system works without it perfect. Just lowering temps is bigger lifespan for the components.
@@constantnima Dont look at hot spot. Download for example gpu-z and watch Gpu temp and memory temp. If the gpu temp is ok also memory acceptable than you are ok.
@@addd717 thanks mate
So I got mine with the 12900kf and the 6900XT. I swapped the fans with the Noctua Chromax Black ones.
I can push the system hard and temps are really good. Prime 95 small set peaks it at 83c after an hour. I only went with 32Gb of stock ram since it's yeah green. I'll be swapping it for Corsair Vengeance later when prices normalize it's nice black no RGB.
One of my favorite things is the minimal amount of RGB in it. It's got enough to look sharp but not tacky.
I might see if I can find some black non RGB ram covers for the time being.
They are definitely a beast of a system
I agree with you. I have the i7 12700 kf and RX 6900xt with 32 gigas ram ddr5. What a beast and so quiet with stock fans so far
Same here. No complaints. Definitely want to go with the black RAM upgrade if/when prices normalize. Might replace the fans once my bank account recovers from the purchase.
Sounds like you enjoy the PC, that's nice.
@@RyanYu Absolutely love it
Ok its time to order one!
:)
You earned my subscription bro
Thank you bro, and now you can get all your friends to sub me too.
pretty good informative video on a prebuilt i like all the friendly information you provide with the month long experience. you make great points for pc novice level folks. this new one does look way better than the old versions. personally i would still buy a different prebuilt than alienware though.
Wise choice.
Great review! Is the power supply modular on the R13?
Seems like.
Congrats! You are the winner, please set up your email to your UA-cam profile, then I can send you the gift card.
@@RyanYu Thanks!!!
@chamzoo no, it is not modular. I just installed a strix 3090 tho. Just had to get an $11 adapter.
Top notch review, the girl at the end with the GPU costume cracked me up xDDDDD
Hahahah.
Corsair 4000D Airflow, MSI B550 Gaming Plus, 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3600, Ryzen 5 5600x, Gigabyte RX 6700 XT Gaming OC, WD Black SN750, Corsair H100i Elite Capellix, Acer XF273 monitor. Spent $2000 less than this "gaming" prebuilt.
!!!where to get them?
@@RyanYu Micro Center in the US, had to drive 3 hours because they said they had 3060's in stock for $499, had to spend $500 more for the 6700XT because they didn't actually have advertised stock.
@@Cannabinova They always fking do that!!! use a cheap price to get you there....
Why would you not expand on the “random crashes” for the first few weeks? Sounds like something that’s pretty important to know! What did you do to fix it, if anything at all? Is it still crashing now?
after installed the new bios that just released not long ago, it fixed it.
Thanks for the review peace out✌️
:)
I LUV THE GREEN STICKS !!!!!
Enjoy it.
People buying Alienware in 2022 make me speechless. :
Do you recommend other prebuilt that are better than Alienware you think?
@@RyanYu all prebuilds from oems are pretty much the same: minimizing cost and maximizing efforts. just check the review of gamers nexus on alienware. they do one every year to check how bad it got. :D I would rather go and let a good system integrator build my system.
@@RyanYupcspecialist?
Corsair
It seems to me that the question " how does Alienware still exist as a company" is finally answered.
They manage to exist in spite of this plastic graveyard for parts looking PC is because of all the reviewers buying it with their own money :D
I mean the funniest thing about this review or whatever the fuck this was is the fact that you called it " Beast".
lol
I think the other thing is a lot of these clueless zoomers just don't understand computers at all and don't get that Dell doesn't make the GPU or CPU, and that is why it seems "faster" than whatever aged crap they had before. Like I look at these blatant scams operating on newegg, ebay, amazon etc. still somehow like those GTS450's masquerading as 1050tis reviewers keep buying to make fun of, and wondering how anyone is still doing it, and then I delve into the really slummy regions of youtube like Apple owners gushing about products and the kind of zoomer who reviews a videogame while showing nothing but their facial reactions and realize, yeah, this is why they're made.
I mean people smoke crystal meth and inject heroin intentionally so idk why I'm so surprised on how people waste their money, but at least then you might feel good before feeling bad. Or maybe you do feel good about a purchase for about 5 mins before realizing it's trash, feeling bad, and then go and addiction-spend on new Apple/Dell/HP crap, or an overpriced Ampere card etc. Like yeah no shit a RDNA2 or Ampere is going to get you faster frames, a 6500XT 4gb is going to be "lots of power" from "this beast" if you previously bought a GTX 760, but it's still terrible value and worse than near anything else you could get. (and RTX 3050 is also atrocious value too tbh though you might as well just get a 5600XT or 2060 super at that point).
@@pandemicneetbux2110 well said. And cristal meth analogy is spot on. All this Alienware enthusiasts lack intellect and capability to think for them selves. Cognition so basic in a world of endless possibilities. At this point when one spends 5000 dolara on a gaming PC he or she should know what they are spending their money on. These people don't really know anything about art and they don't strive for perfection. And it's insane how this self proclaimed reviewers don't even know basics when it comes to thermal performance of this abomination of a build.
@@arthurcurry850 Man it isn't even art or perfection at a certain point but just basic adequacy, hell not even adequacy or competence after a certain point but just sub-respectability and I'm saying that while tinking about $1200 PCs, not a freaking $5,000 one.
I think the whole pandemic finally just got to me too coupled with the complete mass idiocy I just witnessed for years now, combined with all the sleaziness and greed. It's like watching the American oligarchs (truly Russia tier tbh) trying to make one last dash to steal everything left that they can until the whole house of cards comes crashing down. Like basic, subpar, half-adequacy.
GLASS my dudes, any other company is GLASS panels. Dell, HP, and Walmart all managed to fuck up in ways which take almost true effort and a sort of sick genius to accomplish, like the way those scamPUs masquerading as "GTX 1050ti" somehow also ended up getting sold as GTX 550tis even, and which even that is so crooked and fuck'd you can't even use it properly as a display output. Dawid did an interesting video on how he bought a 550ti that apparently also was that cheese fart rebranded as "1050ti" and ironic in that it's even worse than just buying a real GTX 550ti. I feel like I'm on a submarine watching all these rivets popping around me and water leaking in and much of the crew is being all thisisfine.png
I think people like how they look. Honestly. They look cool. The IO is nice as well. I think you are jealous poor people.
The Aurora R13 random crash is a bug with PCI-E Link State Power Management in firmware, is not Hardware issue, this issue is fix with the most recent BIOS Revision (1.0.8)
You should post this in all the Alienware R13 videos, so more people will get helped.
Glad I do my own builds, this thing is WAY OVERPRICED.
If you know how to build, and can get the parts that you need. Build it yourself is much better.
I think the computer is fine and capable, I just hate to see people overspend. I build my own computers and it is getting easier to build but GPU prices are really killing both pre-built and self-built computers. I myself have told friends who want me to build their systems to buy a pre-built due to the high cost of GPUs, but I have seen pre-built prices going up. I like the case and love white cases. I also like the changes Alienware made from the last generation build. Anyway, have fun and game on.
@@dierkrieger I just hope the GPU market can go back to normal.
@@dierkrieger It aint even fine and capable. Take a look at some other videos about alienware. After adding up all the things you get for what you paid for is just sad.
@@Da2Pat I have an NZXT build I did myself but I'm stuck with an RTX 2070 Super. I have a 10900K, 64 gigs of ram, and 16TB of storage. I live in San Diego and I am thinking about driving up to Tustin to a Micro Center for a 3090. I have plans for another build with better specs and better motherboard. I only went with the NZXT motherboard for looks.
I will probably wait for the r14 with the 40 series graphic cards
Thank you for the review, do you have any idea about who the manufacturer of graphics card, ram and ssd of r13? Just curious
R15 may be haha .
Thing of beauty. Hope they get the glitches worked out for everyone spending a gold brick for it. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too.
Fantastic review! Keep up the great content. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too. More to come.
The only strange thing I was having with my build was the CPU getting too hot for my liking.
Specs:
12900KF @5.1 at 1.25v w/cryo upgrade
64GB DDR5 RAM
3080 LHR (IMO the $500 price increase for the 10% performance increase for the 3080 Ti, wasn't worth it.)
1TB m.2 w/ 2TB 980 PRO m.2 (Non heatsink)
My GPU temps were interestingly good with never hitting over 75c at 2k with some games at max settings with HDR. However, my CPU on the first few days was hitting 100c on several cores and thus, getting throttled on those cores.
I have no idea why they were spiking that high out of the box, but after changing the OC myself to 5.1 and 1.250v, the temps kinda normalized at 76 being the peak. It could just be game-related and the 12900KF's high temps just not liking the game, but hitting 100c on cores on a watercooler, scared me. Dell reassured that the paste they use is better than Intel's testing paste that they use, and that the 12900KF takes a few days to let the thermal compound bond properly. Which, maybe it is true? But I really don't like seeing my CPU hitting over 85c on a load when it has a water cooler attached to it.
I tested it again with AC:V on max settings HDR today and only a few cores spiked to 76c, which was much better than the 90-100 I was seeing.
Overall, after updating all the drivers, and software for the chipset and Windows 11, I have experienced no crashing or any random restarts from my gaming experiences. I will keep trying to push the system and see if the 90+ temps return, and then Dell will issue a replacement on either the CPU or the Cooling unit as it shouldn't be getting THAT high constantly.
All-in-all, this prebuilt by AW was actually VERY good and priced right. You can't build a PC with the specs listed above for under 4K via amazon/newegg or even through the other pre-built companies.
Absolutely right. You will never get the same specs with the price nowadays.
@@RyanYu Oh yeah. I tried to...I HATE buying prebuilt as I love building my own systems and used to do it for a hobby when the market was much more reasonable. Every attempt I made, even with an 11900K 64GB of DDR4, m.2 1tb, 750-800W PSU Gold-Plat, Water Cooler, and a 3080 or better... sitting over 4.5k just because of the dang GPU prices. And even when going to all of the other premade companies, a lot didn't even have the 12900K(F) OR ddr5 memory and they were still sitting over that price.
The way I figure it is, buy this for a reasonable price, then, after the RAM market settles, buy a case, new DDR5 compatible Mobo, and PSU, then swap the parts into that. and BAM...affordable future proof.
Granted, the 4000 series was confirmed and pricing released, as well as the 3090 Ti. But...chances are...they will sell out just as fast as the 3000 series, unless resellers limit the delivery address purchase to 1 each, and only allow 1 purchase per payment method, IP, and/or user account (No guest purchases, you HAVE to register to buy it.). That way, they can at least fight the bots.
@@Nubsauce Nowadays buying prebuilt seems more reasonable.
12900k needs a bigger cooler than 120mm one
@@TheBadassOne17 Unfortunately, I don't think you can mount a 240mm in this case due to the front brackets
Come on for a $5000 PC this is absolutely laughable. Poprietary Motherboard (with a miniature VRM heatsink) and PSU, a 120mm! fan for a 12900KF, an ancient case wrapped in cheap plastic, no breathing room for the GPU etc. Sure, GPU prices might still not be that great but for $5000 I would expect custom water cooling for the CPU and GPU, high quality components (non-proprietary) and especially a decent case. I can understand some people too afraid to build their own PC and that's totally ok but please do not waste that much money on a mediocre PC like this.
What other prebuild you think maybe good?
@@RyanYu I'm not really up-to-date on pre-builts I've built the last 3 PCs myself. What I can recommend is buying a PC from a website where you can choose all the parts yourself and they charge a fee for building it for you. That way you can also make yourself a little bit familiar with PC hardware for the future. Depends on the availability of such services in the respective countries of course and if they're any good. I bought such a PC here in Germany maybe 10 years ago and they did test the PC for incompability issues, thermals and general stability.
@@alinzelnan It's nice to know how to build a pc always.
All the best to all
you too.
How bothersome is the fan? Like, if I wanted to record audio would it greatly interfere?
If you set up your noise gate you should be fine.
Dell are only good at making laptops and office computers in my opinion. When it comes to gaming PC's, they cut as many corners as they can.
Gaming is little bit yea…..
Hi really great video, did the crash happen again?
Not anymore.
Hope you cross 3K subscriber soon
Thank you so much 😀
Now that is a decent thumbnail
Thank you man! I have added some sound effect and picture to keep the views interests.
@@RyanYu ye I was noticeable the only thing left is good editing
@@vanitykillsfr THX man! I will keep improving.
The 1000 Watt power supply has known issues. I am on my second one that was replaced under warranty not even a year after I bought it. The second one is starting to have issues too... both of them started making loud contact noise from its fans and it also spins even no major programs are running. The second one is not as loud as the first one but it will get worse over time so I have to call Dell again and have them replace the second one now for a third one.
Happy new year in advance
Happy new year
Just got my R14 last night with the 3080. Love it so far, played destiny on my 4k monitor. Looks amazing but it does get super loud! Hope it is ok!
it just the fan running too fast...
@@RyanYu They are so loud!
@@RyanYu I shouldnt worry?
@@aclottedjourney5925 not at all, it's normal.
@@RyanYu Another quick question, are gpu temps around 86-88 worrisome while playing a 4k game on the 3080?
I want to know if I need to refill the water for AIO and do u need to do any maintenance or need to buy a new AIO unit every 3 years or something ?
no maintainess needed.
Hey sir
UA-cam recommended me your video
Nice.
Man i wish they still sold those Bose PC speakers
They were awesome, and they last forever... I have these for 10 years...
Love all your videos on the r13, managed to get a 15% discount so gonna order one soon.
Nice man! how did you get that much discount?
Yeh how did you get %15 off?
@@Mr.Nimster DPA is 10%, and plus the chat.
@@RyanYu I called today, they gave me only $100 off. And that's because of a coupon for when you spend over $2000. I asked about the DPA, they didn't say anything.
DPA is financing, isn't it?
@@Mr.Nimster yea the credit account.
So there's a sale on this pc, and it costs 1700 cad dollars, that's without the tax, I am really hyped to finally get a gaming pc, should I get this one?
What specs?
@@RyanYu 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F.
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070, 8 GB GDDR6, LHR
16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4400 MHz
1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD.
I got the r14 with the ryzen 9 5950, rtx 3090. I game alot and I run the highest settings on all my games. I have the originally fans still didn't swap them out and don't think I need to. So far highest Temps I get on warzone are around 73°c. Which isn't bad for gaming for hrs. But what I did do is in the command center I offset the fan alittle more so they can run alittle faster than normal. Highest percent on a fan I got so far is 64% to keep the cooling. I can't hear my pc with my headset nor does my yeti mic pic up the noise either. U can hear the pc but it's not to bad. Was pricey but so far worth it!
70 ish degree is so nice in my opinion, I don't know why some people say 70s is not even a good temp....
70 is very nice for the amount of heat the system can produce. You'll know when you hit 100% fan speed....the thing sounds like a jet taking off. No joke.
I really like the design
It's the best PC from Alienware from my opinion.
Noob question. Can this record system audio with just a pair of speakers? I screen record my classes for studying later on and my r13 is not picking up any audio. Only video. Do I need to purchase a mic?
It will record all the output sound, if you want your voice being recorded then you will need a mic.
This PC (dark side of the moon) is $1199 right now almost $750 off from the $1999 price. Do you think it’s worth now to get? Thanks!
what specs?
@@RyanYu 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700F (25 MB cache, 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.10 GHz to 5.00 GHz Turbo)
laptop
Windows 11 Home, English
videocard
AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT, 12 GB GDDR6
memory
16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4400 MHz
harddrive
512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
@@RyanYu hi Ryan thanks for the reply! I sent a copy and paste of the specs and a link in case it didn’t transfer well!
I got a dell xps 11th gen i7 and a 3060 ti, I love it, and its fast as heck. I dont care what my pc looks like, its under my feet lol.
Performance comes first.
Looks cooool!
Indeed.
Awesome! Thank you so much for this. Can you please show how the RAM have been installed, and what RAM did you use.
I didn’t upgrade the RAM yet, they are so expensive. But you can check out my teardown video.
@@RyanYu Thanks. What RAM would you recommend, which is compatible with the AuroraR13?
@@mauryeconjpn8782 that I don’t know yet, the RAM market is too much now.
@@mauryeconjpn8782 If it is intel 12th gen then ddr5 ram should work
hey6 there do you kno what direction the fans are suppose to blow?
any help would be very helpful
which fan?
Hello, great video and review of the R13, I am considering buying one. A quick, question, please, I have tried to find a knife like the one you use in your unboxing, but cannot find it after searching G W knife. Can you please post a link? Thank you!
There you go: amzn.to/3HsV9ky
The clashes have been spoken of elsewhere
Everyone
I am really interested in your content related to PC and computers
Thank you and visit back more often.
I got a r14 for prime day, it overheated right out the box, shut down over and over, mouse kept freezing every couple minutes. I sent it back!
You should try R13.
@@RyanYu I might try that after I get my refund back.
@@bencarey243
Nice video man!
Thank you buddy, what is the best part of the video?
@@RyanYu I like the editing quite a bit, like at 6:42 till the end. I am surprised I hadn't seen other videos regarding the R13 yet, the design is refreshing.
@@LHunteres Thank you man for your liking.
What is your opinion about removal of dislike button from UA-cam
Doesn't matter much to me. haha .
can you link the 5v 3 pin argb connector, the one in the description leads to an atx power supply cable that doesnt even come with the argb connector that it shows on one of the pictures. just got my r13 and im trying to setup the rgb rams but cant seem to find that argb connector anywhere
I have it in the description, and it works.
@@RyanYu where can i find that argb connector alone without having to buy that atx power supply cable
@@BIackouts That I'm not sure man.
Back when I was a teenager with my shinny new 2005 alienware area 51. I put ram silver ram heat sinks on the crucial ram. You could just do something like this. I did this in 2006.
Yep
I am looking into purchasing an Alienware pc because it's one of the suggested computers to run lumion 3D rendering software. On the lumion website their support mentions a problem with Dell computers restarting during rendering. They said it's the power supply and if you did purchase a Dell be prepared to replace the power supply.
Not the problem from the PSU, we can fix that by change the power option to performance, and play around the PCI link thing. Many people get it fixed already.
@@RyanYu what is the PCI link thing? Also do you know if using MSI AfterBurner to lower the GPU speed will help?
@@morena-jackson power management state link?
I just ordered one the dark side the moon edition, I built my last one but for the price vs buying individual parts the pre built was a far better deal
You are right. that's why I got mine too.
I’ve heard many reviews saying heat is horrible. Yet you didn’t have this issue. Why?
I don’t have that issue man. The specs that I ordered is okay.
@@RyanYu I’m considering similar specs. So I guess the performance is still good then
@@masteryosh3376 yeah, it’s i7 and I think it’s enough. I9 generates too much heat.
@@RyanYu that’s why, most reviewers had a i9. I’ve read i9 is also overkill
@@masteryosh3376 yep for gaming i7 is enough from my opinion.
3k soon:
thx
Great video!!
Thank you very much.
i got the R12. What i hate about it is the flip out power supply. At least now they change in R13. Well, on the bright side, i have the NON LHR 3080. Pays for itself in 1 year.
Change the fans
Hello I was wondering which Alienware desktop is good for Blender 3D, After Effect and 4K video editing?
R13 with i9 and 3090 for sure.
@@RyanYu thank u very much
I m new in your UA-cam channel ⚡
Consider the member for more.
Question. Could you maybe list all your specs for your pc? I don’t want to spend extra money if it’s not needed.
I have it in the unboxing video.
@@RyanYu I’ll check that out, thank you!
I just got my first Dell PC in about 15 years, an R13 with the i9 12900KF, 3090, and the 1000W CryoTech, I didn’t see all the bad reviews until after I ordered it, I’m still not sure if I’m going to keep it. The only reason I may keep it is because it will help build my credit back up. I am wondering if there are any cooling upgrades that will make it perform like it should, really not happy about the fact that it performs on par with an i7 in a better cooled system. Anyone have any ideas for better cooling that will really work?
If I remember correctly, there is a guy did the custom cooling on UA-cam, try to search him.
such a beast!
Like your profile picture.
I want to know the difference between the cryo tech liquid cool clear side panel and the regular liquid cooled side panel
The heat exchanger is 11% larger than standard liquid cooling, pump’s duty cycle is 6% higher also. and you can only get the RGB effect on the Cryo cooled too. it's just better.
@@RyanYu ty so much I appreciate you a lot definitely will be subscribing 🙏
Great Video! Can't find the Zezzio RGN Power Extension Cable 24 ATX you show here on Amazon. Any clues? Thanks!
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I am from India and your content is awesome
Thank you man!
I was curious if the CPU’s were throttling down from heat. I was hoping you’d try Cinebench or other testing programs.
I will keep that in mind for future videos.
Hi,
Can you please help my R13 keep restarts after an hours or 45 minutes, doesn't matter which ever game i played. thanks
Try to upgrade the bios.
@@RyanYu will do thanks.
Nice review. I'm thinking about buying this build.I just dont want to wait long.Ive heard that alienware pc's takes months to build and ship. How long does it actually take from ordering to get to your doorstep?
Mine took 1 month and 1 week.