Alienware X51 - Full Restoration + Upgrades + MOD

Hi everyone, thank you for 20:20 of your time. In this video I restore, upgrade and mod the Alienware X51 R1. This is the first generation of these models, released back in 2012. Upgrades are from i5 3330 to i7 3770, from GTX 550 Ti 1GB to GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, RAM from 8GB to 16GB and 1TB 870 Samsung SSD.
Games in this video: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Cyberpank 2077, Hitman 3, Crysis Remastered, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 5 and Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.
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[@GAMETIMENahom]

the legend is back , can you plz "pin" my comment for no reason :)

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D Pinned and you have Hearth :D

[@hyperparadox1]

@Alyxx Parke the fan doesnt really have a way to get air from the side, by using it in an exhaust config, it's taking in air from the back. It's not gonna burn.

[@GAMETIMENahom]

@@AsrielNguyen he's so amazing😊

[@wenzylking9820]

He is a very good hearted guy. It can be confirmed by the reply he gave to him

[@GAMETIMENahom]

@@AsrielNguyen yeps

[@Noah-Lach]

When I was young this was the coolest shit I'd ever seen. Now that I've actually look at the inside I realize it's basically a junky 90's case with some plastic panels glued on the outside.

[@flappitty]

Yup its a bog standard dell in a fancy suit basically

[@flappitty]

before Andrew's upgrades of course

[@saliator9138]

At least it brought some memories back

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Yeah LD but isn't bad PC, still good

[@Noah-Lach]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Certainly not after you did such a great job refurbishing and upgrading it! I didn’t mean for this comment to rain on the video at all, it was just a bit of a reality check for my inner child

[@wprivera]

I love how creative you are. You make something old look new.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@JoshuaG]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew how about restoring some wrecked gaming laptops ??? Like old ROG laptops ? That would be so cool❤❤❤❤

[@bossmilan3439]

I was about to like this comment, but I realised

[@RunicProduct144]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew can you restore an ASUS K55VD laptop?

[@Asalmalaysia]

Old but gold

[@videogamephenomhd]

Alienware was one of the first brands that eventually made NVIDIA rise to stardom. Glad you showed us how to restore such a classic PC.

[@Ayixlia]

Original Xbox did

[@BrianJones-wk8cx]

My old x51 (with an i7) has been running since 2012, and paired with a GTX 1060 still serves as my “gaming rig” connected to a 65” 4K TV. While it won’t run a lot of newer stuff at such a high resolution, utilizing free and open source software Magpie (essentially a system-wide AMD FSR for any program), I don’t have any immediate need to upgrade any time soon. I can emulate everything up to lighter PS3 and Switch titles, while playing games like Witcher 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider at surprisingly good settings. While not the most powerful or flashy, it continues to serve the purpose I originally purchased it for nearly a decade ago-a legit and very serviceable console replacement!

[@thassanauvy]

“96% isopropyl alcohol.” 💙

[@paparazzo80]

this spray effect is like on Nikon DSLRs...

[@windowsxpprofessional]

12 am but I am here as it seemed more important than sleep

[@HarinduIshan]

Greetings from Sri Lanka

[@Dani-iy5bi]

Same here lol

[@Digital7810]

That's TRUE

[@Abhidoesfirestuff]

Sem

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@sm_nsm8845]

I really like the cool ps5 type gray white and the spray texture and details

[@izznulismail510]

Every month there will be average of 3-4 videos from him, and I always keen and exuberant to watch every single of them. Even I rewatch some videos for few times for no reason during my meal or relaxing time. Love to see more from you Andrew. I hope the next one will be totally different in color as you paint the consoles before, its very satisfying to see :D

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D I'm planning to use some much different paints in upcoming videos

[@JazzyJustin]

Huh, this has been my gaming / daily driver for years and I’m starting to order parts to replace it this week. Funny how that works

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

It's old but gold :) still good computer, plus enough small to put it anywhere

[@a_spire]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew but I would never buy it new or used.. doesnt make sense when an i3 can outperform it :/

[@JazzyJustin]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew I couldn’t agree more. Mine’s starting to show it’s age but it’s served me well. I’m going to keep it in another room since it’s still usable, just not as powerful as I’d want for newer games

[@JazzyJustin]

@@a_spire obviously you wouldn’t want to buy one now since it’s so out of date, but if you already have one it’s surprisingly viable so long as you keep settings at a medium. even runs most vr games great, save for half life alyx

[@sharonc2353]

So glad I found this. I am still using my X51R2. It is an i5-4460 3.2ghz. I've already updated the RAM once to 16GB, but am looking to update the CPU and GPU also. Can't afford to upgrade to a new PC at the moment, and this one works pretty well still. I found it really interesting to see the improvement with the updates you made.

[@AttilaSVK]

I love the paint job. I used to work at Dell's Alienware tech support for the UK, Ireland and South Africa (and since the English line was 24/7, basically entire Europe after the local lines closed at 6 or 7 PM) when this machine came out. Due to its slightly lower specs compared to the Area-51 and Aurora, we just called it the gaming Optiplex :D I recently bought an X51 R3 case, and found out afterwards that the PSU board on the R3 is not a separate board, like on the R1 and R2, but it's part of the original mainboard, so I had to go with that one. I was considering the picoPSU as a stopgap solution, but that takes 12V and the original PSU is a 19V job. Still, I'm happy with the i7 6700K in my machine :)

[@qui-gon]

That rgb strips are a big upgrade,its gives you 100+ more fps

[@talhagumusundertalemusicch1098]

Andrew:Uploads video Me: NOICE

[@fishinglifeforme]

I bought mine in 2014 and it’s still going strong! Just need to clean it. Great computer

[@paparazzo80]

always a pleasure watching this guy bring life to older components...keep up the amazing work...

[@lindoran]

The voltage converter board is prone to failure when it died on me I swapped the case.

[@TheSpotify95]

Yeah the power supply looks proprietary, as well as a few of the breakout boards - I'd probably go with something more standard to be honest. But this was a great restoration. I reckon from watching this, that 1080p resolution would have been better, instead of 2k - and definitely so (plus low settings instead of medium) for Cyberpunk 2077.

[@JezyYT]

OMG this whiskey is going down well while watching this bro!

[@thunderkunt5416]

What ? These are the videos u watch when u drink ? If so that’s pathetic !

[@level1544]

ah yes i can see that we are the same except mine tastes like apple juice

[@nickscatajoi1896]

I didn't mind the ads, didnt skip any, it's so satisfying to watch. You deserve more views. 😎👌

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@njdarudedovich6126]

I normally dont watch 20+ minute videos. But you're fun to watch. Giving old legendary hardwares a new life is cool

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Is 20 minutes too long for your attention span?

[@playerongaming]

OLD IS GOLD WHICH IS WORK GREAT ! GOOD MODIFICATION & UPGRADES

[@Programmer329]

I am about to do something similar as my fiancé has a R1 of this computer as well. I did note a few things though that I am able to upgrade further than yourself. Firstly, it looks like you are missing the CPU cooler shroud which would allow for more efficient cooling. I found someone who has made a custom cooler shroud to fit with a Noctua NH-L9i for more efficient cooling as well as an extension mod for the front fan to allow the SATA cables for the SSD/HDD more room to flex. Ontop of this, the model I have came with the 330W power supply so I was able to put a full 6GB GTX 1060 in there and it performs quite well but it is limited by the i5-3330 I still, I will also be upgrading to the 3770. Aside from this, I like the RGB upgrade and paint job, may do something slightly different, but thank you so much for the inspiration.

[@muhammadfaizmohdnasiruddin2889]

Ah I missed listening to that song you used at the end. It really makes your videos have a chill tone to them :)

[@rysbayev]

Your monitor is SUPER ! I Like it 😍😍😍

[@skysic612]

I'm using this setup set up now my brother gave his x51 to me and we bought 1060 3GB we are still upgrading it looking for a new hard drive. I still using the keyboard and mouse that came with this when my brother got it, so I'm looking to replace them. I'm still young and learning more about computers. I hope my x51 will look like this soon!

[@user-vo3ps2oz7h]

As much as i hate prebuilt this one looks awesome

[@makedaevilmage]

Loving the paint effect you've done

[@sanjibbachar2074]

17:29 hitman playing hitman 😂

[@irvingalmanza553]

One of the cleanest restoration videos ever, good stuff 🤙🔥

[@imraanstegmann9380]

Viewing all the way from South Africa. I always get excited when a new video is released LOL. Love your work, please keep them coming!

[@aswinas3238]

I had dreamed for days for having a lap or pc that u restore

[@marouanesentissi]

9:20 we trust you, dear friend even the color is not noticeable (the light grey) on camera, the result will be very good

[@p.r.s8675]

I love your new obsession with Alienware

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@mazharkhan9595]

OMG you always get a similar hardware which i already own, I have a Dell Precision m6600(which i upgraded) just like your previous video and i bought a Alienware X51 few months back as a secondary PC having havign specs of i5 3470, 12 GB DDR-3, 256 GB SSD+500HDD, EVGA 1050ti and its nice portable 2k gaming and emulation machine.

[@detach8]

I have the same model and am still using it today and love your paint work and extra RGBs! I did not do any painting but did clean the heat sink and repasted with Arctic MX-5, and CPU now sits below 80C even on full stress test. I'd recommend you go with a blower style GTX 1060 instead, as the 1050 you got will circulate the heat in the case and cause the entire case including the CPU to get really warm.

[@Michael-xo2tj]

It looks even much better than the original official tower. I can tell that if Alienware can offer this color tower the sell will be higher than before!

[@KevinSiebert]

I love the textured paint, it looks actually sick

[@Alexis_Mos]

I hit the like button at 0:01

[@bobbycatgt70]

Damn! Those i7 3770 with 1050 Ti is a great match!

[@dide12]

I love full tear down... Found it interesting satisfying

[@windowsxpprofessional]

Glad to see something different after long time

[@prateekpachauri1326]

Please also illustrate about your budget for every modification in the last of the video. You are highly skilled actually Master of Modification.. wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@aujuscrisper5528]

The new look is stunning! You brought this pc back to its former glory and more!

[@shubhamvarshney7239]

❤️is this even real ?? Phenomenal job 👌🔥 😍😍Love from INDIA

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@GFDthatsMe]

Crazy. I love this channel and after I just modified 1 of these. I few days later, Andrew is doing the same lol.. I modified a R2 to have a x570i strix, 3700x, rtx 2070 super mini. 16gb tridentz rgb, a9a noctua cooler with rgb fan, 2x 2tb 970 evo plus, 2x 5tb 2.5 inch hhds, blu ray drive, hd plex 400w combo, also cut a plexiglass window on the side to see the motherboard. Had slight modification to the back of the case but it has to be the most powerful version of this case lol. Need to add a video here in the future.... Not for the side panel and front alienware leds to work with new motherboard, I just connected front panel connector "power 1" to the rgb header. Red to 12v and black to ground

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D btw the R2 is much better than the R1 and I can imagine your modification, it's totally great, also I think to cut one of the panels and make a window :D

[@GFDthatsMe]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew yeah, if using stock parts, the r2 has a much better dc-atx psu board for more powerful gpu's. Not sure how deep you get into some of your projects for yourself, I'm guessing most of these are for clients and for resale but as a suggestion for future builds. I use 12v power bricks like the Xbox 360, da-2 dell or even internal old phat ps3 psu as external bricks for some builds. Wire them up to gx16 connector on brick and gx16-pcie connector for inside. Wire it to turn on gpu when turning on pc and you have all the watts you could ever need to power your psu

[@valdelamer3903]

So jealous of your creations and creativity. Just beautiful.

[@laur2768]

Great job Andrew! Can't wait for more videos like this, they made my day!

[@uruharakimsuke1092]

i'm hooked with ur content man, keep it up, haha

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D I will keep up :)

[@batwohany]

You’re doing great job man i really enjoy to watching you.

[@Jlord42069]

@7:53 looks like an Australian road during summer, Its really cool haha

[@temetka]

That turned out really nice! I love the raindrop effect you did with the paint.

[@luisf.velasquezq]

Thanks to your videos, I have learned to modify and update computers. Congratulations on the video. Greeting from Bogota, Colombia

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you for supporting my work bro :)

[@heavymetalboy427]

I can tell this guy is a legend

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@heavymetalboy427]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Yo Thanks Man and Please Can u Try and repair a Lenovo

[@heavymetalboy427]

And I love ur vids, Btw I Liked and Turn on notifications

[@324Aadi]

u are so hardworking man i love ur work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@RajKumarRoy-si4zm]

Hello Mr. Andrew, i'm glad you are back with new videos.......the alienware PC you worked on is great!!!! Good job Mr. Andrew - ------- love from India......

[@Mokuro]

I love your laptop videos, but the desktop ones are also awesome!!! I love the console ones too! Your videos are amazing

[@Everything_Gaming]

Been watching for awhile and the things you come up with, amazing man💯

[@the5gen]

Good work Andrew, initially I thought is that even worth restoring but you've done good upgrades and showing practical results in testing.

[@Shirewolf]

You made that Alienware look awesome!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu bro :D

[@miguelsykesyt4766]

dude i wee u from mexico cdmx and u videos are the best at restoration on laptops never stop dude

[@JalilDiamond]

What a beautiful job men. 🙌

[@inaciofernandes5737]

I remember back in the day when every gamer wanted this

[@Zulf85]

I'm actually watching this on one of these! great little system - I'm hoping to get a blu-ray drive for it instead of the DVD one. I enjoy messing withe the colors of the light panels a little too much

[@klaussapplesauce8136]

Unlimited potential of human evolution, this is one of them

[@minefarmer202]

you could find a use 1660 for 330 euros if you are lucky and you can put it there

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Yep, but 300 euros is too expensive for 1660, btw this 1050 Ti I got it for 75 with box :D

[@minefarmer202]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew nice but consider the new 1660's cost 600 euros thats why i said it

[@nirnimeshde7231]

Excellent 🔥 Your creativity in every contents are mind-blowing, ossum❤️

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu bro :D

[@harryhannif6034]

wow ....i hope have this computer for work and game in my house.

[@shigutso]

16:50 "but if I go with a lower resolution, like Full HD, or 1080p"... I think they are the same :P Great video, btw!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D actually I mean Full HD aka 1080p

[@nonowords7857]

Awesome work brother. Keep going!👍

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@friedrich7722]

definitely my favourite video so far! Keep up making this great stuff!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@menz106]

I live watching your restore and upgrade videos, i also do many things on restoring pc's. And this time you missed One thing, the raiser cable is holding your GPU back. The grey raiser cables limit the PCI interface to gen 2 speeds. Look for the black flat cables, trust me. Keep on doing your great work and videos

[@sm_nsm8845]

Thanks for a desktop restoration I really needed it

[@vanfly6731]

I really appreciate this kind of videos Thank You and Good Job

[@sonatamiaou]

Thank! i saw your video now, i have a alienware x51 and i love it! Cyberpunk 2077 crash so i need to change composant. Thank for your help!!

[@znacine]

Ok bro you are starting to scare me, we have the same monitor and mouse, then as soon as I bought my speakers they started appearing in your videos as well :D you did that galaxy s7 edge video a while back on the same day that I finished mine and NOW you have the same desktop wallpaper that I have been using....... Spooooooky m8 :D

[@joyzbox]

make one for me bro- I love the retro alienware and this restoration is fantastic

[@Adi-Shriv]

Dude A new Alienware cpu is born📝🔥 thanks to Andrew

[@qazifaran]

little beast. i have a r2 model with 4790 and 1660. works pretty well

[@muahmuzic]

Wooow..it looks amazing I wanna upgrade mine. One of the best PCs I've ever owned. And Still use it today. Got one fully working for $125 on ebay. And it runs everything like a beast. Even better then how yours runs. 1080p works the best. But monitor will effect fps depending on the hz.

[@adrianvorms9015]

I can already tell that this video is good. That small motherboard is so cool.

[@kobejanvicente1686]

You inspire me to buy used electronics and flip them.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

That's a good thing but be careful, many will try to trick you :D it's happening to me also

[@jordanallison7105]

Nice to see a desktop! Liking the variety of projects. Good video

[@gipsydanger013]

Nicely done. I really love it. You really breathe life into that old piece.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you very much bro :D

[@tahanisarxo]

Dude your content is Amazing 👍🏼💜💜

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank you bro :D

[@jayasheel3600]

I also want to become like you coz I too like about electronics and repairing pc's or phone's. Verry creative

[@irukhan07]

Thanks for testing new games! Great build and great video!

[@EduardoSanchez-un2hh]

You're truly a tech wizard.

[@yasasjaliya7867]

Another great work by Andrew. I almost missed you!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@maltomeal3]

Expertly done sir.

[@wenzylking9820]

Mind blowing creativity bro

[@shaghil.iqubal]

Your videos are really entertaining and full of informations, they have helped me a lot to improve my knowledge... Keep up your work! ❤️ from India 🇮🇳

[@padz_24]

I like the look! It looks like a cousin to the PS5.

[@anonim1953]

Finally! Another amazing video.

[@grimgar8573]

Ive been waiting for this thanks dude!

[@flashgordon6238]

My GF bought the X51 top of the line when new. I7 CPU and 16 MB ram. I put in a SSD for her in 2012. She just went to a Beelink GTR9 and gave me the X51 for free. I like the mods you did but cannot see all the LEDs in the video, just the PC sitting next you while gaming with a glow on the bottom. I think for Alienware, a blood red paint job is in order.

[@johnvanbenigay2194]

Sir Andrew all your videos is amazing I like it

[@cjownzu19]

Awww kinda wanna do this to my x51, im just not skilled as you are, but i love what you did with this modding l, Awesome job bro! Stay safe! 👍🏻

[@caffeine-frank5235]

Love it dude, super creative and imaginative. I'm looking to do some custom mods to my alienware r10 and this video game me some ideas, thanks bud!

[@bigmac9712]

Ohh nice!! finally a desktop

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Yep, btw I will do more custom desktops

[@bigmac9712]

I am excited 🤠