New Alienware Aurora R10 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 16GB, Windows 10 Home, AWAUR10-A886BLK-PUS

I've built my last three PCs myself. It's so hard to find decent GPUs now and I just didn't want to bother assembling from a pile of parts so I decided to go the pre-built route. The Alienware is a solid gaming PC for the money. I picked mine up on a black Friday deal. Runs basically everything with all settings maxed out on a 2K monitor. Fan noise is loud but not outrageous, so far temps are within reason but a little higher then I'd like. Nothing alarming, just a little more heat then is ideal. Can be be addressed with liquid cooling in the future I'm sure.

Awesome setup. I mostly use it for world of warcraft but I play about 300 other steam games including rift and total war Warhammer 1 and 2. Haven't had any problems yet. One downside is the amount of Dell notifications. Other than that I currently have this running a 3 monitor setup to 2x 34 wide-screen HD monitors and 1x 65 inch 4k TV using 2 display cords and one hdmi cord. Playing wow on 4k resolution in ultra high setting and camera at max background with no issues. No problems in 40m pvp or 30m raids. Awesome rig.

I received my Alien ware computer today. I was super excited to power it up and game. Unfortunately, I was sent a power cord that is NOT going to work with any of my house plugs. This cord appears it's meant to to fit European outlets and not United States outlets. I'm more than a little frustrated as you can imagine. I called customer service and Dell. they told me I need to call Amazon and get a number and then call them back to give them said number. If I can ever get the computer up and running, I might be able to give a better review. Until then, my review stays as is.Update: I was able contact the seller through Amazon. The seller was very responsive and shipped me a new compatible cord. I received the cord two day air. I'm thrilled with the performance of the computer and the graphics. I game regularly and to date I haven't had any issues or concerns.

TLDR: You are getting a good product that does exactly what it says it will do and does include everything they say it should. The fan moaning noise is the biggest and probably worst flaw in an otherwise great system.I'm overall happy with the computer. It's a powerful computer that's easy to upgrade and looks nice, plus includes technology like PCIe 4.0 for a bit of future proofing. If you can tolerate some flaws in the design, this is a great system. If you're looking for perfection - which as we know is very rare in a product - It's this system with a top fan that's a bit quieter and an AIO water-cooled CPU. You will be happy as long as you understand what you are buying, however.The pros for this R10 3700X 5700 XT combination:-Very fast processor - video encoding is so much faster than the i7 2600 I was using in a XPS 8300-Very fast video card that stays cool - very pleased with this card! ~100 FPS in Division 2 ultra w/HDR @UWHD ( 2560x1080 ) @ 80c and 70% fan speed, should do 1440p no problem; I've heard there is great overclocking potential in these cards, but I'm happy with the card the way it came. Connects at PCIe 4.0x8, not x16 - but that's not a bottleneck considering it's as fast as PCIe 3.0x16.-AMD x570 chipset-Fast SSD PCIe Boot Drive 512GB 3,500/MB sec read, 1800/MB sec write speeds w/ATTO tests-Surprisingly fast HDD Data Drive 1TB 195MB/sec read, 91MB/sec write speeds w/ATTO tests-Case design is sturdy, looks modern, and has an illuminated front with 2 zones of16 million colors ( oval around the inside face panel & the alien head are the two zones ).-Allows expandability with two accessible PCIe slots ( 4x & 8x I think - there is a 3rd slot too but the video card blocks it ) and two open 2.5" drive slots already wired for power ( the 3.5" slot is filled with a 3.5" 7200RPM 1TB HDD, and the M.2 PCIe slot filled with PCIe 4.0x4 512GB SSD )-PCIe 4.0 support is great for future GPU's and even faster SSD's ( GPU is connected at PCIe 4.0x8 even though it's wired for x16 - but that isn't a bottleneck, it's the same speed as 3.0 x16 )-Super-easy case to access components with a fantastic swing up power supply cradle-Well ventilated case quickly removes heat and keep the inside as cool as possible; Can double as a space heater when rendering-Many USB 2.0, 3.1 gen 1 & gen 2 ports including 1xUSB-C gen 2 on the back and 1xUSB-C gen 1 on the front-The front panel is very convenient ( 3xUSB 3.1 gen 1, 1xUSB-C 3.1 gen 1, Headphone, Microphone )-Audio quality is just spectacular-Economical power usage for the speeds you get - 65 Watt CPU & ~200 Watt GPU.-included keyboard and mouse are not badCons:-Runs loud- is only a Con because of the sound the top case fan is making. It's like a low moan. I recorded it for Dell support and explained, but they said it's all within specifications and nothing is actually wrong. I'm not happy with the sound, but maybe I'm just a silence snob.-CPU is air cooled and is quickly thermally throttled during hard tests but does reach it's 'guaranteed speeds' which you should know does not include the maximum boost speed being sustained.-Although told I would have fan control in a bios upgrade by support, which dropped and was installed a week ago, I still have no control over fans or overclocking within ACC.-And at this point, the system appears to use the top case cooling fan as the primary cooling device, and leaves the air cooling CPU fan at a constant speed during my limited testing to keep the noise levels down.-Case is larger than it has to be, but is sturdy and has space in the top for a 120mm radiator. However, I don't quite understand why they didn't make the space large enough for a longer 2x120mm radiator too. And the case is heavy, which is bad if you have to move it but good as long as it sits still.And the biggest issue in my opinion:The moaning noise these fans radiate is sometimes annoying. The cooling system should be water by default in this system because of how small and cramped the CPU area is inside of the case when closed up. It's a low profile CPU fan that appears to use the top case fan to take the heat from the compartment out through the top vent in cooperation with the intake front case fan and the power supply fan. Because of this, the top case fan revs up often and for prolonged periods when pushing the CPU, effectively removing the heat but moaning about it while doing so.The computer works great out of the box. If you wanted to, you could install a different top case fan ( Corsair ML-120 Pro ( $25 when in stock ), without any LEDs ) and a AIO water cooler ( Corsair H60 is said to work, it's like $70 ) and solve the biggest and possibly only sore points on this system. The Dell support forums are a great place to get information about a system like this before purchasing it. The parts I mentioned above are being used by other users in the forum with success. It's just the absurdity of installing a new fan and a water cooler in a new computer that has me questioning this purchase. But you do get a full warrantee with a support team. And from what I understand, they support upgrading as long as you don't break the computer fumbling around inside. But contact them before you make any purchases or decisions about upgrading to ensure your warrantee stays intact.With this Alienware R10, you also get access to pretty cool software like the Dell Mobile Connect package that lets you connect your iPhone or Android phone to Windows 10 pretty seamlessly ( even making calls or sending SMS messages ), parts and supplies for a long time from Dell, and you release yourself from the hassle of building one yourself with no warranty on parts you might damage by accident while installing.I can't decide if the trade off is worth it yet, but I'm honestly just having a blast with my new R10 right now ( wearing headphones so I don't hear the fans ).

I have had this computer for years at this point and have never had an issue with it. I was tired of building my own computers and finding small issues with individual parts failing. With this prebuild, I have no concerns about failure as it has held up well past the warranty phase

The media could not be loaded. This machine is a dream. Plays Cyberpunk 2077 like a dream with right settings, and Modern Warfarr is amazing. Handles 4k editing without a hitch. I did replace Top Exhaust fan and Front Fan for much quiter Corsair fans, and noise problem solved. Very happy with machine and performance. Will look to upgrade in year to RTX 3070 and power supply, but for the money this machine is a steal. Get it while its available.

as a former console player I am a total noob at pcs but I can say that this thing is awesome even in 2022, the only issue people complain about is the fan noise but you can customize the fan speeds for different contexts (gaming versus non-gaming basically) and while i'm gaming I'm either blasting music or listening to the game on noise-cancelling headphones, or both, so the point is null in my opinion.