The $72 Alienware Gaming PC...
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I bought an extremely cheap Alienware gaming PC and got more than I bargained for.
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Ok, so I'm 2:16 into the video and I have to say the this is hands down and by far the best presentation of the discovery of alien artifacts I have ever seen. Dawid, please never lose you sense of humor and sarcasm!
The X-Files vibe is real... with his long hairs he looks a bit like Scully if you squint from afar XD
Someone finds an Alienware carcass on the street, lists it on Craigslist, Dawid buys it for actual money...
the running skit was such an unexpected but welcomed touch! it really felt like i was watching a documentary
5:55 Unfocused man shouting at me “run to a store and buy an SSD” would have been the perfect segway to a Microcenter AD! 😂
That's at least a thousand miles.. ain't no Forrest Gump here..
@@JackWse Well same for me, I don’t think swimming across the Atlantic would end well. 😂
to be fair a hard drive was likely failing
Dont run. New 200TB CDs are on their way. Thats why SSDs are so cheap now.
@@hellmalm You'll never know if you don't try. Think it about in more positive terms. You have to cross half the distance of the Pacific. See! You're halfway there already. Don't give up now! That SSD is almost yours.
Didn't need the DVI adapter, the card has mini displayport 1.2 which can do 1440p at 144hz and 4k at 75hz.
um no it doesnt i have dp 1.2 also and it cant to 2160x3840 at 60hz
That really helps the 14 people who have any kind of a mini display adapter on hand..
I saw that too.
@@JamesSmith-sw3nkI have one on hand. Lots of laptops with a dGPU have mini DP ports.
@@JamesSmith-sw3nkin fact, I have both a 10ft cable with mini DP to DP as well as a 6" mini DP to female DP adapter.
the 690s needed a custom fan curve to actually do anything
i had a 690, while it was a beast in games that supported sli it was a bitch in games that didnt, i remember playing watch dogs and after upgrading the a 780ti i knew multiple gpu gaming was dead
Imagine a time when the top-spec GPU only used 250W at full tilt. What a world.
imagine a world where my adrenals aren't running full tilt all the time oh man I would be weak as fuck then never mind sure I could then get an actual blood sugar reading that isn't adrenaline but man then I cannot fuck for a week straight or make the doctors bitch about how a slight breeze could kill me😜😜
yeah but also a modern rtx 4060 is like 5x the performance and uses half of that power
That’s because back then we haven’t hit a lithography wall yet. Now achieving actual improvements on high end hardware either involves increasing power draw or making considerable changes to the architecture.
@@zextakamania2086 yeah well that basically means they have to be geniuses to make the cpu's performance increase🤪🤪
@@raven4k998 Do you really like the smell of certain white powders by any chance?
Such a cool video. I was beaming during the autopsy.
I love the way the top ventilation vents open when it powers up.
The return of Vileda! And the "Alien Autopsy" X-Files-ish font just sets the scene so well.
This channel is soooo underrated.
Nice, you found one of the "gilled" Alienwares... Those are pretty neat looking.
I think it’s the coolest looking case that Alienware made
@@paulEG6 Yeah i have an old Alienware Aurora R3 that has that case. Still have it.. Mine isn't liquid cooled like in the video, and has an i5 and a 980ti.. Was a really good system in its day, and still works very well today. I know people love to shit on alienware, and for good reason, but the two iv owned worked just fine. Hasen't been my main system for years, but i have no complaints about it.
It’s the ALX version. It has a few extra upgrades from the standard Aurora, including the active venting (grills).
@@jonesy7650 I have an R3 aurora too. These were manufactured back when alienware was still good.
I forget the original vcard that was in it, but i have a 1080Ti in it (the biggest the mobo will support) It's actually maxed out in terms of hardware. Gave it to my kid a few years ago when i built a new rig.
TBF it was a great computer. I paid ~$2500 for it new and it lasted me about 10 years.
What
73 or 72 dollars?
72.99$
Yes
Inflation
Canadian or US?
YTers out here misleading people like usual..
/s
> Dawid suicides itself on Tomb Raider.
> Alienware Suicides itself after that.
Except it was Rise of the Tomb Raider, he didn't even know where he's dying.
Oooo it’s the version with the fan exhaust latches on the top, one of the few PC cases that can activate DRS
I actually had this exact Alienware system 15 or so years ago. I had the same problems with it, gpu overheating, crashing, random restarts etc. I gave up after 6 months, stripped it for parts, and built my own, vowing never to buy a pre built again. The 690 was a mistake.
I still have this same pc. Mine is the older model of the aurora R4 it dosent have the vents at the top. Just a black cut out for airflow. Works great still today with windows 10. Play harry potter and some of newer games.
Change the coolant in the block. Change any paste and pads on your gpu and she will keep going for years. You can have a issuie with the upper controlboard the main connection get loose.
Best of luck to you 👍🏼
When I was getting into PC gaming, the 690 was the fastest gaming card around. The fact that an ARM laptop performs similarly to it now makes me feel old.
Same. But in my case it was the 8800 GTX.
As old as a presidential candidate?
@@Joric78 Not yet, but when those iGPUs start beating old high-ends I will.
Cries in 486 100MHz.
That looks like mini-displayport on the graphics card.
Yeah it is
meaning you still need an adapter, like the Surface Pro 3 needing a mini displayport to HDMI adapter in order to put out anything to an external display...
@@TheSpotify95 it's not about the adapter. Mini DP is more capable than DVI.
@@TheSpotify95 Plenty of monitors have mini displayport inputs. Not everyone has to have HDMI.
G'day Dawid,
The Autopsy Sequences are AWESOME!
🤔it's name is Patrick ???... is this an old GN PC 😂
PS I like the look of these old Alienware PCs as they remind me of a Retro Futuristic Locomotive like Snowpiercer
1:27 the fogged up glasses… the struggle is real😅 also, I would’ve used “detritus” to describe the whole pc as well 😂as
The 2GB VRAM per card is never utilised as 4GB VRAM in total, it is limited to 2GB VRAM total when running SLi.
If you want to know why VRAM doesn't combine in multi-GPU setups is simply because there's no interface fast enough to allow for data sharing that they could use in a practical manner i.e., without bulky or expensive connections. This is also on top of the fact that now there's another layer of memory that the GPU has to check (if it's not in its VRAM, it has to go to the other card's VRAM), which could induce more latency which is something you don't want in real-time 3D rendering.
And since the "most compatible" multi-GPU rendering mode is alternate-frame rendering, they both need the same assets anyway.
So then what's the point? Genuinely asking.
@@humanexister My point was a lot of people thought that the RAM from each GPU was combined and you would have say 2x2GB VRAM (4GB Total) for use. Just thought I would clear up any confusion for those watching or thinking of trying an older GPU set up
@burrfoottopknot I'll take your word for it.
I barely have enough money for a current generation GPU the last thing I need is to set up an old one 😀
@burrfoottopknot Intel brought QPI to the market in 2008, allowing cross-package access to shared memory pools. Nvidia were just too lazy.
@@burrfoottopknot I understand that but if having two cards doesn't increase VRAM then what is the point? How is the performance improved otherwise
dude, i love the increase in production quality and editing!! i cant wait to see more videos from you i love your channel it just makes me love weird and old tech more!!
Hey nice job with the cinematic part. Love seeing you have fun with what you do!
the running to the store to buy a SSD rant while the blurry face in the frame was peak comedy tbh
I loved the whole alien specimen gig. Thats great.
If you just made a series of this i'd watch it every day.
Doesnt even have to be alienware, just treat your computer vids like that cause that was golden
I aspire to become a re-paster one day.
You've got it man.
These cases were so neat,there's a whole separate control board to run the lights and the vent motors. On the top spec cases of the time with aluminum panels there was a motor to close the front bay cover too. Their cooling potential was really underutilized,they put the same little 120mm aio in them.
I miss the pre-built videos
cuz it’s so expensive
Meh, I think they were fun but he can have fun for much cheaper. That garbage is overpriced
Cool video! Nice PC. I like these Alienware PCs and laptops because of their unique designs, inside and outside. Even if they're not always ideal for cooling components or replacing parts.
I got one of these off Facebook a couple years ago. Used it for a bit, sold the internals, kept the case and made good profit. Also there's an program you can get to make the internal speaker play midi files on startup or whatever.
What's the program
Vileda gloves: "I want you to put the word out there that we back up"
The thing is, with an ssd, an air cooler and a cheap rx580 this thing is still good for some casual gaming 12 years after it came out.
I can agree with how big of a difference an ssd makes. I smelled a Sata ssd in my old ddr3 build for my kid to use and run like a dream.
Loved the way you edited and narrated the beginning! Including the return of the vileda gloves.
I actually listened to you and updated my HPX360 with cheap SSD. Wow a world of difference in speed and startup. Thanks
The sarcastic witt and the random bodgy builds and random stuff is definitely making this my favourite tech channel
Next video idea: Running Cyberpunk on a xenomorph's corpse
Should have checked those stains on it with a U.V. light 🤣🤣🤣
Ahh, the good ol' "Page fault in non paged area" BSOD.. It's been a hot minute since i last saw that one during troubleshooting..
Vileda should officially sponsor a future video considering how much free advertising they have already been blessed with.
"Vileda gloves" was an inside joke that I haven't seen in a while
those gills and doors that hide the gpu are so cool as well as that front panel
FYI, moving that ancient radiator probably dislodged built up gunk from the inner tubing which probably blocked the microfins and killed the pump. Some bios can last a long time, but once you move the, around they can die.
It's amazing to discover how much the system could be improved by simple changes like replacing the hard drive with an SSD, and addressing the heating problems. There was a lot of useful learning in troubleshooting this.
This has been one of my favorite Dawid videos of the long-hair era
Video production is on another level🔥
Thumbnail says 72, 73 in the title, my heart is VERY confused right now Dawid, don't fool me.
Whoops! It’s been fixed. In all fairness, it was actually $100 CAD and exchange rate fluctuates haha😅
Funny enough, I was eyeballing a different $75 Alienware recently. Almost as old as that one too.
Please never stop making videos Dawid. Always enjoy your style and demeanour.
A buddy of mine had this exact case back in 2012/13ish. I don't remember what specs he had but I remember him showing off the "gills" that opened and closed.
I think that it's very nice to see Dawid enjoy the sample with great pleasure!
This is Class! "The specimen been abandoned on Earth for quite sometime" literally looked like someone got it out of a bin and was like yeah good enough
Dawid has just bought a trace of some long-lost alien civilization
That is such a cool case. It would be nice to modify it with updated hardware.
Maybe, but I suspect heat would be an issue on modern components. Those old Alienware cases were known to run hot even back then.
That's what I've done with mine, gutted it and updated with new hardware
I'm now looking on Amazon for a case with gills
@Dawid- I'd like to propose a suggestion: rather than installing fresh Windows, you could hold _Shift_ while restarting the computer.
That brings up the option to wipe user-data and restore from the recovery Windows image, which you'll get the Alienware bundled bloatware, sure, but you'd get a better understanding of how it was set up from the factory (OOBE) without hunting for drivers and software packages that may or may not be available for download from the vendor any longer.
You could then clone the image to the SSD with an external USB to SATA adapter. Or set it up with split partitions to compare bloatware vs. non-bloatware performance.
I had that case so many years ago when it launched. Idk why, i just loved the look of it so much and still do
that is one cool case when the gills open up, you need to collect all existing alienware desktop ever created on earth
I've got an Alienware Aurora R4 that I've upgraded the SSD, RAM, and Graphics card over the last 10 years and it runs shockingly well. It's obviously not my daily driver but I've still got it set up with the original 3 monitor setup I bought for it
Woa!! Great Production this is awesome hahah
True story, I bought one of those AIO NOS on eBay like 8 years ago and was using it on my HTPC for another 6ish years, finally going to replace it but I'm planning on opening it up to see how much liquid is left and how gunked it is inside. If it looks OK I'm planning to install some new liquid and shelf it for future use. That thicc 120 fan is INSANE btw, please keep it to use on future experiments!
I’ve always loved the skits (Alienware ones are always funny) glad to see them back :)
No one has ever accused Alienware for having great thermals in their desktops. I recently owned an Aurora R10 and I had to replace all of the system's cooling and add after market VRM heat sinks just to get the system stable.
Would like to see you giving the PC a deep clean.
Removing all unnecessary part inside, like sata treys & plastic parts.
@Dawid Does Tech Stuff regaring the AIO; if you didnt remove the fan from & wash the cooling fins of the Rad with cleaner & water you could've sent the dust deeper into the rad, you can remove the hoses from the pump & refill the line, I like to use a pump from a shampoo bottle (rinsed of all soap of course) a length of hose that fits over the tip & a glass bit from a medicine dropper at the other end of the hose, upside is as you pass the new coolant into the loop your pushing any air out as you pump provided you keep that section of the lines higher than the rad; also I like to add a bit of algea killer for fish tanks into the coolant for obvious reasons 😁😁
I loved that autopsy part, absolutely amazing haha
Edit: I'm jealous of your hair. Glorious.
10:51
There's yellow crust at 12 o' clock, which indicates a leaking cold plate(and probably gunked up internals).
Explains why the AIO was on the verge of failing.
I remember wanting this pc so bad... It was the bees knees of prebuilt at the time. I think before dell had their mitts all over Alienware to a disgusting degree. I'd still rock this with a newer GPU today like a 1060-1070 and be happy with it. it's a very unique case, even if it is essentially a heat radiator for your house. Great for Canadian Winter here in Ontario. I absolutely love this gem.
I really enjoyed this video Dawid. The commitment to the Area 51/alien autopsy theme was great.
I love this skit it is perfect just chefs kiss I normally don't like them but this one is just perfect and really good job on the editing work it's just getting better and better each video
Love the video, but you missed an opportunity at 2:40 to add a classic "whishhhhh" of steam escaping when you removed the side panel!
I absolutely love old alienwares. (more so before dell) You should do a sleeper build in your area 51 7500! Love the cyborg green. I have a silver one myself. Loved this style of video Dawid. Keep it up!!!
As a professional video editor, nice video Dawid! Love the audio effect on the "alien autopsy" parts too.
$72 or $73!? What is it dawid!? Dont lie to us dawid!
Haha it was $100 cad and he used the exchange rate so it fluctuates 😂😂😂 plus he’s Dawid so of course he was all over the place ❤
Plus the SSD and the AIO....
@@Drycleanerguy This isn't what I meant...
Thx lol
@@bedroxzbass4706No, I wasn't implying that was what you meant. I was simply adding to what you said by pointing out that either price of 72/73 didn't reflect the product as tested, because more investment was required to make it useful.
These are the good stuff videos, Dawid. Keep em coming.
It has an mATX motherboard and it might be a standard layout. The case could be a candidate for a mid-range retro sleeper build. A full case cleaning would be an ordeal.
I like the whole alien operation thing throughout the video. Very fun.
Dawid, your suggestions for an SSD is no joke.
I recently helped a friend with his Gen6 Intel build and it has a 1TB Windows harddrive install that failed and kept BSODing, and when I reinstalled the OS it took literally 3 hours of it being stuck on the getting ready page. I ripped off my unused 120GB SATA3 SSD for him and the install plus driver process took about 25mins. I just gave it to him afterwards.
SSDs are literally mandatory man, at least for Windows.
The production value of this video is off the charts.
I would love to see you build an awesome sleeper PC out of this case. I know its a bit gimmicky but I love the "breathing" top and the door on the front that slides down.
I think the 600-series higher-end cards just ran hot in general. I think this was one thing that Nvidia did "FIX" in subsequent cards or starting with the GTX 1000-series cards when power efficiency became an important factor I guess. But the temps don't surprise me to be honest since that dual GPU has roughly the same type of cooling solution as a single GPU setup so it might be interesting to see how a single GPu 680 behaves in the same system. I'm thinking the cooler solution is just barely adequate to keep the GPus from boiling.
I've got a triple fan gigabyte gtx680 and with a modest fan curve it would only would hit 68C. But, I suspect the case that I had it in has better airflow.
Unreal quality and entertainment on these videos. Dude deserves millions of subs
4:04 Back when 120/144Hz monitors were first coming on the scene, many of them only supported that refresh rate over DVI Dual-Link or DisplayPort. Not having an HDMI output on the 690 sort of seems like an intentional handicap given the timeframe.
Always love to see a Vileda cameo
This computer (exact same specs) was my first one one in 2012, and I didn't understand what multi-GPUs were but I wanted the 690 because I read it was the best. Silly 16 year old me. Wish I bought the GTX 680, since most games couldn't do multi-gpu. Also that micro-stutter drove me crazy in Rust in 2014-2016. Happy to see such a fine specimen again.
I paid 200 dollars just for the case of one of these
those old alienware cases really have that half life 2 combine train look to it
HA YES THE VILEDA COMEBACK!
That Alienwre Gaming has special features like years of dust and maybe smoke gunk build-up. That shouls be presumed at all cost.😊
I'll take eggs and milk over Alienware computers night and day currently. Alienware displays are GOATED though.
I see you had a lot of fun on this video. It is a good one.
Ok you get a like just for that intro.
Thanks a million, Dawid, you have saved me from buying tons of stupid crap.
You need a vileda sponsorship
Hey there, GPU Collector here: I had the same issue with the GTX 690, the Temps won't go down much when you repaste and clean them, the fanspeed will just be a bit lower. It makes it quieter, but it seems to be comfortable sitting at 85-90c. Also yeah, since it's a 600 series GPU a lot of stuff doesn't run in it anymore. Give Borderlands the Pre-Sequel a shot, that has really really good SLI Usage as well, and runs awesome.
Never knew how much I needed unfocused dawid in my life
Pretty sure that it does: inspirational words of confidence indeed! Burst to life: Dawid is lucky it didn't burst into flames!
I like bow dawid was using the laser keyboard as an recording device.
And I love the actings.
Woah it’s so crazy you recognized that as the laser keyboard! I didn’t even realize it wasn’t a remote of some sort.
the best part is that Windows crashed because of an NTFS issue which suggests that either Windows is still corrupted or the SSD is dying
I've been using SSDs for at least 10 years now. I recently had to reinstall Windows on a laptop with a hard drive. I cooked lunch, ate it and watched an episode of Frasier before it got done installing.
I need a movie directed by Dawid in this style. Peak cinema at its finest.
I NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU Find THESE. this is exactly what I have been looking for