I don't understand the reasoning for such terrible case designs. Its not as if some 16 year old kid is going to be spending $1500+ on a PC and buying it. I mean its not like selling consoles when no one cares whats inside, they just want to game. They are literally marketing the products with a list of the exact items you can buy separately.
It would be like a car company offering you a top of the line model, with a price breakdown sheet of all the components to see the price you are getting hosed on.
I'm all for paying extra for someone to do the leg work for me naturally, but its not like building a PC is rocket science anymore. They are trying to sell a image, and that image is shit.
That is a fugly looking case, but I don't think the inevitable "compare it to a car because we're on a tech site and that's what we do here" thing really holds water at all here. Cars are not computers and the two are only vaguely relatable at best.
I couldn't really see myself getting one of their top end machines.. but that being said I do own a Aurora R7.. I am quite impressed with it. Thermals are way better than I expected for it's compactness.. Not majorly thrilled with the bronze rated psu (one of it's few downsides..)
I bought mine in Feb when prices were so damn high that it was actually cheaper to buy from dell then to build my own.. and .. lol .. in 4 years or so im going to love ripping that thing apart and customizing the hell out of it with all new gear!
Just get a ripoff of the case for $ 100, and put a $ 400 system inside, and call it an "illegal Alienware". Same ugly "look at my expensive rig" optics, but for $ 4,500 less.
I priced my R7 out.. No way in hell I could have built it cheaper (cost $3200CAD) in Feb. I could have (of course..) built a higher quality computer /w the same specs but it would have cost me another $400. Their Area 51 systems are a different breed entirely.. you could easily build something as good for a fair amount less. It's a hefty buy-in for those. I do wish they'd allow the 2700x onto their Aurora line. I always figured I "settled" with a 8700k.
Alienware won't actually be selling any RTX-equipped systems until the Sep. 20 general release date, correct? So the title "Alienware Installs NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX Cards In Aurora and Area-51 Desktops" is kind of misleading, no?
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DigitalFreak - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
Alienware is releasing PCs with the RTX 2080/ti? This is shocking news!imaheadcase - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
Alienware is releasing PCs with terrible looking cases? This is shocking news!tipoo - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
I can never unsee the forever alone guy on the front of this caseimaheadcase - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
I don't understand the reasoning for such terrible case designs. Its not as if some 16 year old kid is going to be spending $1500+ on a PC and buying it. I mean its not like selling consoles when no one cares whats inside, they just want to game. They are literally marketing the products with a list of the exact items you can buy separately.It would be like a car company offering you a top of the line model, with a price breakdown sheet of all the components to see the price you are getting hosed on.
I'm all for paying extra for someone to do the leg work for me naturally, but its not like building a PC is rocket science anymore. They are trying to sell a image, and that image is shit.
PeachNCream - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
That is a fugly looking case, but I don't think the inevitable "compare it to a car because we're on a tech site and that's what we do here" thing really holds water at all here. Cars are not computers and the two are only vaguely relatable at best.tipoo - Thursday, August 23, 2018 - link
I can see what they were doing functionally airflow wise, just wish it was a bit less gaudy.lowescreditapplication - Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - link
https://lowescreditcard.loginsi.comjust4U - Saturday, August 25, 2018 - link
I couldn't really see myself getting one of their top end machines.. but that being said I do own a Aurora R7.. I am quite impressed with it. Thermals are way better than I expected for it's compactness.. Not majorly thrilled with the bronze rated psu (one of it's few downsides..)I bought mine in Feb when prices were so damn high that it was actually cheaper to buy from dell then to build my own.. and .. lol .. in 4 years or so im going to love ripping that thing apart and customizing the hell out of it with all new gear!
Adi_Nemesis - Friday, August 24, 2018 - link
"can be equipped with up to two NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2070, 2080 and 2080 Ti graphics cards."Not possible. RTX 2070 does not support SLI, only 2080 and the 2080Ti are SLI compatible.
jordanclock - Friday, August 24, 2018 - link
Where have you seen this? As far as i know, the 2070 doesn't have NVLink SLI but I can't find confirmation it can't do SLI at all.eastcoast_pete - Saturday, August 25, 2018 - link
Just get a ripoff of the case for $ 100, and put a $ 400 system inside, and call it an "illegal Alienware". Same ugly "look at my expensive rig" optics, but for $ 4,500 less.just4U - Sunday, August 26, 2018 - link
I priced my R7 out.. No way in hell I could have built it cheaper (cost $3200CAD) in Feb. I could have (of course..) built a higher quality computer /w the same specs but it would have cost me another $400. Their Area 51 systems are a different breed entirely.. you could easily build something as good for a fair amount less. It's a hefty buy-in for those. I do wish they'd allow the 2700x onto their Aurora line. I always figured I "settled" with a 8700k.vailr - Sunday, August 26, 2018 - link
Alienware won't actually be selling any RTX-equipped systems until the Sep. 20 general release date, correct?So the title "Alienware Installs NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX Cards In Aurora and Area-51 Desktops" is kind of misleading, no?