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Anyone using an Alienware Aurora R15 system?

FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755
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I found a good deal on one for 25% off (black friday deal) with an rtx 4080. I am on the fence about the purchase and was wondering if anyone here is using one. I know it's a high end Dell, but I don't plan on doing any upgrades since it has decent specs.

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  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    edited November 2023

    Send it my way (my address) and I'll let yo know how well it performs on my Daz Studio aniMation work! ;)

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755

    LOL, I need to purchase it first. I bought a 4070 ti system last month from another store and it was DOA, so I got my money back and have been looking for a good deal since. Kinda hoping this might be it, but seeing mixed reviews on it. I am worried about heat since it has a funky case design and know the 4080 can run a bit hot. It also has a Ryzen 9 7900X cpu which will be my first AMD cpu ever.

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583

    Ryzen CPUs Kick Ass!!!

  • fred9803fred9803 Posts: 1,564

    You might want think again.

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755

    Yeah, I watched that before posting. I watched two others that pointed out more good things which is why I an on the fence

  • fred9803fred9803 Posts: 1,564

    Yep Alienware is improving but that plastic case is something that would deter me.... just seems cheap and unnecessary.

  • gfdamron1gfdamron1 Posts: 293
    edited November 2023

    This might not be relevant to the purchase you're considering, but...

    It sure makes my R11 with an RTX 3080 and I7 CPU old. I'm not a gamer, but it takes everything I throw at it in terms of DAZ. I'm impressed with how it performs and its reliability; I would consider buying another one when it's time to upgrade.

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755

    gfdamron1 said:

    This might not be relevant to the purchase you're considering, but...

    It sure makes my R11 with an RTX 3080 and I7 CPU old. I'm not a gamer, but it takes everything I throw at it in terms of DAZ. I'm impressed with how it performs and its reliability; I would consider buying another one when it's time to upgrade.

    Thanks. I have never considered an Alienware system before because in the past, they were just priced too high (and you got the quaility back then), but at over $600 off and a 4080, it's something to consider. It also has 3 TB of storage which is important for me since most systems only come with enouigh storage for the OS these days and I don't want to have to add more myself.

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    edited November 2023

    My friend, who eventually became an asset supervisor for Sony Online Entertainment, used to come home for a visit from CA with his AlienWare Portable Workstation.

    The thing looked like a thick laptop - but it didn't behave like one! 

     

    Power it on and it sounded like a little jet - but quieter. He'd fire up Maya and start building really nice star ships in front of your eyes, barely looking at the screen while holding a conversation - didn't even stutter or go "Ummm" kust kept right on modeling like driking a glass of water.

     

    I looked at his cool little Wacom Graphire 3 and commented on it. He unplugged it and gave it to me. "I have a ton of these things. Keep it".

    I still can't use that thing for anything but sketching and painting in PD Howler! LOL

    Even that, I prefer a mouse!

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  • Nyghtfall3DNyghtfall3D Posts: 777
    edited November 2023

    How do you feel about building one?  I built my current PC using parts I bought on Amazon:

    https://kit.co/Nyghtfall3D/pc

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  • Virtual_WorldVirtual_World Posts: 1,085

    I have an R8 that I bought in 2018 or 2019 (I don't remember well) and it has turned out very good. That's where I do all my work and my renders.

  • savagestugsavagestug Posts: 173

    If the numbers work for you, it should be fine, but I would be concerend about the propritary parts that Dell insists on using. This can make upgrading the system a challenge in the future. Complete specs on the system in question would be helpful if you are looking for advice. I just did a quick pass at Dell for the Auroroa 15s and nothing I saw on their current website is something I would recommend.

  • TheKDTheKD Posts: 2,691

    Last time I purchased a dell, I regretted it. It was a long time ago, so it may have changed. I wanted to change the GPU, and to do so, I needed to change to a higher rated PSU. Problem was, the motherboard used some retarded connector for the PSU, so I couldn't change that, without also replacing the motherboard. I ended up just building a whole new PC at that point, and swore never again to buy a prebuilt, especially a dell lol

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755

    Thanks for all the feedback. I ended up passing on this deal even though I came close to hitting the buy button a couple of times. I ended up finding a good CyberpowerPC deal with an ASUS 4070ti instead and double the system RAM for one grand less than the R15 system with a Black friday special. Hopefully there are no issues with it and I get it on time. Thanks again.

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,583
    edited November 2023

    FSMCDesigns said:

    Thanks for all the feedback. I ended up passing on this deal even though I came close to hitting the buy button a couple of times. I ended up finding a good CyberpowerPC deal with an ASUS 4070ti instead and double the system RAM for one grand less than the R15 system with a Black friday special. Hopefully there are no issues with it and I get it on time. Thanks again.

    And then you're going to send it to my address? Thank you So Much!!! I Love You!!!

    Edit: Ooops! Forgot the LOL!!! laugh

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