Alienware Aurora R16 Review: Better than I expected

[@KICHONCHO]

👏🏾🙌🏾🔥❤️

[@katawonga]

First comment on my first long form video deserves to get pinned 🤩🙌🏾

[@KICHONCHO]

Amazing work Muki, keep slaying 🌟💃🏾❣️

[@LavantelveeStambro]

I got my R16 a month ago and I can confirm the thermals, even under heavy loads this rig purrs like a kitten!

[@katawonga]

Sounds like the dream buddy. My little SFF build is so much louder than the R16 and makes me miss the silence 🤪

[@chrishebert5672]

I have an R-13 that sounds like a vacuum cleaner on my desk. I've never heard such a loud PC.

[@katawonga]

@@chrishebert5672 yep, that sounds accurate from memory 🤣

[@marcosrodriguez559]

@@chrishebert5672 I have the r16 1000w with the i9 14KF and 4090 with 64gb. Brand new in the box and I’m listing it for sale at a discount price. Lmk if you’re interested!!

[@robjones9404]

Excellent review. Thank you for answering my questions on the sound level. I used a Aurora R3 for about 13 years. It finally started to lag behind enough and could no longer be upgraded. So, I screwed up and bought an R8. Thinking it would be just as well built. It was easily the worst purchase I have ever made. It is literally so loud that you can't hear the games your are playing. it was, and not kidding, as loud as a vacuum cleaner. The fans and components are cheap garbage. Even after replacing the trashy fans it is still loud. I hate it, but can't afford to replace it, yet. Your review almost makes me wish I had waited another 5 years. By the way my granddaughter is using the R3 and loves it.

[@katawonga]

Oh man, I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s always tough buying prebuilt and then getting stuck with it. This is why I love to do reviews and help us all not make very expensive mistakes because we aren’t just rolling in money. I hope an opportunity comes for you to replace the R8 with the R16. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience 🙏🏾

[@SolomonKing]

YESSS!! so 3xcited to finally see you doing long form. This is great!!

[@katawonga]

Thank you bro. Onwards upwards

[@techbymidas]

Loved watching this! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

[@katawonga]

Appreciate you coming to watch brother. I’m chairing after your quality videos

[@LewisHoward98]

I got mine the other day and I’ve had no problems with it 🤙🏼

[@katawonga]

Good for you guys. Glad you’re happy with your purchases. It’s such a great machine

[@Emirviation]

@Jedi-knight_survivor2 weeks 😡

[@Mackylog]

My first Alienware was the Aurora R7 which I've had for the last 6 years with a i7 & GTX 1080. It's never given me any issues but she had started to show her age. Finally decided it's time to upgrade and went straight back to Alienware. Purchased an Aurora R16 with a i9 14900KF, 64GB of Ram & RTX 4090. Figured I will be keeping it for another 4-5 years that I would treat myself and get the best that the market offers! With that being said the departure from the unique aesthetics that made Alienware unique is a little disappointing but I much prefer performance anyway. Love your video! Keep going!

[@katawonga]

Thank so much for checking out the video. I'm glad you got a great buy, that should last year years

[@XxLGamer5489xX]

That’s great but I don’t think you needed 64gb of ram. 32gb is almost always enough!

[@Mackylog]

@@XxLGamer5489xX You’re absolutely correct but two reasons for it is, 1. I keep these machines for at least a half a decade and would rather not worry about upgrading it down the line and 2. I’m fortunate to be in a financial position where I can do that.

[@XxLGamer5489xX]

@@Mackylog Kk! Have fun with your machine!

[@marcosrodriguez559]

I have the r16 1000w with the i9 14KF and 4090 with 64gb. Brand new in the box and I’m listing it for sale at a discount price. Lmk if you’re interested!!

[@heinzwettengl2341]

Fantastic review! Well spoken and to the point. Great voice and tone as well , pleasant video

[@katawonga]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate your feedback and I’m encouraged to do more

[@XxchillbillyxX]

I just ordered a r16 with 4090 and new gen i9 with 2tb m.2 for 3500 out the door taxes and 2 year premier plus warranty.

[@captainaxlerod1297]

I got the R16 with i9, 4090, their wireless gaming headset, and a normal 24 inch monitor all for just a tad under 3.5

[@AionWorld-xu6xh]

WoW did this org video since 1997-sat WoW🎉 And now it's reach us ❤😅 thank you so much

[@QualbertGaming]

Man, your knowledge of PCs makes me feel like such a rookie in comparison! I'm an Alienware stan, but I love hearing your thoughts (both good and bad) on these devices. Aesthetic seems like a major drawback for this one - wish they'd have kept the futuristic, out-of-this-world looking cases. This one just looks so standard in comparison.

[@katawonga]

Aaah. I know nothing compared to most but definitely enough to know what works for me and doesn’t. Appreciate you stopping by brother

[@ianabello4427]

Right now they have the 4080 super, i9 14900f for $2300. Im thinking this is what I may end up going with for the price. Any thoughts?

[@katawonga]

That's a beast of a machine. How much memory and storage?

[@emilypatrick7415]

@@katawonga32 gigs of ram and 2 tv of storage. I just pulled the trigger on the 3080 super model moments ago. I’m excited!

[@katawonga]

@emilypatrick7415 sounds like a monster dude. Enjoy it 🙌🏾

[@mikeree8543]

That is good deal. You can't beat it. Computer gets hot with the radiator. I replaced with deepcool ak620. My computer was getting 40 to 80degree. After change 30 to 60 degree. Bad liquid cooler.

[@Abrawordabra]

Awesome review love it!

[@katawonga]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@MotorAmerica]

Great review and very relaxing voice

[@katawonga]

Thank you kindly! Appreciate your feedback and watching

[@slc9800gtx]

In another reviews I saw, they agree that this pc is very quiet and cool. Great job Alienware.

[@katawonga]

Very good indeed

[@MFKOD1]

Mine didn’t run well. A week in it started to crash on me often. I’m not alone. Thankfully returned it within the 30 day window. Some weren’t so lucky…

[@katawonga]

Oh man, that's terrible. I'd hope Dells build reliability was sorted. What did you get next?

[@mikeree8543]

You need to remove the radiator and cpu cooler. I removed. And went with deepcool ak620.. and now it is 32 degree to 40 degree. Before it was heat sink. Terrible.. Now I can play 2 to 4 hours of game at 50 to 60 degree. Before it was 60 to 80 degree. Better replace. And I added front fan

[@danielallen7384]

I just ordered this PC. I goy mine with the 14900KF and a 4080 super. I also got the 34" Alienware Quantum Dot OLED monitor. All for $3377.00. I thought it was a good price considering that's including the monitor.

[@katawonga]

DAYAAMMM! That's a helluva setup. I'm envious 🤩

[@danielallen7384]

@@katawonga thx man, a few people on reddit said i got ripped off. they said i couldve gotten a better setup with what i spent. idk, im happy with it so far. i played rdr2 with max settings @ 4k and it still ran @ 90-100+ fps. i think some of them were just hating lol. I liked your video, thx for posting. im going to sub.

[@katawonga]

@danielallen7384 that's right dude. There are so many haters of pre builds. They glorify themselves in endless dates about building their own rigs but not all of us care for that stuff(I certainly don't). Don't let them get to you. You got an epic rig. Enjoy it for years to come 🎉🙌🏾

[@jessicabryson]

Great review 😊

[@katawonga]

Thank you! 🤗

[@collins4359]

Got a deal on the i9 14900k + 4090. 2.4k usd. 🤯

[@katawonga]

Woahhh. That's incredible. Enjoy

[@JoeB_BSc]

Hi Kizzy, though the RAM is without RGB on it, is yours DDR5 RAM please? I've seen this spec elsewhere. Thank You for your pleasantly delivered and helpful review. Regards JB

[@katawonga]

Yes mate it's DDR5

[@AllThingsNerdChannel]

Thank you for the review! Got a new sub :)

[@katawonga]

Thank you friend. Appreciate you watching and subbing 🥰

[@germano77rm]

Thanks for the video. Is it getting pciexpress v5 or v4 ?

[@katawonga]

V4 at the moment. Not sure when they will move to v5

[@SmokedUpMage]

My whole issue with it is the fact it's underclocked out the gate and thermal throttled. What's your thoughts on how it affects performance?

[@katawonga]

You’re right. In real world performance, I don’t think the under clock is noticeable in applications and games. I only noticed it because I have a vast databank of synthetic benchmarks to refer to

[@SmokedUpMage]

@katawonga is it able to run Cyberpunk RTX with max 2k settings? Minimum 90 fps is my goal in a system but would like 144 at 2k

[@raiderlegendary9602]

i played cyberpunk max settings with ray tracing on 3k res ultrawide monitor at 90fps with a 4080 r16. ​@@SmokedUpMage

[@ozielmelendez]

Hi sir I’m about to invest on this computer I was actually thinking to build my own but since is on sale at these time and is pretty much same budget as if I build one I just decided go for this one, my only concert is about the lately overheating issue with intel,my only question is, did you notice some overheating behave on this one after months?

[@katawonga]

Sorry my friend. I only had it for a few weeks and I didn’t have any issues with mine. Which exact processor did you get? It seems it’s mainly the i9 chips

[@ozielmelendez]

@@katawonga I saw they have the i9 14700 with the 4080 super for $2,500 should I got for it?

[@marcosrodriguez559]

I have the r16 1000w with the i9 14KF and 4090 with 64gb. Brand new in the box and I’m listing it for sale at a discount price. Lmk if you’re interested!!

[@JoeB_BSc]

Hi Kizzy, I opine the following: if there are no heat sinks does that mean there is a fire risk please? I see from Del that a 3 year warranty is available with if repair not possible, there is a replacement policy. The one I looked at was a R16 14th generation i9 with 64gb CPU memory plus a 4090 graphics card with 24gb, if I recall correctly of DDR6 RAM, but it seems only to accommodate 2 of the long thin type of SSDs to a max of 4tb each, and only 1tb for a mechanical drive. Pleasant review. Thanks and Regards JB

[@katawonga]

I don't think there's a risk of fires at all. The worst that could happen is your drive failing due to heat. I havent had a chance to go long-term with one to test durability but it's Easily solved by replacing with an SSD with built in heatsink.

[@JoeB_BSc]

Good to know, thanks and regards JB

[@trevor8601]

Does the rear fan make noise when it kicks in?

[@akkidilbar1]

Is it good for video editing?

[@katawonga]

💯 yes

[@marcosrodriguez559]

I have the r16 1000w with the i9 14KF and 4090 with 64gb. Brand new in the box and I’m listing it for sale at a discount price. Lmk if you’re interested!!

[@nizzy33K]

Does the ssd need a heatsink in this PC?

[@katawonga]

It’s preferable especially for high performance SSDs

[@JosephKinslow-q4l]

I wish I had Money to get a gaming pc

[@katawonga]

I pray that you will get an awesome gaming PC 🙏🏾

[@JosephKinslow-q4l]

@@katawonga can you please buy me one

[@richarddonalds4759]

I purchased two dell Alienware Aurora R16 just a month ago and my experience with these models was NOT GREAT! Both models break down on me and I have return it. THAT SUCKS!

[@katawonga]

That's a huge shame friend. So sorry for your experience

[@DildoFagginsNL]

Bro were both 'old'... We know what Alienware was pre 2008 ish. Man, "the best alienware ever", wasn't click baited this hard in a long time. Was genuinely hoping Dell saw the light.

[@pilot7749]

Is it still quite ?

[@mikeree8543]

Very quiet. For sure. But I remove the cpu cooler. And had to go with aircooler. It gets hot.

[@Serix82]

You work with 1 monitor? Nuts.

[@katawonga]

Really? Why do you think that?

[@Cjam_The_Hybrid_Viking383]

Can iracing be done on that

[@katawonga]

What do you mean iracing?

[@roylu1398]

It is just XPS desktop with RGB case, pure garbage

[@mikeree8543]

Not really. It is good. But cpu liquid cooler is pretty bad. Better change with air cooler. Now I am happy no more crashes.

[@HTHAMMACK1]

No, it's still crap.

[@2richardwilliams]

The audio is horrible. I am not sure what he is saying!

[@josephguy1456]

I could care less about RGP and as for ram you can just buy some rgp ram no big deal

[@csjpokey]

Alienware ALWAYS over engineers all their products. I will stick with building my own and getting way more bang for the buck. That being said their monitors are crazy bad ass.There massive discounts are them just over pricing their stuff way higher then trying to say hey its on sale PLEASE tell me that $5k was with the monitor. If not then I could easily build a pc with higher specs than that for way less. pc part picker $2280. For all this . Higher end products and NONE are proprietary!! Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor Intel Core i9-13900K 3 GHz 24-Core Processor/Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler/MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard/Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory/TEAMGROUP MP33 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive TEAMGROUP MP33 512 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME/Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive/Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB/Montech KING 95 PRO ATX Mid Tower Case/Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply/Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit. Now lets add the monitor as well not sure if that was in your price. Alienware AW3225QF $1099.99. Gives us a grand total of $3380.95. Stay away from ALL brands that use proprietary shit. Once out of warranty you will be fucked having to replace way more than just one part.

[@katawonga]

You make excellent case but the reality is not everyone is willing or capable of building their own custom PC. There's a reason why brands like Alienware still exist and thrive. I would personally look for a custom PC builder which would be cheaper than the established brands but also give me the peace of mind on warranty, parts and build

[@davidingall1421]

hey man good video i was checking out this pc as its free ship to uk and picked this out Intel® Core™ 14th Gen i9 14900KF (24-Core, 68MB Cache, 2.4GHz to 6.0GHz Thermal Velocity Boost) laptop Windows 11 Home, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian (Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) videocard NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 SUPER 16GB GDDR6X memory 32 GB: 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s harddrive 2 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD fallbackcolor 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, 240mm Liquid-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel im looking to do 1440 ultra gaming only don't really do editing or care for 4k that much, trying to do it on games like Horizon zero Dawn helldivers 2 monster hunter world cs2 stuff like that im paring it with a Alienware 27 360Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor - AW2725DF so do you think this would be good enough for what im looking for sorry for long comment this stuff is not my forte just want to chill and game thanks

[@katawonga]

That sounds like a dream set-up but I'd rather go with the 34" qd-oled ultrawide monitor. It's really just a preference thing but you've got yourself an epic system that will handle anything with ease

[@davidingall1421]

@@katawonga thanks for replying my only problem with a that monitor is a i play alot of cs where flat monitor's around 27inch are preferred so maybe play safe and flat can still look good and i have never used a curved and in my head i might love it or hate it you so maybe might go to a store and look at a curved monitor and see what i think one more question though on the processor there are like 2 different i9 14900 the f and the kf do you know of the difference and which might be better ?

[@katawonga]

@@davidingall1421 Ah, of course. Yes best to go with a 27-incher or go for the LG 32" which can dual between 4K 240Hz and 1080p 480Hz

[@marcosrodriguez559]

Hi everyone! I have the r16 1000w with the i9 14KF and 4090 with 64gb. It gets here in a few days and I’m listing it for sale at a discount price as soon as it gets here. Lmk if you’re interested!!

[@tw350z7]

Great Video Sir. As I was ordering my R16, i then Went on Newegg and ordered 32GB of RGB ram and another NVME SSD. I plan to place another AIO with Screen in it now that I 've had it a while. Thats about all I can do for the aesthetics. Mine is a I7 model with 4070TI. I removed all drives from a custom built FX8350 which was long overdue for upgrade, which is why I got the Aurora R16.

[@katawonga]

That sounds amazing. Can only imagine the performance you are getting out it. Enjoy it

[@dougtyper]

Does anyone else get crazy noise from the power supply when the GPU is running?

[@nycekix]

Hey so I’m trying to record gameplay in 4k do you think this thing can handle that without any lag

[@katawonga]

Really depends on the processor you have. The i9 should have no issues

[@times7171]

Shocked when I saw how little subscribers you have. Thought this was a longstanding, pro channel.

[@katawonga]

Appreciate you buddy. I'm struggling with the time to really focus on this but your words are certainly great encouragement to me 🥰

[@kimkaze4868]

I bought that same PC, mine got really loud and heat up so quickly when I play PUBG, i have switched up all the game mode to the lowest setting, still the same, is there any other suggestions to do, any help would be greatly appreciated

[@mikeree8543]

Remove the radiator and radiator. I went with deepcool ak620 zero to dark. Before it was 50 to 80 degree on my cpu. Now I am at 30 to 60 degree. And add front fan. Also change to performance.

[@mikeree8543]

My alien r16, was heat after 30 min. And 30 min gaming. I had stutter. I have 14900 rtx 4070 ti super. Deepcool ak620 has 2 fans. And it is big. But it fits. Also add 1 front fan for air flow.

[@Xaero324]

But all the parts are proprietary right? If you wanted to swap something you'd have to go through them?

[@katawonga]

No not all the parts. Just the Motherboard and Powersupply

[@johnnyramone3535]

And the ram too. These machines are very picky with aftermarket ram. I’m still a fan of my R15 though. It’s basically the same inside as the R16 but with the real Alienware-Design and Cryotech-Cooler. It’s quiet and cool too and looks so much cooler. If i go with proprietary parts i want a special Alienware-Design. But that’s just my opinion.😊

[@murphy2870]

Does this overheat?

[@katawonga]

Not at all. It's one of the best parts about the new design

[@JonesOnDaBeat772]

Can the ram be upgraded to 128gb?

[@mikeree8543]

No. 64 gb

[@michaelwenman2348]

So I bought one of these Alienware Aurora R16s and while it was a nice looking pc, it was absolutely HORRIBLE and I have returned it for a refund. Spent well over 9 hours on the telephone with tech support for various issues. PC would NOT keep the correct time / timezone at all, Was unable to recognize and enable USB devices. Bluetooth driver had to be re-installed on an almost daily basis for that to work, was unable to connect to newer WIFI printer and print out anything at all that wasn't sent from notepad. Tech supports recommendation was to go buy a new printer...um no.. this is a brand new printer. don't use bluetooth devices unless absolutely needed and as for the time issue, just turn off automatic setting. For the $$ spent which was $2800 for mine, these solutions are NOT an option.

[@CatSucker]

Old people with their tech issues lol

[@michaelwenman2348]

@@CatSucker or just a defective PC. It hapoens

[@mr.x3425]

I have one myself, it’s great, so I don’t think the Aurora R16 is bad, you just probably got a bad one.

[@katawonga]

Oh my. Sounds like you got one of the lemons. I’m sorry for your poor experience. Did they refund your money?

[@davidduvail5908]

I also bought one in March in just over 2 weeks had to have it replaced. Got a new one and a week later had the CPU replaced after getting it back I’ve had nothing but trouble. It’s on its way back for a new main board and CPU according to tech support. So think long and hard before buying this lemon.