How bad is the CHEAPEST AMD Ryzen based Alienware gaming PC?

I bought the cheapest AMD Ryzen based Alienware pre-built gaming PC to see if buying Alienware is a bad idea.
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[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

On a quick note, be careful when speccing these Alienware systems up with the higher-end Nvidia GPUs. They use blower style coolers unless you pay an extra $200 for the GPU AIO thing (Which is only available with the 2080 Super for some reason). Many people have complained that the blower style cards overheat badly. So please keep that in mind. Sorry about missing that detail in the video and shoutout to Timmy Joe PC Tech for pointing that out to me.

[@DougTheSnowMan]

Yes! Timmy Joe dealt with a 2080ti out of one of these.

[@Gladiamdammit]

Linustech is no longer a helpful channel. It's just for showing off "our latest, high end stuff!" Your channel is now my only one of two channels left that I still watch..

[@DougTheSnowMan]

@@Gladiamdammit I'm super skeptical of LTT, reviewed a few to many best buy products very high, when Linus Media Group does internal training videos for best buy. No matter what, they're paying Linus alot of money and the bias is showing, they had a video that is gone now when they tore apart best buy staff and selection.

[@Gladiamdammit]

@@DougTheSnowMan Wow. Did not know that!

[@Technocrat.]

If you’re going to get Alienware pc, just pony up and max it out with top specs and water cooling. Not worth buying low spec and upgrading your self.

[@dt534]

No SSD in a $1000 PC in 2020?? That's a crime

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I know right! Complete Madness.

[@stevengu1253]

The much cheaper gaming laptop going for $449 during Black Friday came with a 256 GB SSD.

[@driptoop3650]

@@stevengu1253 i bought a pc for 500 with a ryzen 3 3200g, rx580, 1x16gb ram 3200mhz and 256fm m.2 and 1tb hdd and a a320m a pro max mainboard.😂😂👍

[@virdiid8621]

@@driptoop3650 tip, sell the 1x16 3200mhz and buy 2x8 3200mhz

[@stevengu1253]

@@virdiid8621 What if he upgrades it with another 1x 16GB 3200mhz ram and put that on dual channel?

[@nitinn7982]

The Alienware aesthetics automatically give the PC at least 100 FPS more

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Haha!! Does that mean without the looks you get 0 in most games? 😂

[@lucascardoso3150]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff yes

[@nitinn7982]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff Obviously! No RGB no fps lol

[@float1494]

Nitin N for sure just simple maths to me

[@p_mouse8676]

Less you mean? I think it's really fugly. If I had it, you could get it for free.

[@marshmallow_fellow]

I find it amazing that Dell managed to make a case that could fit a normal system layout inside and still managed to cover the CPU with the power supply

[@bobbrock4221]

The advantage of this PC is that you can light your cigarettes from the CPU.

[@Artixxl]

@@bobbrock4221 from the outside too.

[@crowtein677]

1,000 for heating issues, single channel, and an HDD. Gonna sell like hot cakes on your local military base

[@Caveyy]

That’s a ass pc. I bought a HP pavilion gaming pc and it only cost me 600$ and it came with an AMD Ryzen 5 4600g, GTX 1650 super, 8gb ram 4x2 dual channel, 256 GB SSD nvime m.2

[@crowtein677]

@@Caveyy I don’t really understand what you’re trying to say.

[@SubKiller]

@@crowtein677 💀💀💀

[@OrRaino]

@@crowtein677 your only buying alienware not the product and it's not worth it

[@SwapDark]

@@Caveyy well i got a msi for 1000€ with a rtx 2060, an i7 with a 500 gb ssd 8 gb

[@zlatanmorrison8182]

A grand?!! and no SSD and only a single 8 gig stick? and then there is the interior design...deary me, crap. The only cool thing was the desktop:D

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I know right! The specification I got was really terrible for the price. 😂

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

Dawid Does Tech Stuff if only it was possible to buy 8 optiplex’s for this price and merge them, that’d amount to a chip capable of 14 ghz, 32gb of ram, no graphics card but the APU would be faster than a 2070S and of course, it would only get uglier because ugly x8 is basically eye searing disgust. Well on second thought maybe that’s not a good idea lol

[@ncrtrooper8786]

It’s crazy me and my dad built my pc for half of that price and it runs better plus I got 16 gigs of DD4 ram, Alienware sucks

[@garrettporter1207]

I could build it for not that much less but I wouldnt because its configured terribly

[@tamastenhaaff2291]

WESTWOODPCHARDWARE dont know the final price but i have the 1600af and ging to get something like a 1660

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Fun fact: I made the Alien noises with my mouth.

[@Oscar-eq4ku]

in dawid we trust in ryzen we must

[@RGCTech]

AlmightyWeebProtector yes

[@WayStedYou]

Dawid alien confirmed.

[@Al3ksandrOrlov]

Mod this thing Dawid!

[@x38q50]

dawvidif u don’t heart it gay

[@poisonempress]

Man, when I was younger I wanted an Alienware so bad. I thought they were the coolest shit ever. Then I got older and realised I was just a dumb kid who liked the aesthetic. Good job I wasn't in control of buying tech haha

[@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected]

Yeah. Now that im older I use a heap of high end parts slapped together in a cardboard box. Function over aesthetics !!

[@darrencullen8015]

Yeah me too. I built a few pcs over the years. But like this review said some of their sales are pretty good as long as you know what your doing. I got one nearly two years ago on a black Friday sale. I was a bit nervous as you could imagine. I know my tech so I made sure I got good dual channel ram a good ssd and most importantly a9900k with a water cooled loop. So far so good I mean the pc is a beast so happy with it. During full load my 2080ti peaks at 73 degrees and I know it sounds crazy but the water cooling and the cpu is flawless. I Have it running at about 4.95ghz and it runs around 55 to 60 degrees max. I agree if your not careful you could end up with a crap setup but if you understand tech at all and don't have time to build one I highly recommend them.

[@mikeymaiku]

@@darrencullen8015 there was a time alienware was good. That was a long time ago lol

[@dihydrogenmonoxide9210]

@@mikeymaiku 2005-2008?

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

@@dihydrogenmonoxide9210 Totally agree with this ! ^^ Early 2000s, the Alienwares were a real thing =)

[@DrEtzor]

"It looks like a Dyson so it must be good" Dyson : Worse than a $15 fan from Walmart Uh-oh...

[@raven4k998]

but but it has single channel ram so😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The_Real_Frisbee]

2010: "Bro, Alienware is the way to go! Your PC is inferior to my Alienware!!!" Now: "Bro, you got an Alienware? Why?"

[@ryanwilson5936]

2010??? You make me feel old.....

[@rattail887]

Me an me bruddah in 2016, 'let's buy these alienware R3 laptops for ~$1,200. Now: why tf didnt we get a desktop??? This shit is flaming hot from Microsoft paint!!!

[@chillhour6155]

Even back then they were overpriced poorly made prebuilds

[@jamesskelton3488]

Alienware was cool when it was a boutique builder. Once they sold to Dell. Well they were Dells in fancy cases

[@Pimpo168]

James Skelton 100% true like 2002/2003 not long after that they soul their souls to Dell

[@SirNickyT]

I get the feeling *actual* aliens are quite insulted with this portrayal of their technology.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Hahaha!! 😂

[@willwunsche6940]

@@riven4121 🤣😂

[@alann4595]

I love my Alienware. I know they are a bit more expensive than building one yourself but i am OK with that. I have been buying Alienware for a while now and only had 1 bad experience with a coilwhine issue with a 1080ti card that came with the machine. Dell came 2 days later, replaced the card and pow, no issues. I guess its really a "case by case" basis and personal experience with each machine.

[@AnylixNotAnilix]

E 🎃

[@AnylixNotAnilix]

E🎃

[@MeatPop]

I love the fact that you review things I can actually afford.

[@InDreamsYourMine]

Wow, even my $400 acer I bought 6 years ago has dual channel memory.

[@bighands69]

Your acer simply would not have the same gaming performance.

[@horseblinderson4747]

$200-$300 workstation refurb + a graphics card.

[@adityaforgta1163]

My $830 asus laptop from 6 months back don't have a dual channel memory

[@InDreamsYourMine]

@@adityaforgta1163 That totally sucks. Seems to be common place now with a lot of OEM's. Probably won't be buying an Acer anytime soon. There current desktops aren't the same anymore, now their some weird small form factor with shitty laptop DVD drive.

[@adityaforgta1163]

@@InDreamsYourMine it have 1650ti and a 3200MHz ddr4 ram you acn upgrade it to 32 gb but ... Btw i am from India

[@cheex18]

"Running like a polio victim" - wasn't expecting that, awesome.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

😅

[@Bulvine420gaming]

In the era of hypersensitivity everything is shock comedy!

[@mariocamspam72]

@@Bulvine420gaming true

[@the-elliott-day]

08:41 for future reference 😂😂😂

[@psychorabbitt]

"It was running like a polio victim." Holy shit dude 🤣

[@r32juan]

He got no mercy

[@BurnerAcc404]

I just bought one and this was great info to know! happy to know the cooling and frame issues early before it comes :D thanks!

[@Dolbs79]

Its so good to see a base spec review for one of these machines. so often do you see the top spec only reviews. A lot of good points made to consider when buying one of these. great review Dawid.

[@rishirajesh1834]

Dawid: hopes for a beam of light to deliver the pc Dell: send it normally Dawid : *insert Linus disappointed face*

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

It was a pretty huge let down. 😭

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

Dawid Does Tech Stuff but how would you take it out of your head

[@Bramon83]

Please God don't bring Linus and his blast me in the face daddy look into anything. Ever.

[@arte6009]

poggers

[@moc-iwnl4696]

Never seen Tarkov as a benchmark good to see Also “It’s trying to mimic the sound of the hinderburg” “It shouldn’t run like a polio victim”

[@skyens9037]

10:49 the transition was so SMOOTH

[@cavegamer5989]

What. Why would 1x 8gb of ram even be a option? Its 2020 alienware. 2020.

[@CaveyMoth]

When you can't afford a $40 DIMM right now to go with your multi thousand dollar system.

[@tehMIGHTYbob]

@@CaveyMoth shouldn't have to upgrade a system that expensive, it should come properly equipped out of the box

[@CaveyMoth]

@@tehMIGHTYbob At least it's easily upgradable, I guess. I would expect something worse, like proprietary RAM that you have to buy from Dell.

[@tehMIGHTYbob]

@@CaveyMoth Haha ok I can see your point, but for an average Joe, that is definitely not EASILY upgradable.

[@CaveyMoth]

@@tehMIGHTYbob It's funny how a normal case that you buy on its own is so easy to work in. People who buy pre-builts are making life harder for themselves, and they're often the ones who don't know about building PCs. XP

[@elbengay]

Why is this man's content so entertaining,I'm genuinely confused

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Why thank you. 😁

[@DenzelOnfroy]

It’s like a backward compliment

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@DenzelOnfroy Hahaha!! Yeah now that you mention it, it kinda is. 😂

[@lisaholt4866]

I absolutely feel the same way and it's all 100% complimentary. Love the vids and keep up the good work.

[@greenprotag]

I suspect it's the light humor mixed with genuine tech review. It keeps the information from being too dry.

[@AmarJohal-og3ob]

“I really hope it has a chocking fetish” Had me dying 😂😂👌🏼

[@demacolapoo777]

"Chocking"

[@pumpkinpeen5937]

@@demacolapoo777 “Chocking”

[@bruhpoid7058]

When buying a prebuilt, most people expect something that they don't have to open it up for an upgrade for a very long time, also with the size of that case you would think there would be a lot better cooling

[@TechTeardownYT]

I was 13 years old the last time I thought Alienware was cool. But I have a memory of Alienware looking way cooler back in the day.

[@TechTeardownYT]

@Archaon The Everchosen yes it was.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Hahaha!! They are kind of aimed at the 13 year old demographic. I guess that makes me a child. 😂

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

The first couple of years under Dell weren't bad. It was when Dell scaled back their XPS brand and decided to focus on Alienware that it started to lose appeal.

[@guywhoknows]

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD apparently dell bought them as they had distribution issues.. But I know better.. I thought they were going to do away with them and suck stuff out for the XPS systems (which were actually good for a while) but they low spec'd them and Alienware trying to cut the mad costs. Alienware had nothing to do with performance systems, the advertising and reviews were all paid for. But what they did was engineering, if you look at the case design and solutions they were leading the curve. Then if you know dell systems that case plastic wraps their office desktop systems. So saving there., But then aren't you better off buying the system there rewrapping? Alienware was great innovative ideas. Now it's just Dell. Dodgy electronic lights and luck.

[@CaveyMoth]

Remember that really dumb Alienware that was shaped like a triangle for no reason?

[@jacobodonnell2452]

I like this guy. He makes little jokes every once in awhile while talking about anything. Don’t see much of that in tech vids anymore.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Cool, Thanks for the nice comment. 😁

[@audr3l1s]

Jay does. Thats why i love them both :D

[@CaveyMoth]

All I usually see is sponsor spots and pointless B roll footage.

[@meep2556]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff what does this cost?

[@lko2181cp]

@@audr3l1s I've watched a lot more of Jay and Dawid for a while now than what I watch on LTT. LTT does some cool stuff from time to time, but they've gone pretty corporate for a bunch of people with more money and sandals per square foot (meter?) than anybody should have. Still, I'm Folding at Home (for Covid-19) on 3 machines on the LTT team (for months now) as a way to help out on that front. Don't know that Dawid or Jay have teams to fold for... It's the research we need, not whose points pile up anyway. BUT I DIGRESS.......

[@littlebottleofink]

New to your channel and I’m loving the content ❤️

[@georgefoley9793]

Great review! So true about the difference the 3200 Ram makes for the Rizen processors! I ran a Ryzen 2600 on my system, and it gained roughly 25% boost in fps on the games I play when I upgraded the memory to dual channel 3200 MHz setup.

[@larsvaahlmar1784]

I remember back in the day when Alienware actually had a good reputation 😅

[@meepnugget1651]

There shits uglier than I am

[@DenverStarkey]

back in the day they earned that reputation ... they also weren't own by dell back then ... they got bought by dell some time in 2007-8 ish , and it was down hill ride further and further every year after that.

[@kennythawsh]

Is this a joke? They had a good reputation at any point?

[@DenverStarkey]

@@kennythawsh how old are you ? Because yes they did. Once upon a time they were the go-to botique builders. Late 90's and early 2000's they were the shit. Now they are just shit because of Dell.

[@rubenenrique3854]

@@kennythawsh obviously you don't know a thing or two...

[@nerdonabudget]

May I ask what AS OD is 😆

[@doctornaod]

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Hey! I missed this comment. Hahaha!! I thought about calling it ASS OD, but then remembered that I'm an adult. 😂

[@nerdonabudget]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff interesting! I've never seen it refered to it that way so that's why I asked, the scene was dark so it was hard to tell it was Assassin's Creed (even though I thought it was) so that's why I asked, wasn't trying to be a smart ass haha

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@nerdonabudget Oh for sure! I need to figure out a better way to show the name for AS OD. :P

[@mr.savage1185]

Dawid Does Tech Stuff haha

[@davidulmer9774]

When you buy an alienware, you're paying for a name that used to mean something. All you have to do is remember that Dell bought them out, and that should explain everything. Might as well buy an Acer.

[@DildoFagginsNL]

Lenovo ftw..

[@gsam_dad5540]

"Like a robot's lady garden".....that made me chuckle. Great video, I think Dell & Dyson should create a hybrid that plays games & vacuums the room :)

[@Badd.G]

i know this is a tech channel, but can we take a moment to appreciate Dawid's manliness @2:09

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

😂

[@DaveChips]

I'm sure Alienware would run out of business of prebuilts if they started to sell cases alone

[@4hand561]

They are some nice ass cases

[@chrisxd146]

Over a year late but I'm still impressed by how much of a performance boost you can get with a properly set up configuration. Channels like yours have save me hundreds in avoiding upgrades by learning how to configure hardware settings correctly. On an unrelated note, I'm so happy that non RGB cases and components are slowly making a return. It always bugged me that manufacturers (especially case manufacturers) were sacrificing performance in favor of sticking as many RGB light strips into a system as possible. I'd rather not burn my CPU to a crisp thank you very much!

[@Hydraggle]

i have a little conspiracy theory, so dell uses intel A LOT right, and we know that some sources are very biased towards intel like userbenchmark and they hate amd for market share and stock purposes. so hear me out, what if they picked the non hyperthreading version of the ryzen and paired it with only 8 gigs ON PURPOSE and then marketed it as a “ryzen pc” in order to make AMD look bad. it all just lines up too well

[@tahahaider5836]

​@@HydraggleThat is an actual business strategy

[@macinboss2159]

“It shouldn’t be running like a polio victim” 😂😂😂

[@ostricheggshells9003]

My 2 year old laptop runs better than that pc

[@raven4k998]

well that's easily fixed just upgrade it to dual channel ram problem solved😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JakeBilling]

5:00 - the best part of the video. :D lol

[@AlgoLeve_1]

You mean 1:35

[@kjallen2610]

😂😂😂

[@arveen1362]

😂😂😂

[@nomadic1816]

8:40 you mean

[@Toxiccure]

@@nomadic1816 lmao

[@edm3184]

I still have an old Alienware AMD Phenom in my basement.. in those big grey cases. I was using it as a Linux router ;)

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Haha!! That's awesome!

[@kyles8524]

If you have the alienware area 51 7500 r5 case its worth an asinine amount of money.THey came in grey,blue(rarest),black and green

[@edm3184]

@@kyles8524 thanks.. yeah in great shape too

[@lucid4984]

I bet you got other things in your basement too? 😉 👶🏼

[@kyles8524]

@@edm3184 you want to sell me that case? Ill paypal you 200 dollars

[@MrJimmytheweed]

I've bought 2 Alienware PCs so far. Both on sale on the Dell Canada site. Comes out about the same or a bit cheaper than building your own. The most recent one has a CPU and a video card that were near impossible to find until recently so it was a double win.

[@Yellowhound1]

“Looks like an office pc” Yeah, it is the same chassis as the precision 3630/3640

[@dellstudio10]

My first computer was a pre built from Digital Storm over two years ago. I've been very happy with it. The build quality, components and cable management were all very good. Since then I've built my own PC's but would definitely recommend them if you're solely looking at pre builts.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Dawid: Lifts a computer out from the case normally without dropping it Linus: *disappointment face

[@DrGaryButtman]

I'm happy to see you took my advice on upgrading the RAM

[@Shojikitsune1]

11:12 I spy a Scythe Big Shuriken 3 box. Fabulous to see a man of culture and refinement on the internet.

[@SDgamerBoy]

Nice video! I actually picked up this same unit with the 2080 super, 1tb M.2 16gb ram and ryzen 7 and with there savings it came out to 1550.00 which I thought was pretty good. Thanks for giving me a preview.

[@samjackson1895]

So, not only does it look like a Dyson, it sounds like one of their vacuums.

[@VaultBoy-kz6ed]

Love ur vids found u when I was looking for how to fix my own laptop that I got for free I ended up fixing it but I got hooked on ur vids lol great videos btw

[@supertouring1]

It would have been interesting to see how a 2x4gb ram kit improves the fps.

[@EngineerMikey5]

Dual channel will always do that. 2x4> 16x1

[@RandomHandle837]

They went all out on the GPU then messed up everything else

[@alejandrosalazar6975]

“This took nearly a month to get here” **mechanical switches that I ordered 6 months ago that still haven’t arrived** “First time?”

[@judgeful]

did you get them?

[@connorbrazier3235]

Bro did you get your switches or nah?

[@mantosh56]

@@connorbrazier3235 Lol i got the same question........

[@alejandrosalazar6975]

@@connorbrazier3235 I received them yesterday!

[@liluzivert101]

Alejandro Salazar good to hear you got them after 9 months!

[@bimmerlife5452]

bro you channel is dope keep doing videos like this

[@NZOMV]

I thought that desktop was a ps5

[@1q2w3e4r5t67u8i9o0p]

Love your channel bud! It’s so good to see other saffas making it abroad. Much love from the UK!

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Awesome! Thanks for the comment. 😁

[@1q2w3e4r5t67u8i9o0p]

Dawid Does Tech Stuff All the best boet🙂

[@rmgaminguk7079]

Awesome and entertaining video as always. When you upgraded the ram you changed 3 things: Single to Dual channel, 8 to 16gb, and speed from 2666 to 3200mhz. It would be interesting to know which of these three changes had the most impact. For example I'm guessing moving to dual channel had the most impact followed by capacity increase, so would most of the performance increase have been possible by adding another 8gb stick at 2666mhz for probably half the cost of the 2 stick upgrade ?

[@grayintentions1685]

I was a dumb fuck and got one of these and was to stupid to actual research reviews. Its been running slow af and ive been looking for a reason. You are the only channel that reviewed the cheap one I got. Thank you, as the extra ram really did improve performance. Again, thank you.

[@plaguis1391]

4:59 that fan is my spirit animal Edit: "only 1080p high settings" fuck, I'm old. That still sounds like next level future shit

[@de-ment]

I had a highly customized dell case before i bought one of the more expensive versions of this model and the only reason I switched over was because 1. the liquid cooling on the CPU and 2. a special little discount i get when ordering dell products for some specific reason. So yeah,AW is not for the budget gamer,it's not for the competitive performance freak either.paying for the brand is a part of it and no matter what industry you go to the top companies will always do the "pay for the brand" strat.

[@Dan-vb5gc]

Definitely subscribed. I've seen a few of your videos and liked them, but this is such a great video, you earned a sub

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Thank you very much! I am really glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to the channel. 😁

[@alexisducker9509]

hey men, I just recently bought a Alienware Pre-Built computer, and thanks to you, I sauce the options and I end up with a good gaming PC, thanks men.

[@ChuckHaney]

2:34 Alienware: "Shh! Shhh! You're gonna get us sued!"

[@auser5253]

Dawid: Stuggle to remove the pc from the box KZbin captions: Music

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

The fact we both have matching names and like tech, makes me feel at home

[@markthibault8579]

Hilarious yet also informative review. Well done.

[@doubledragon2074]

I think you are on to something Dawid! If Dyson were to make a PC case with the invisible fan it would be the ultimate in my opinion. Dyson should make PC cases.

[@1973Hog]

15:05 “It’s starting to grow on me” So does a Fungus. 😂

[@willwunsche6940]

The aliens are taking over 🤣

[@DVZNMedia]

Hands down the most entertaining content on PC, love it man.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching! 😊

[@Satsujiki]

Same thing happened to me with my Rog Strix 5800X RTX 3070. Had 1 single channel green stick of 16 gb ram. Had huge fps drops and stutters. Bought 2x8GB dual DDR4 3600 in dual channel and now everything is butter smooth :)

[@backtothedata2680]

I cant wait for my r10 to come in!! I haven't had a gaming rig in years and have only been on console so their are so many games for me to play.

[@mattalewis13]

So basically you’re paying for the brand and the case lol

[@besomewheredosomething]

Did you listen to the part where he said properly spec'd it only cost around $50 - $80 than a DIY? Properly spec'd and purchased when the price is right, these are solid systems. I buy a new Alienware laptop every new GPU generation and I have been satisfied with the equipment itself.

[@devilmanscott]

@@besomewheredosomething Dawid was being way too nice. Firstly, you have to deal with that horrible case referring to the form factor. Secondly, it lacks upgradability because that motherboard was heavily skimped on, also the PSU, memory, and storage were also skimped on as-well, though as you're talking about a Laptop which is just terrible price performance in general I guess it's not an issue for you. I think only the GPU wasn't skimped on. Also to fix the thermal issues with laptops, you have to turn them into normal PCs with cooling pads, negating the reason for them, portability, and even that desktop in the video was suffering some serious CPU heat issues which will kill performance and lifespan of it.

[@JacketCK]

So basically the Apple of PC manufacturers

[@UncGotBandsFr]

And the box

[@ant2454]

You’re forgetting the box

[@user-nk7sk1nw2b]

"It sounds like it's trying to re-enact the Hindenburg Disaster." 😂😂😂😂

[@kgonepostl]

"Dude, don't buy a Dell."

[@insignificanth8231]

It doesn't matter how bad it performs, or how wierd it looks because that side plastic peel was so spicy and satisfying.

[@baroncalamityplus]

I've been seriously thinking about getting a Ryzen Alienware. Thanks for the video. I'm still undecided but you answered a number of questions I had.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I am glad I could help you out. They are still OEM built gaming systems so they do have their downsides, but if you are into the looks, I think a properly specced one is a decent option.

[@draconicreconcile]

dear god, please don't get an alienware, I beg of you. If you seriously want a prebuilt, get MainGear or CyberPower.

[@cjcivicx]

@@draconicreconcile I've had alienware computers since before and after Dell bought them. Any time I have had an issue, a tech has fixed it within days. Sorry if you're too poor and full of hate for people that can afford a Ferrari while you're driving a VW...

[@TheKillerwolf234]

@@cjcivicx Bruh you can't afford a ferrari you can afford an over-priced shitty pre-built

[@danluong92]

@@cjcivicx LMAO mans bragging about an Alienware

[@abstractdoge8769]

Thanks for being a honest reviewer man! I also have that pc and I really regret it... Get yo hands away from that!

[@24879067marshall]

Hi Dawid, I cured my leaf blower R9 with 1x corsair ml120 Pro non Ned fan ( stops bios error) 3x thermaltake toughfan12's and a corsair H60 AIO. Moved the Hdd cage to the chassis floor and added a fan where it used to live. Its a night and day performance boost.

[@sickmit3481]

The alien ware pcs that i remember looked a lot better when i last visited their website. This one looks lile an electric heater

[@thetruestar6348]

The outside of these aliensware pcs looked cool as a kid but I recently built my own pc and I like my all black pc

[@RayMak]

Looks really good though

[@prod.elkai4]

Not worth the aesthetics

[@ravin6771]

Build your own pc and put it in a nice looking case. There you go, saved you £200

[@toromaru0912]

wtf why are you here?

[@spiyder]

@@ravin6771 yeA bUt dO yOu gEt 5 BoXeS?

[@cybuur7499]

Every where I go I see his face

[@DeRock401]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that escape from tarkov game anywhere except this Channel. Is that like Canadian call of duty ?

[@branscombe_]

"you got like... 200$ worth of box right there" LMAO! I like your videos and character, I will subscribe! Thanks : )

[@eclipse9304]

These are targeted towards people who know little to nothing about computers, why do you need to spec it out to not be garbage? It shouldn't be garbage at all.

[@hooman3576]

2:00 Oh, it seems very soft pouch.

[@Kaynos]

I'm in Canada too, just for fun last month I went to try to see how long it will take them to ship a new computer. We were in Mid October and the Estimate Shipping Date was December 2nd !!!

[@HaveButOneLife]

Couldn't help but subscribe. Educational and funny!

[@HaveButOneLife]

Oh, and the problem is with the RAM in case anyone was wondering. Edit: I was right! Mainly because I found out the hard way with my first PC build because the stuttering was horrendous.

[@dominictonisson1946]

1:46 “that’s a 200$ worth of box” welp, now we now why the pc is so sh*t

[@othnieljonathan6717]

I like how this KZbinr....responds to all the comments ♥️

[@Dauniverse]

Oof

[@Brysonandmason320]

They tech company I work for is partnered with dell and a tornado hit one of their facilities and we got all the “damaged stuff” and now our warehouse is full of these Auroras and Area 51s and almost anything Alienware lol it’s pretty cool to see someone check them out now we use them as test benches for our sea of graphics cards

[@blackghostfrost3306]

2:12 I see he got those biceps from lifting these pre-built systems

[@wilber2159]

LMAOO THAT SKIT ON THE PC TURNING IT ON LMAOOOOO I ALMOST SPIT MY BREAKFAST OUT

[@generalpointofview3606]

XD

[@_GreenBoy_]

"cheapest" it might be the cheapest but I still cant afford it

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Yeah, cheapest in this case does not mean affordable. 😅

[@adrianayon5513]

Yeah you might not be able to afford this alienware but you can still afford a better computer lol.

[@OmniVisionGaming]

Yeah, you could make a much nicer PC for what they charge for theirs lol

[@mr.savage1185]

David Daniel yeah fax

[@ginaidoma5925]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff I bought mine at about the same time you bought yours...but I went with the cheapest setup using an Intel processor...paid $850.00 US.

[@joeschmoe5009]

Imagine the alienware case actually having a dyson style fan. Thatd be sick! Someone do this!

[@bobbieromero5602]

I just realized this looks like the exact same inner frame as the Alienware R5 I bought back in 2017. the clips, the side panel release mechanism, the plastic GPU support... I think they updated the plastic panels clipped to the outside and updated the MOBO I would assume.

[@Scragg-]

I’ve always wondered this... if aliens show up... how long until alienware as a brand disappears due to being offensive.

[@AG-bp3ll]

I will never be able to unhear "Robot's lady garden"

[@wh00pped_cream]

i was never watching a random video and was like "m fucking subscribing" until rn, good shit

[@Chronofrost001]

Thank you for doing a low end review. Not all of us are super rich and we might actually be considering the lower end units.

[@kieranlyall5249]

I love the old Alienware pc cases

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Yeah they are awesome! I did a video on an old Aurora a couple years ago and I quite liked it.

[@kieranlyall5249]

Dawid Does Tech Stuff i would get one but in Australia ware I live I can’t find any

[@spawnkeeper999]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff they were awsome! I honestly want to buy an old one just to build my own rig inside the case xD.

[@Andrew-dl9fm]

I got one of these for like 1200$, specced with a 10700KF and 2080Super. Probably the best deal I've gotten and works VERY well for me.

[@josephl6727]

That's an amazing deal considering people on ebay are trying to sell 2070 super for a ridiculous price. It makes alienware and pre built products a more attractive choice.

[@ryleycannings6928]

My homie spent 1000 and got a i5 9400f, 8gb single stick ram and a 1650 💀

[@janis23]

It's only a good deal because of current market situation. The problem with Dell pc's is that they are engineering around a 20 year old chassee to make it fit parts from 2021. PC's didn't need much cooling back then.

[@Andrew-dl9fm]

@@janis23 ?? its thermals are fantastic, itd be a fantastic price even if everything was being sold for MSRP. the GPU alone costs half of what I paid for the entire setup.

[@janis23]

@@Andrew-dl9fm Did you buy used or something? Cheapest R10 in UK is £1700. I don’t think they were so much cheaper a year ago.

[@mattbedford875]

6:45 ngl that background is sick

[@beefgoat80]

I bought an Alienware R8 on clearance. That's the computer that finally convinced me to do DIY. Lol

[@Michael-vb3se]

It looks like an optiplex pretending to be a gaming rig and when you rip the side panel off it’s like a scooby doo reveal

[@broskibrobro1278]

True....but the difference is an optiplex is fuck cheaper