Alienware Aurora R15 Review! - Is it FINALLY Worth It?

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00:00 Intro
01:37 Unboxing
02:25 Design
03:03 Internals
04:08 Ports
04:56 Pricing
05:50 Software
06:44 Fan Noise
07:15 Thermals
08:50 Performance
09:52 Puget Benchmarks
10:23 Gaming Benchmarks
12:34 Pros and Cons
14:03 Final Thoughts
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[webguy]

Heres the secret to alienware. Never buy an alienware at full price. Wait till they go on sale then buy it

[dowroa]

Thanks for the review, information and suggestions sir.

[MZEBLUE]

Thanks for the review. After discounts, I paid $3200 shipped for the R15 with 13th Gen i9 13900 KF, 4090, 32 GB, 2TB, and three years of premium support. Performs well for my needs (which is MW2, Forza, and Photoshop - that's it), there's nothing I would need to "upgrade" or add from here, and just not worried about the heat. I also love the aesthetics, which matters in my home. I considered building my own, spent a lot of time messing around on pcpartpicker, but I couldn't build one at this spec at the discounted price I paid. Without the discount, I probably would've

[noahbollinger]

Totally understand your concerns with the R15. I have custom built all my PCs, but with some incredible coupons I was able to stack, I was able to get the 13700K and 4090 for about $2, 600 which I could just not pass up. Thousands less than the others available so I couldn’t say no. Doesn’t hurt that a new Command Center is coming out this year.

[RobFraxedas]

I don’t doubt any of the comparisons/benchmark results. But I will say that I finally sprang for the Alienware because all those prebuilts like Corsair are just so cheaply made: unimaginative, thinly-painted aluminum rectangles, ready to fall apart. The Aurora is a very different story: heavy, glossy, much attention to little details.

[James-edpk]

I really like the design and build quality of Alienwares laptops and at CES it looks like Alienware have made some nice changes and upgrades to their laptops, hopefully you can get some of those in to test them but I don’t think I would get their pre-built PC’s. I would definitely go with the Corsair or another better quality less expensive one. Also anything Alienware I buy would be on sale.

[Legionere]

I picked one up fully specced out for $3500. i9, 4090, 64gb ddr5 5200, 6 TB of storage. I felt like that was a pretty solid deal.

[DavyDave]

That exact model right now is $3700 and I am absolutely pulling the trigger on that purchase. I cannot wait to finally own an Alienware desktop I have always wanted one this video got me excited for it!!

[voiceofreason]

It's worth noting that Corsair temporarily drops prices by a couple hundred dollars, seemingly at random. I jumped on the 4080 version of that i7400 when it was $3099 a few weeks ago after watching some of your previous PC reviews. Didn't really have space in my budget for _any_ new computer, but couldn't pass up the deal. Right now, the 4090 version of the i7400 is showing up on their site as $3699 (at least in the US).

[camadellic]

Just bought this pc for under 3k. I think that’s a pretty fair price. Excited to try it out Wednesday when it comes in.

[lawdog]

I recently purchased a pre-built Alienware Aurora 15 (4090 graphics card) through Dell (online). After receiving it, I had nothing but issues with the audio. There would be a “crackling” sound every now and then, while playing games or watching videos. After at least 20 hours of trouble shooting with their tech support, I returned it for another one. 2 weeks later, I received the new one, with guess what…SAME ISSUE. I returned that one and got my $$$ back. I was done and exhausted with Dell. I am guessing there is some hardware issue related to Dell using a cheap mother board, or something. A friend of mine recommended I build my own through Micro Center (computer store in Ohio and other states). I spent the same money ($5, 000) and got a much better gaming PC (Ryzen 9 7950x…4090 GPU…64GB D5 RAM @ 6000 mhz…4 TB HD)…This new PC has had zero issues and is truly a dream PC….Use extreme caution buying this Alienware A15, would NOT recommend…..

[josephboustany]

Just got a PC built a few weeks ago I5 10400
Aerocool vx 600w psu
Zotac 3060 12 gigs (used)
Biostar h510 motherboard
16 gigs ddr4 ram
1500VA 900w ups
(necessary in Lebanon)
I'm so freaking happy with it

[jmight]

I'd eventually love to see a 13700k vs 13900k review for the R15, and if going for an i7 would be a wise choice if thermals is a concern. I'm also curious as to how hot things would get with an i7.

[hoppschwiiz]

Just bought this configuration including 4TB storage (2 TB M.2-PCIe-NVMe + 2 TB SATA) for $3'635.48, directly from Dell. For this kind of quality and power, there aren't many cheaper options around.

[vys]

What’s the best prebuilt pc for $1, 300 and under. I want to hit 240fps on rocket league and Fortnite

[EmkatsCorner]

Where were you all this time? Finally we have someone worth to watch on such reviews. Great work. I wish I was a million in parts to give you a million subs😂😂

[MasterTy]

ordered r15 for i9+3090+16gb 4800+1tb= $3.6k, includes back cable cover. replaced with Corsair DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 5200MHz, and added 990 pro 2tb, total ~4k. will replace 4090 ti in the future. love it because it is like a powerful heater in the winter😂

[Nick]

Thanks for the video. I'm still happy with mine. Even with the 20% coupon I got from AW Arena. Upgraded the ram to 6000mhz Corsair Dominators and its been running like a champ. With that discount, I could imagine it would be hard to beat the price of $3600. I haven't seen one yet. Have you?

[malthael_aoe]

can the CPU be upgraded from i9-13900KF to i9-14900KF? or is soldered onto the motherboard?