Alienware Aurora R15 Full Review - Did Dell Just Make A Good Gaming PC???

The new Alienware Aurora R15 features the RTX4090 and i9-13900KF! Did They fix the noise and temperature issues? Did they just make the most powerful gaming PC or the trash again? Let’s find out in my full review of the brand new Aurora R15!!! The video is longer than usual since we have so much to cover. Be sure to watch the full video, so you don't miss anything.
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(0:00) Intro
(0:15) Unboxing
(1:30) First Impression
(2:35) IOs and Exterior Design
(3:57) Open the Case
(4:16) Interior Exploring & Specs
(6:24) What We Can Upgrade
(7:44) RGB & AWCC
(10:28) Benchmark, Stress Test & Noise Test
(12:22) Gameplay, Ray Tracing & Noise Test
(14:20) Outro
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[@christopherhoden9876]

i just purchased an R15. still waiting for it to come to my home. you've made me so excited for what is coming. thank you for this video!

[@RyanYu]

:)

[@nerdages]

I just beat Evil West on an R15 with i9 and 4090 and yep, very cool and quiet! Definitely the best Alienware prebuild desktop in a very long time.

[@RyanYu]

The R15 is the King of all time in their Aurora family for sure. it's just so nice!

[@fractalelf7760]

You can thank the absolute roasting Gamers Nexus did on the R13, it was a thermal mess.

[@BrothaMan831]

Well unfortunately you’re trash heap is destined for just that, the trash.

[@pierrefitch]

​@RyanYu oh is the alienware aurora r15 best they made I have the AMD Ryzen 7 version with 4080 gtx

[@XSaltedWon]

Found your video one year later! Just got an open box from a local PC chain store, and it was only 1,979. They warned me about Dell thermals, but your video made me much more confident in the purchase. Thanks

[@DarthMiche]

I just got mine and thanks to you I know what to expect. Great video!

[@RyanYu]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@fudgeismade]

Mine arrives in 7 days! Can't wait- thanks for the video!

[@RyanYu]

Nice!

[@videoreborn]

I’ve installed the Alienware Command Center 6.x but I’m not able to see any RGB configuration for the R15. How come?

[@toto31084]

I just bought the R15 also, and I don't see the equilazer settings on command center. Anyhone else have this issue? As I watched the video i also doesn't show the sound effects tab. is it normal for the R15?

[@AUrs0]

You convinced me.. I think I’ll get one of these especially since the price drop. Compares with other pre builds in specs and price but the aesthetics is incomparable !!! Especially if I can exchange future parts that’s the main thing, seems like you’ll be able to so thanks for the video!

[@estevanarreola8408]

What are the settings that you have to be able to see the overclock and thermals? I also have windows11 and i nees to shut off memory integrity and virtual machine platform.

[@RyanYu]

Alienware Command Center?

[@vedantdesai1]

Even proprietary 4090s use the 12VHPWR pin. One would’ve thought that Dell would cut corners by integrating an 8 pin to use their existing PSUs. Instead they went native 12VHPWR route

[@RyanYu]

:)

[@JesseB323]

Dang, I knew I should have waited a year, I have the R13, I mean I love it but this one looks and performs way better! O well! 😆 great video Ryan!

[@RyanYu]

R13 is still a good machine.

[@Yesterday-is-history]

I have the r12 love it but also love the new r15 I’ll upgrade some day

[@RyanYu]

@@Yesterday-is-history Hope your days come soon!

[@Yesterday-is-history]

@@RyanYu 😁 thx

[@adamz8314]

@@Yesterday-is-history wait for R17 well be much better

[@UnRealSimon70]

I just ordered mine with the same specs big upgrade replacing my old 2016 area 51 alienware I can't wait they defiantly improved the air flow on this and thermals.

[@RyanYu]

If you like Alienware, you won’t regret this time!

[@Tesseus]

About time they made 240mm aio's fit, those temps look great!

[@RyanYu]

Maybe 360mm next gen!

[@Deohawk]

Ryan, great unboxing. Love this R15! I am going to be lookin gto buy in the spring of 2024 and want to know your thought on the R16 vs R15. Seems like better airflow in the R16, but it has a limit on the video card atr 4070ti. Should I buy the R15 in March? I am playing Diablo, Cyberpunk, Witcher, Total War: Warhammer type games.

[@RyanYu]

Wait for the R16 if they release higher end GPUs, if not, then the R15 is better in my opinion.

[@lingzhijiang2218]

hey man can i change my 13700kf in my r15 to a 14900k since the socket is same

[@dnielei]

do you think fans upgrade still needed? mine the fans are lot quieter than r13

[@RyanYu]

No needed. It’s perfect!

[@j.anthony1350]

I would like to see Alienware make some sick looking motherboards and gpus exclusive to their pre-builds. Alienware should look, run and use the best of the best. Builders should look at an Alienware and want to purchase it just to get their hands on the crazy looking components. Yes, yes I know looks don’t equate to performance

[@RyanYu]

Maybe next one.

[@garretts431]

the internals are dull af i agree. its always been about showing off the pc internals. you look at the alienware chassis and youre like "oh damn" then look inside it looks like rubbish.

[@j.anthony1350]

@@RyanYu I doubt it. I read a comment on someone’s page from an engineer from Alienware and he went on and on about the how higher ups basically have the engineers hands tied when it come to innovation. Especially when they have surplus from older builds

[@j.anthony1350]

@@garretts431 it’s crazy to me how dull it is. I understand wanting an Alienware pc but when you price out components to build it yourself or use a site like Xidax the bang for your buck in performance and aesthetics is leaps and bounds ahead of Alienware. I want to be an Alienware “fanboy” because of the nostalgia I have but they lack in so many areas.

[@BrothaMan831]

Why? The only reusable part is the gpu…

[@mtxgalant96]

mine just got out of the Production stage and about to ship :)...did yours come with that Fury RAM? I ususally see the plain jane green stick RAM in other vids....I ordered mine with 8gb of ram and swapping out for Corsair Dominator Platinium RGB 32gh 5600mhz RAM.

[@RyanYu]

Mine came with the fury RAM yes.

[@MrsDragneel]

I just got delivery of mine 2 days ago and it amazing and is replacing my old rig with a 3090 and i can see performance differences in 4K 120 hz gaming

[@RyanYu]

It’s nice to play 4K

[@iJansport]

i am thinking of buying this, but what is the best ram speeds this motherboard can handle? i don't know how to build my own pc, but i have swapped out ram sticks on my current pc years ago. any plans on doing an upgrade video of this pc where you swap out ram and add another m.2? something that wouldn't be too difficult but would be instructional and help the buyers of this pc.

[@RyanYu]

Not too sure

[@AndrewDavie-er3ug]

Got one a week ago. After a case swap and modifications, it's a beast.

[@RyanYu]

Nice.

[@Overbuilt.Gaming]

Well with those decibel readings, why would you bother upgrading or changing fans? 37 db during cinebench is amazing. I saw in your hwmonitor once it hit 99c it started to thermal throttle. Can you manually turn the fans up to 100% and run cinebench again? Or in your AWCC you have to have the thermal profile set to 'Performance'. I believe it's on Quiet by default.

[@RyanYu]

It's quiet.

[@lebeaukarl]

Awesome pc and awesome video ! I have the R10 right now

[@RyanYu]

Not bad, I still have my R11 too, it's working like day 1...

[@iamstevengarza]

Great video, I wish Dell would of put a 360 AIO in this case, it certainly has the room and PSU for it. that would of resolved performance and temps for the cpu as the GPU's perform very well in the case. They really dropped the ball on that.

[@pierrefitch]

Can I upgrade memory easy with the ALIENWARE R15 GAMING DESKTOP|Ryzen 7 7700X |GeForce RTX 4080

[@RyanYu]

Yep.

[@MogRules01]

Keep in mind the wireless adapter also affects Bluetooth range, so if you don't hook that up your WiFi and Bluetooth range will be terrible.

[@RyanYu]

Maybe my wifi router is too close to the PC, so it doesn't effect that much.

[@Captainlonate]

Was planning on writing this. I can second this. Couldn't keep anything connected via bluetooth. Was about to call Dell when I thought I'd try hooking up the "WIFI Adapter" (or so I thought). Haven't had a bluetooth issue since.

[@kubo8762]

Ayy, ur that guy in the discord server lol

[@fatmanslim4592]

i'm readyin mixed reviews about this alienware computer...im not sure what to think. should i build myself or just buy this prebuilt. I'm willing to spend 3500$ CDN but 3090 is obviously outside the budget lol. I'm aiming for a rtx 4080. WHAT TO DO??? i have zero experience building a computer but people say its much cheaper.

[@1978Hudy]

Hi Ryan, Nice video. How is the noise level under stress?

[@RyanYu]

Pretty good, I have that in the video too.

[@yevball]

Thank you for the video! I'm considering buying this but I'm confused on whether or not the cryo-tech/liquid cooling/air cooling options make a big difference or not and if they're worth the extra money. Any insights?

[@RyanYu]

Air cooling is the classic cooling solution, it may be a good option if you want to save some money. In some cases, or custom built with bigger case better air flow, it should be okay, but with Alienware Cases, it's always a better idea to go with liquid cooling. The cryo-tech is their newest technology. It uses a thicker radiator for more heat dissipation, and it has RGB lighting. It also uses a better fan design to boost airflow.

[@Gtx1990]

Hi friend,if I purchase the Aurora r15 with 3060TI gpu,can I still upgrade to let’s say RTX4070/4080 in the future??I saw that the one I wanted has power supply of 750W??And if I choose the 4080 version which I cannot afford currently has 1350W,I also read that the one I wanted to purchase cannot be upgraded to RTX4000 series is that true?

[@RyanYu]

Higher card need more power to operate.

[@JarrettWorthley2437]

Love your vids!

[@RyanYu]

Thx! Love your comments too.

[@bioni700]

I’m jealous bro but congratulations on the new pc

[@RyanYu]

Thx, and don’t be jealous. You will have yours one day for sure.

[@jdrums5555]

Hi I saw the cpu at 41c at idle with the bigger Rad doesn't look good maybe it's really hot in your house ?

[@RyanYu]

76

[@alirezajohari8916]

The only issue I have read that the Alienware PCs have is that the motherboard and PSU are proprietary, meaning no upgrades of those are possible.

[@RyanYu]

Yep

[@ixtc]

Hi Ryan ! I own an Alienware R12 with a rtx 2080ti , 32gb ram and my biggest complaints about it is that I have to keep it constantly frame locked to 60 FPS in almost every modern game or new one that comes out now a days, or else my fans will go absolutely crazy and be so loud for no reason. Also couldn't stream because of this. Been a problem for me since I got it day one out of the box. I was wondering how your experience has been with the R15 noise wise and what kind of workload you stress it with day to day. Was thinking of grabbing one to dual pc stream with and giving Dell another chance.😅

[@RyanYu]

R15 is surely quite than the R12.

[@ixtc]

@@RyanYu THANKS RYAN 😅

[@Sica1000]

Is it possible to change the fancurve in the bios?

[@RyanYu]

Only in AWCC.

[@UmarKashmiris]

what do you think, where is the power supply fan? I assume its already underneath.. !

[@RyanYu]

Two more!

[@lordikon1980]

I just got my Alienware R15 with the RTX 4090. It seems like the fans are constantly running high? is this normal or any suggestions? I've tried to adjust the fan profile in command center with no success. I also made sure all drivers/bios are updated.

[@RyanYu]

Even with no other program running? What fan speed do you get?

[@lordikon1980]

@@RyanYu 13 percent. I think it may just be me. The noise sounds kind of loud I’m just not use to it as my older pc I built seemed more quite but I was only running a gtx1080.

[@RyanYu]

@@lordikon1980 13% is alright.

[@son0011]

I really love your accent. Keep work hard and you will be the best.

[@RyanYu]

Thank you! 😃

[@kenet-1563]

Hi, could you tell me all sizes of this big box? I will need to send it from one country to another by courier.

[@RyanYu]

I don't have that anymore...

[@deatharis1]

I've had my R15 and I love it, it is definitely extremely quiet and temp cool it's crazy. Has anyone notice the PSU in the rear small amount of coil wine like sound I had the PSU replaced last week but even the new one is making that slight sound can anyone confirm this being ok?

[@RyanYu]

mine does a little bit.

[@deatharis1]

@RyanYu thank you for reply and confirm 👍

[@MasterTy777]

placed the order a week ago, and will get it on 2/b. wondering what if change two top fans and one side fan to LED fans? will look better?

[@RyanYu]

you can do that OFC, if they can be sync that will be awesome.

[@MasterTy777]

@@RyanYu just received my r15 today, and I replaced 2x 32gb ram, 5200mhz, but the xmp cannot enable it, so it only has 4800mhz. do you know how to address the issue?

[@RyanYu]

@@MasterTy777 Did you try to go to the bios?

[@MasterTy777]

​@@RyanYu yes, the xmp is greyed out on bios. but I figured out yesterday. just oc on the alienware command center

[@khamthegreat1]

Unfortunately I bought one of these and it wouldn’t boot up. I was able to use it setting it up. I put it to sleep for the night, the next day it wouldn’t boot. Apparently, this is an issue other Alienware owners have had but there is no known solution. Temporary fixes are manual resets with a usb or tech service repair, but the issue pops up again making these short term resolutions. Bummer

[@misc376]

I just picked one of these up for $3500. Dell was having a sale. This is my first pre-built, this video helped me just day f it and try it out. The price was right.

[@RyanYu]

NO problem.

[@SuperExplorer007]

A year in using my Alienware R-13 day in and night out for streaming. I cna confidently say they already have done good making a gamin pre built

[@RyanYu]

Yes right.

[@GhostTheGoatX]

I know this random but what’s the biggest gpu that can fit in r13

[@RyanYu]

Pretty much everything

[@jordansunderman5348]

Can you remove the hdd and replace with sata ssd?

[@RyanYu]

yes you can.

[@Drian24.]

Are you able to swap out the gpu and buy the 5090 separate ? And are you able to buy more ram make it 64 gb ?

[@ericscott9029]

Nope, it's non-upgradeable, that's where a lot of negative reviews of it come from, that and the build itself.

[@iamstevengarza]

I have an R15, you can upgrade to 64GB with various brands. I have Kingston Fury Running at 5600 you just need to revert to Bios Version 1.0. create the OC Ram profile and upgrade the Bios back to 1.10. You can upgrade cards you just have to make sure you get the configuration with the 1350 power supply as only Dell PSU's work with the mother board. They do sell the PSU's to the general public so if you get a configuration with a lower psu you can upgrade later.

[@CyberData4]

You can upgrade the ram and the video card. But you have to ensure the video card will physically fit into the case. The motherboard is custom to the case. So if you want a new mobo then you’d need a new case/fans/psu. But honestly for that reason I try to buy these at the top config. Makes upgrades a non issue. By the time you need it it’s time to replace nearly everything anyways.

[@auspiex]

One of the downsides of Allienware is that there are basically no extra slots for video capture cards or even a sound card. There isn’t enough space between the graphics card and bracket l.

[@RyanYu]

True.

[@kessilrun6754]

Does Alienware use PNY? That 4090 looks smaller than reference. I wonder if the 4080 is only dual slot too.

[@RyanYu]

Not too sure about that.

[@DavesArchives]

Dell has this on a deep discount right now (Ryzen 9 7900X 4090 version) for $2899. Insane price considering it has a 4090.

[@josuethemagician8249]

Did you buy it? I just bought it

[@shijersey8336]

想请问下，前面的RGB可以调整五颜六色的吗，我看有些KZbin的评测里有，我的是R14

[@RyanYu]

可以的。去那个外星人的软件就可以了啊。

[@shijersey8336]

@@RyanYu每个区域只能设置一种颜色，没看到能设置多种的

[@RyanYu]

没有spectrum 或者 rainbow 什么的么？》@@shijersey8336

[@user-bs9jt3jz1h]

In your opinion, do you think the i7 13700kf/rtx 4080 variant of this r15 would be able to give a great experience with Microsoft flight simulator in VR while maintaining those good cpu/gpu temperatures long term?

[@RyanYu]

surely.

[@Nick-bk7es]

I got a R15 with the standard 4070 in it. While It's not as good as the RTX 4070 it still performs pretty well in terms of gameplay

[@Chryslermechanic]

I enjoyed your video and your computer looks great. Enjoy

[@RyanYu]

Hey you, I remember you from the Alienware Aurora R11 videos.

[@Chryslermechanic]

Yep, I still have that Aurora R11 with the 3080. I am very tempted to get the R15 but my computer still get it’s done just fine so I think I’ll hold off for now.

[@RyanYu]

@@Chryslermechanic Yeah, MY R11 is doing it's job like day 1 too....

[@jmight9453]

Hey buddy, awesome video. I wanted to ask you if you figured out how to improve your Cinebench score. A Redditor managed to hit 34.4k on his R15, so I'm curious about what others are also achieving.

[@RyanYu]

Not yet, still getting the same score.

[@jmight9453]

@Ryan Yu Hey, I did more research and have been asking other R15 users about their Cinebench scores, and so far they have been successfully achieving 35k multithreaded and 2.2k single-threaded scores. This score is with no other modifications to the system. You should try uninstalling bloatware, updating everything, and closing background tasks to see if you can also get a similar score. I have also seen people uninstall Dell Support Assist because it helps them during gaming and stops random stutters. Good luck!

[@RyanYu]

@@jmight9453 Maybe it's just my PC... I have reset the PC and about the same score....

[@RyanYu]

@@jmight9453 Also, is resolution matters? maybe it's because I'm running in the 4K??

[@jmight9453]

Hey, have you tried running your R15 (13900k) at a 90w TDP? I'm curious about what kind of performance gaming benchmarks you would get lowering the TDP. Any tests would be awesome.

[@dremias]

If you are going pre-built, Corsair's PCs IMO are better because no proprietary parts. While this Alienware is better than the last version, I would get a VENGEANCE i7400 Gaming PC, i9-13900K, RTX 4090, 2TB M.2, 64GB DDR5-5600 for 3949.00. Just my thoughts :)

[@RyanYu]

Yep, that pc can be upgraded more.

[@monticam1]

I keep reading the BSOD issue with Corsair Vengeance. Is this true?

[@dremias]

@@monticam1 more than likely isolated events. You’ll find a small percentage of issues with some prebuilt PCs based due to human error etc. Vengeance uses really good components btw. The 4090 is a Founders Edition in the Vengeance and not a custom model.

[@petersonfamily6223]

I purchased the R15 at a great discount, but the space, parts, and how cool the Corsair Vengence i7400 runs are making me question my purchase. I didn't consider a Corsair until I ordered the R15 and I am now impressed with it.

[@terpsquirter7107]

I just got a r15 with 13900kf rtx4090 2tb ssd 32gb 4800mhz ddr5 for 3450 from dell on their summer sale 3743 out the door after taxes seems like a crazy good deal honestly

[@terpsquirter7107]

Pretty stoked just grabbed a fully loaded r15 13900kf rtx4090 3700 out the door on sale 💪🏻

[@RyanYu]

Good deal

[@pulkitmathur4652]

Same after discounts, although only 32 gb ram. :D

[@rickeutsler3814]

Hey there Ryan. Buying barebones chassis and reworking them is a hobby of mine, so I have a lot of time in with the Dell Aurora platform from folks dumping them on eBay after yanking the GPU during the chip shortage. Personally, I'm a fan of the Dell Alienware systems, mostly as a mid-tier gaming and content creation PC with parts that wont push thermal limits.. So i5 and Ryzen 5, etc. But that's not my question. My personal machine is a 12900k running 4800 ddr5 on a gigabyte z690. My multi-core cinebench r23 reaches high 27,000s and sometimes 28,000. Your 13900kf should be way into the 30,000s, nearly 40,000 with cinebench r23 multi-core. Something is choking performance hard on that system. I really like the changes Dell's made on this for cooling, but I think there's more going on under the hood with power limits and other changes that are providing a bigger boost to thermal performance but at the cost of overall system performance. I hope you figure it out. I'd love to see this running a 13700K as a gaming and content creation station to see how it may perform. There can be an advantage to keeping the intel igpu if you are going to do any content creation. Cheers Rick

[@RyanYu]

I just got it to 35k now

[@gregbklyn]

@@RyanYu What settings or adjustments in Alienware command center did you do / change (or other changes) to get the Cinebech score to 35k?

[@rickeutsler3814]

@@RyanYu - awesome. Figured that Dell tweaked the power settings to keep noise and thermals down. I love my Alienware systems. I know people hate on them, but I like them. And, they keep popping up on ebay for a song. If you are willing to role the dice on one. I looked at the config on dell that I would want and it was 3700. (13700k / rtx 4080) I can build the same or better spec system from Newegg for about 2600. The Alienware badge does draw a premium. I still like them and enjoy building with them. Enjoyed your look at this. Makes me want to get an R15 to play with. Cheers Rick

[@RyanYu]

@@gregbklyn upgrade the bios and GPU driver leave everything else default.

[@RyanYu]

@@rickeutsler3814 :)

[@pointzeroblack]

I bought the r13 with the 3080 april last year i guess could have waited for the 4000 cards but I didn't have the patience lol, couldn't wait. Oh well maybe ill wait for the R17? With the 5090? to upgrade lol. Nice vid btw.

[@RyanYu]

:) RTX5000 way to go.

[@ny2minican696]

Lol well u not the only one I also will wait for the 5000 series lol

[@arcadia5607]

Got the Dell Ryzen 7950x w 4090 for 2800 plus tax on sale. Love it❤

[@josuethemagician8249]

How is it ?

[@FNXDCT]

in cyperpunk the cpu runs at 4.4 and goes to 4.3 at 75°c. i definitly think undervolting your cpu would make higher and more consistant temps wich results in better performances + lower power consumption. Dont get me wrong, it performs well, but you could even get more from it :)

[@RyanYu]

you are right.

[@stran63r63]

Will you be doing a teardown of this one as well?

[@RyanYu]

Nope.

[@sneakprev1984]

The timespy benchmark score is kinda bad if you ask me... a 13900k (not kf) with a 4090 normally gets around 34k, that's 7k more, which means that the R15 is underperforming pretty badly... About the 100+fps in Cyberpunk, that was probably with DLSS ON, right?

[@RyanYu]

I got it 30k+ now

[@colbys1234]

Why does my A15 flash yellow nonstop when playing civ 6?

[@RyanYu]

What flashes?

[@colbys1234]

@@RyanYu the alien head on my tower. Along with the ring around it. Sorry I'm new to this stuff.

[@RyanYu]

@@colbys1234 I think you may accidentally set up the rgb for the game.

[@colbys1234]

@@RyanYu I have no idea how to do that but I will look into it. It was flashing yellow, then I checked the game files, now it's flashing blue. Thanks for the info

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

I love Alienware products, so thank God they finally stepped up their game !!!!

[@RyanYu]

Better?

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

@@RyanYu - Yeah I’ve seen nothing but complaints about the Aurora 13 and 14, so it looks like this Aurora 15 has finally solved all the issues.

[@jeffstrains4014]

@@RedLeo-pf9yo I am looking around on something to buy, I running an Aurora R4 10 years old and still running like a champ.

[@Ninja0608]

@RedLeo3000 I've had the alienware R14 for awhile and never had issues. I'm surprised there was a lot of complaints, lol

[@RyanYu]

@@Ninja0608 I have a R11 at the house still running like day 1. hah .

[@yushkovyaroslav]

when you run the benchmarks, you can't do them in 4k or you won't get top results everyone benchmarks on low res displays. You can go to top level benchmarks if you put really low resolution and overclocked properly.

[@RyanYu]

I just want you guys know what’s it in 4k

[@marvinzhang3734]

The side air vent is for gpu to exhaust hot air out

[@RyanYu]

嗯

[@toram6210]

How’s the temperature of GPU? How’s the maintenance issue for AIO?

[@cskillers1]

gpu seems to be doing ok, but it also can perform up to 20% worse than it should due to throttled down cpu , so perhaps if the cpu wouldn't be an issue the gpu could have suffered (too low cinebench r23 and time spy scores, even after the recent retest, in comparison to anandtech) about aio, dunno about maintenance, but what one would need to do for sure is to max the fan speeds of case & aio fans, though even that may not save the cpu from throttling, so may need to open front/side doors / purchase other case fans

[@RyanYu]

There is no maintenance needed for the AIO.

[@digitalclips]

Your tip about the extra fans is a good idea but probably going to fall on deaf ears. That space is only what's under the bottom of a normal case tipped up a few degrees to make the looks of a new design. It's still just a rectangular case and using that case is to keep costs down their end. I cancelled my Alienware last year and went for the Corsair Vengeance, Intel i9 with RTX card and its case is far larger and air flow much better. It cost less to and has no parts that can't easily be changed. I like Dell machines, I have a Dell Precision work station and several Dell servers but I just could not see the Alienware line, as good value.

[@RyanYu]

maybe make the case a bit bigger and fit more fans. and also a 360mm radiator.

[@bobbrock4221]

I cancelled an Alienware PC last year for an Origin Mellinium PC. It stay cool and is a beast of a PC.

[@BrothaMan831]

@@RyanYu how about making the parts standard and not proprietary? What good is a pc if the motherboard and power supply only work in that computer. And honestly it wouldn’t surprise me if the ram only works on that dell BIOS

[@phho0698]

I am sure you have seen JustIN Tech Tips review of the R15. You guys literally have the same specs but his cinebench score and time spy score is vastly different. Do you know why this might be the case?

[@RyanYu]

I did the over clock and it doesn’t seems good. I reset it and the score is similar.

[@phho0698]

I just got my R15 and bench marked it with time spy and got same score as you on normal settings. How did you improve it?

[@RyanYu]

@@phho0698 no overclock, new driver, and updates everything.

[@cskillers1]

​@@phho0698 R15 suffers from severe throttling(overheating) that unfortunately affects the gpu as well due to slower CPU (hence lower time spy score, gpu score supposed to be 35,700~36,100 on stock) / worse 1% low & 0.1% low what you can do to improve your score is the following - open case panels/doors max case&cpu fans speed use manual volts and ghz instead of the stock, manual volts and ghz generally have better ghz and lower volts than stock, lower temps you also can try adaptive volts though they are less stable 13900k should get 2258 single thread and 40,145 multithread in cinebench r23 according to anandtech , aim to get as close as possible to these numbers with all the mentioned above info

[@Sica1000]

I like your funny Alienware videos!

[@RyanYu]

:)

[@ghostcappin3294]

Thinking about getting this but there is one concern I have. I live in the middle of the desert and it gets HOT. My room is the hottest in the house, even with swamp cooling. With my current pc, I can already tell that the pc makes the room hotter, but I dont know if the added heat coming from the sun will affect my rig. Basically I am trying to see if the Aurora can handle a hot summer day, despite its cooling system and extra 2 fans it has than my current build. (EDIT) ALSO, i know this pc doesnt have much options in terms of upgrading, but is it good enough to where it doesnt really need an upgrade? I just dont want have to change parts or even the rig all together because of the next generation of gaming, I would want it to last.

[@RyanYu]

I mean how hot does your room get...

[@ghostcappin3294]

@@RyanYu I couldn't tell u exactly, but i know it def doesnt go over 90, If I had to guess, 88 degrees at most. The main issue is that my room doesnt have ac, it uses a swamp cooler and my house's foundation planning was so shit that it barely reaches my room, causing little to no airflow. So my room can sometimes be still with hot air. I guess I am more concerned of the pc only pullting in hot air. Im sure the coolant system helps with that, but Idk if I need to do anything special to keep it from overheating. Maybe Im tripping idk.

[@RyanYu]

@@ghostcappin3294 that's hot!! I don't think any computer will handle that...

[@ghostcappin3294]

@@RyanYu I mean that's the hottest it'll get without paying attention, meaning no windows opened, no fans, no water cooler (it still helps but not as much as it should), general hotter day than most, etc. It can get up to around 88 and thats if im like coming home from a long day to an empty house for example. Like right now, its 86 outside and feels like its 70 with the fan blowing against me from my open window. So its not everyday, but like 2 days ago we were up in the 90's, making my room feel like its mid 80s. I mean what would you usually do if you found your room being hotter than usual while you were playing, should I just use it as a sign to hop off and go outside? lol. Thanks for the answers btw.

[@RyanYu]

@@ghostcappin3294 my room is always around 74

[@hey_loranda]

its an amazing pc, ive been using it for 7+ months and had no issues whatsoever

[@RyanYu]

Yours is R13 or R14 right?

[@hey_loranda]

@@RyanYu yep, its R13 with these specs 12th Gen Intel Core i7 12700KF (12-Core, 25MB Cache, 3.6GHz to 5GHz w/Turbo Boost Max 3.0) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X LHR 32GB Dual Channel DDR5 at 4400MHz; up to 128GB 4TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD Dark Side of the Moon its working great, same as the day i bought it, came with win 11 pre installed, i was actually amazed how well everything worked.

[@fartpimpson]

Did you upgrade the ram from 4800 to 5200?

[@RyanYu]

Nope.

[@chwankhengewe5622]

may i know the length and height

[@RyanYu]

The case?

[@javiermartinez8809]

Awesome video

[@RyanYu]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@460212688]

Cool. In your opinion do you think we should still upgrade the fans to a quitter fan or no need?

[@RyanYu]

depends on you. me? I'm okay with it.

[@460212688]

@@RyanYu previously I had a r10, the fan went viral, super loud. So I changed it to noctua fans. Does this r15 needs an upgrade? I am still waiting for my r15 to be arrived tomorrow.

[@RyanYu]

@@460212688 Try it first, if you don't like the noise level, then upgrade it.

[@DT1One]

Can a Thunderbolt PCIE card be added?

[@RyanYu]

Not too sure about that.

[@DT1One]

@@RyanYu Does the 4090 completely cover the other 2 pcie slots?

[@F34RTEHR34PER]

They've severely throttled that CPU, and GPU could use a little help. For comparison, my 13900k/4090 scored 34,962 in Time Spy. 38,774 GPU score and 22,458 CPU score. The CBR23 score just shows how much they throttled that CPU. Heck, my 12900K/4090 Time Spy score is 32,393! The 12900KF in the R13 can hit 30K in CBR23 multi-core. The single core score is 316pts lower than mine, but your temps are 25c higher. The gaming part made my chest hurt lol. CPU at 70c and 1GHz underclocked. Goodness.

[@gabswiss]

It's for warranty purpose.

[@F34RTEHR34PER]

@@gabswiss huh?

[@RyanYu]

All in 4K too?

[@F34RTEHR34PER]

@@RyanYu yes.

[@cskillers1]

thank you for pointing that out, you are in fact correct, and i hope that your comment have helped to save a couple of users which were about to purchase this prebuilt pc

[@sunnysilverLTD]

I also have the same R15 setup for over a month now. I found out the computer runs a lot better if you turn off overclock in AWCC. Try turning off overclock in AWCC and run timespy again, it will shock you lol

[@RyanYu]

Alright.

[@TheBsoa4200]

@@RyanYu yes much better with overclock off

[@jmight9453]

What scores do you guys get in cinebench?

[@sunofpearl89]

The peeling looks fun enough to justify the price alone.

[@RyanYu]

Lol

[@xin9047]

Do you think its definitely worth it now with great discount(3200$)?

[@RyanYu]

!!!! OFC!

[@Mr.Eldric]

Mine is shoved behind cabinet. I don’t understand why you need these daft lights inside. Mines turned off. It’s a gaming pc after all. She don’t want it seen in lounge. So…

[@savitarr1162]

2800 euro for the 4080 ryzen version good?

[@RyanYu]

Yea cpu?

[@savitarr1162]

@@RyanYu think it was 7700x

[@Johnsal517]

I purchased an aurora r15 with an rtx 4080 & i7 13700KF 16gb 1tb ssd Price: 2.8k runs super smooth. it doesn't make a sound playing resource intensive games.

[@RyanYu]

God deal.

[@GXMAN16]

You didn't show what setting the DLSS was on the Cyberpunk. It definitely was still probably on Auto or performance mode to get over 100 fps. You get about 60-70 in quality and with DLSS off you get 30fps. Let's not misguide people

[@RyanYu]

DLSs was in auto yes.

[@paulbomben]

are u apple to add fans to the 4090

[@RyanYu]

Apple to add?

[@jeromerelayson3850]

Can I upgrade my r14 with 4090 gpu?

[@RyanYu]

sure.

[@kuvtseemmeme]

fancy outside and name with cheap in-house made dell parts inside.

[@RyanYu]

[@anthonymontoya880]

would you know why dell have some alienware desktops on clearance ?

[@RyanYu]

WHy"?

[@anthonymontoya880]

@@RyanYu i am going to get my first gaming pc, but i am getting it from meta, and since you are more knowledgeable in the pc field would that be good idea,if not what site would you recommend?...ps my budget is $1,000-$1,400

[@RyanYu]

@@anthonymontoya880 what games do you play?

[@anthonymontoya880]

@@RyanYu i want to play wow, diablo 4, vr compatible, holdfast ( another game similiar to it, payday ( newest one ) and star field

[@synthetadyne]

That's a good looking rig! I ordered a new R16 but I like the case design of the R15 better. Very clean looking and the internal case RGB is superior to the minimal amount of RGB in the R16,

[@RyanYu]

It is indeed, in my opinion this is the best looking Aurora by them.

[@chikensaregood9500]

there was nothing wrong with the previous designs, it was the interior they needed to fix. They need to fire whoever is in charge because they are ruining alienware

[@kingcolossalguy5327]

So how’s the pc now?

[@RyanYu]

still rocking

[@itsdeonlol]

5K is is way too much for this system... You can get better than this for 5K... Great review sir!

[@RyanYu]

I may need to build a pc next time.

[@flixx7.]

i got 3080 but just seeing a RTX 4090 & i9-13900KF IS CRAZY

[@RyanYu]

indeed so much power.

[@houseoflightassembly7171]

i got a 3080 coming tomorrow how is it??

[@gerrysanterre6317]

I just ordered one top amd processor ,3070,2 terabytes drive top cooler and power supply.1350 watt.I only speed 16megs ram for now.I bought it on sale 519 dollars off.My 6year old alianware has been great.I priced what I bought if I was going to build it and not much difference.

[@RyanYu]

Very nice!

[@TheDJUnreal]

Your Time Spy score seems a bit low to me - my Aurora R15 with 13900KF and RTX4090 came in with 30,465 on Time Spy normal!

[@RyanYu]

WTF!? What happened to mine.

[@TheDJUnreal]

@@RyanYu not sure! I linked my result, but it seems KZbin ate the reply. All I did was unbox it, update the BIOS and drivers, and run TS with HWInfo64 in the background. I used an HDMI monitor to avoid any G-Sync silliness, but beyond that, just straight out-of-the-box config.

[@RyanYu]

@@TheDJUnreal in 4K?

[@TheDJUnreal]

@@RyanYu Monitor resolution doesn't affect the test. If you're running G-Sync, that will, but otherwise, it shouldn't. I used the standard default Time Spy settings, and didn't change any of those.

[@RyanYu]

@@TheDJUnreal oh, change the resolution to 3840*2160 in the settings, and let me know the results. Also 4K in Nvidia panel.

[@SteelWolf13]

Would like to see this system running Starfield :)

[@RyanYu]

R16?

[@jaguar3248]

There still using the same metal case wrapped in plastic and the back end still has 4 holes from a cage designed years ago. The R15 like the R13 will be throttled in some way, a few extra vents and a 240MM radiator will not solve the R13's cooling issues. Dell continue to produce a product that is built to an expensive price that is far from upgradable and unworthy of the Alienware brand.

[@RyanYu]

The 240mm is actually helping a lot for the cpu.

[@BrothaMan831]

That liquid cooler is not powerful enough to cool the 13900k. So anyone who has this how do you feel that you paid so much money without getting the full performance you paid for?

[@RyanYu]

:(

[@TheDJUnreal]

Just a note on the wifi antennas - they also cover Bluetooth. If you don't use them, your Bluetooth AND Wifi signal strength will be awful. Plug in your antennas, folks!

[@RyanYu]

It’s about the same for me…

[@TheDJUnreal]

@@RyanYu interesting. I've seen a bunch of folk on Reddit comment that their Bluetooth and Wifi signal really sucks, until they then get told to plug in their antennas. I guess it depends how far from your peripherals and router you are, and whether or not your PC is under the desk etc!

[@RyanYu]

@@TheDJUnreal may be, my wifi router is next to the pc.

[@TheDJUnreal]

@@RyanYu That'll be why, then!

[@all18greens]

This is probably a dumb question, how do you plug in the antennas. I.e I have an R11 with awful Wi-Fi connection that I didn’t know may be contributed to the antennas now being plugged in.