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

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  • 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
    @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +1575

    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
      @DougTheSnowMan Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @Gladiamdammit
      @Gladiamdammit Před 3 lety +55

      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
      @DougTheSnowMan Před 3 lety +19

      @@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
      @Gladiamdammit Před 3 lety +2

      @@DougTheSnowMan Wow. Did not know that!

    • @Technocrat.
      @Technocrat. Před 3 lety +6

      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.

  • @nitinn7982
    @nitinn7982 Před 3 lety +5920

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +795

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

    • @lucascardoso3150
      @lucascardoso3150 Před 3 lety +172

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff yes

    • @nitinn7982
      @nitinn7982 Před 3 lety +245

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff Obviously! No RGB no fps lol

    • @float1494
      @float1494 Před 3 lety +19

      Nitin N for sure just simple maths to me

    • @p_mouse8676
      @p_mouse8676 Před 3 lety +29

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

  • @dt534
    @dt534 Před 3 lety +2261

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +297

      I know right! Complete Madness.

    • @stevengu1253
      @stevengu1253 Před 3 lety +79

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

    • @driptoop3650
      @driptoop3650 Před 3 lety +38

      @@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
      @virdiid8621 Před 3 lety +90

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

    • @stevengu1253
      @stevengu1253 Před 3 lety +32

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

  • @marshmallow_fellow
    @marshmallow_fellow Před 3 lety +325

    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
      @bobbrock4221 Před 2 lety +26

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

    • @Artixxl
      @Artixxl Před 2 lety +6

      @@bobbrock4221 from the outside too.

  • @poisonempress
    @poisonempress Před 2 lety +363

    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
      @SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected Před 2 lety +29

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

    • @darrencullen8015
      @darrencullen8015 Před 2 lety +3

      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
      @mikeymaiku Před 2 lety +13

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

    • @dihydrogenmonoxide9210
      @dihydrogenmonoxide9210 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mikeymaiku 2005-2008?

    • @fridaycaliforniaa236
      @fridaycaliforniaa236 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @zlatanmorrison8182
    @zlatanmorrison8182 Před 3 lety +822

    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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +93

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

    • @ICCUWANSIUT
      @ICCUWANSIUT Před 3 lety +22

      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
      @ncrtrooper8786 Před 3 lety +38

      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
      @garrettporter1207 Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @tamastenhaaff2291
      @tamastenhaaff2291 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @The_Real_Frisbee
    @The_Real_Frisbee Před 3 lety +1533

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

    • @ryanwilson5936
      @ryanwilson5936 Před 3 lety +41

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

    • @rattail887
      @rattail887 Před 3 lety +130

      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
      @chillhour6155 Před 3 lety +23

      Even back then they were overpriced poorly made prebuilds

    • @jamesskelton3488
      @jamesskelton3488 Před 3 lety +82

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

    • @Pimpo168
      @Pimpo168 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @crowtein677
    @crowtein677 Před 3 lety +221

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

    • @Caveyy
      @Caveyy Před 2 lety +7

      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
      @crowtein677 Před 2 lety +35

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

    • @SubKiller
      @SubKiller Před 2 lety +19

      @@crowtein677 💀💀💀

    • @OrRaino
      @OrRaino Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @SwapDark
      @SwapDark Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @DrEtzor
    @DrEtzor Před 3 lety +82

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

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Před 2 lety

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

  • @DawidDoesTechStuff
    @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +762

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

    • @Oscar-eq4ku
      @Oscar-eq4ku Před 3 lety +74

      in dawid we trust in ryzen we must

    • @RGCTech
      @RGCTech Před 3 lety

      AlmightyWeebProtector yes

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou Před 3 lety +7

      Dawid alien confirmed.

    • @Al3ksandrOrlov
      @Al3ksandrOrlov Před 3 lety +1

      Mod this thing Dawid!

    • @x38q50
      @x38q50 Před 3 lety

      dawvidif u don’t heart it gay

  • @SirNickyT
    @SirNickyT Před 3 lety +298

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +29

      Hahaha!! 😂

    • @willwunsche6940
      @willwunsche6940 Před 3 lety +2

      @@riven4121 🤣😂

    • @alann4595
      @alann4595 Před 3 lety +5

      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
      @AnylixNotAnilix Před rokem

      E
      🎃

    • @AnylixNotAnilix
      @AnylixNotAnilix Před rokem

      E🎃

  • @InDreamsYourMine
    @InDreamsYourMine Před 3 lety +80

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

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Před 3 lety +2

      Your acer simply would not have the same gaming performance.

    • @horseblinderson4747
      @horseblinderson4747 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @adityaforgta1163
      @adityaforgta1163 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @InDreamsYourMine
      @InDreamsYourMine Před 3 lety

      @@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
      @adityaforgta1163 Před 3 lety

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

  • @MeatPop
    @MeatPop Před 3 lety +59

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

  • @cheex18
    @cheex18 Před 3 lety +866

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

  • @psychorabbitt
    @psychorabbitt Před 3 lety +366

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

  • @AmarJohal-og3ob
    @AmarJohal-og3ob Před 3 lety +131

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

  • @davidulmer9774
    @davidulmer9774 Před 3 lety +116

    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.

  • @rishirajesh1834
    @rishirajesh1834 Před 3 lety +272

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +22

      It was a pretty huge let down. 😭

    • @NeedyBoBeedy
      @NeedyBoBeedy Před 3 lety

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

    • @Bramon83
      @Bramon83 Před 3 lety

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

    • @arte6009
      @arte6009 Před 3 lety

      poggers

  • @TechTeardownYT
    @TechTeardownYT Před 3 lety +136

    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
      @TechTeardownYT Před 3 lety +1

      @Archaon The Everchosen yes it was.

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +32

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

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @guywhoknows Před 3 lety

      @@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
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @moc-iwnl4696
    @moc-iwnl4696 Před 3 lety +27

    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”

  • @macinboss2159
    @macinboss2159 Před 3 lety +78

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

    • @ostricheggshells9003
      @ostricheggshells9003 Před 2 lety +1

      My 2 year old laptop runs better than that pc

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Před 2 lety

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

  • @jacobodonnell2452
    @jacobodonnell2452 Před 3 lety +235

    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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +28

      Cool, Thanks for the nice comment. 😁

    • @audr3l1s
      @audr3l1s Před 3 lety +4

      Jay does. Thats why i love them both :D

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @meep2556
      @meep2556 Před 3 lety

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff what does this cost?

    • @lko2181cp
      @lko2181cp Před 3 lety

      @@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.......

  • @elbengay
    @elbengay Před 3 lety +529

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +49

      Why thank you. 😁

    • @DenzelOnfroy
      @DenzelOnfroy Před 3 lety +38

      It’s like a backward compliment

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +38

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

    • @lisaholt4866
      @lisaholt4866 Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @greenprotag
      @greenprotag Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @skyens9037
    @skyens9037 Před 3 lety +7

    10:49 the transition was so SMOOTH

  • @BurnerAcc404
    @BurnerAcc404 Před 2 lety +7

    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!

  • @cavegamer5989
    @cavegamer5989 Před 3 lety +393

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

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +14

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

    • @tehMIGHTYbob
      @tehMIGHTYbob Před 3 lety +46

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

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +8

      @@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
      @tehMIGHTYbob Před 3 lety +14

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

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth Před 3 lety +13

      @@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

  • @bruhpoid7058
    @bruhpoid7058 Před 2 lety +6

    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

  • @Yellowhound1
    @Yellowhound1 Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @larsvaahlmar1784
    @larsvaahlmar1784 Před 3 lety +363

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

    • @meepnugget1651
      @meepnugget1651 Před 3 lety +18

      There shits uglier than I am

    • @DenverStarkey
      @DenverStarkey Před 3 lety +56

      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
      @kennythawsh Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @DenverStarkey
      @DenverStarkey Před 3 lety +83

      @@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
      @rubenenrique3854 Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @BaddyK
    @BaddyK Před 3 lety +68

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

  • @Dolbs79
    @Dolbs79 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @Andrew-dl9fm
    @Andrew-dl9fm Před 3 lety +12

    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
      @josephl6727 Před 3 lety +2

      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
      @ryleycannings6928 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @janis23
      @janis23 Před 2 lety

      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
      @Andrew-dl9fm Před 2 lety

      @@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
      @janis23 Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @JakeBilling
    @JakeBilling Před 3 lety +757

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

  • @edm3184
    @edm3184 Před 3 lety +61

    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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +6

      Haha!! That's awesome!

    • @kyles8524
      @kyles8524 Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @edm3184 Před 3 lety

      @@kyles8524 thanks.. yeah in great shape too

    • @lucid4984
      @lucid4984 Před 3 lety

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

    • @kyles8524
      @kyles8524 Před 3 lety

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

  • @littlebottleofink
    @littlebottleofink Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @VaultBoy-kz6ed
    @VaultBoy-kz6ed Před rokem

    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

  • @DaveChips
    @DaveChips Před 3 lety +33

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

    • @4hand561
      @4hand561 Před 7 měsíci

      They are some nice ass cases

  • @watercannonscollaboration2281

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

  • @kgonepostl
    @kgonepostl Před 2 lety +21

    "Dude, don't buy a Dell."

  • @gsam_dad5540
    @gsam_dad5540 Před 3 lety +1

    "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 :)

  • @alejandrosalazar6975
    @alejandrosalazar6975 Před 3 lety +100

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

    • @judgeful
      @judgeful Před 3 lety +4

      did you get them?

    • @connorbrazier3235
      @connorbrazier3235 Před 3 lety +1

      Bro did you get your switches or nah?

    • @mantosh56
      @mantosh56 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @alejandrosalazar6975
      @alejandrosalazar6975 Před 3 lety +8

      @@connorbrazier3235 I received them yesterday!

    • @liluzivert101
      @liluzivert101 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @samjackson1895
    @samjackson1895 Před 3 lety +43

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

  • @georgefoley9793
    @georgefoley9793 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @bimmerlife5452
    @bimmerlife5452 Před 3 lety

    bro you channel is dope keep doing videos like this

  • @RandomHandle837
    @RandomHandle837 Před 3 lety +48

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

  • @mattalewis13
    @mattalewis13 Před 3 lety +433

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

    • @besomewheredosomething
      @besomewheredosomething Před 3 lety +31

      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
      @devilmanscott Před 3 lety +43

      @@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
      @JacketCK Před 3 lety +14

      So basically the Apple of PC manufacturers

    • @UncGotBandsFr
      @UncGotBandsFr Před 3 lety +1

      And the box

    • @ant2454
      @ant2454 Před 3 lety +4

      You’re forgetting the box

  • @DrGaryButtman
    @DrGaryButtman Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @supertouring1
    @supertouring1 Před 3 lety +21

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

  • @nerdonabudget
    @nerdonabudget Před 3 lety +654

    May I ask what AS OD is 😆

    • @doctornaod
      @doctornaod Před 3 lety +65

      Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +197

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

    • @nerdonabudget
      @nerdonabudget Před 3 lety +40

      @@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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +31

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

    • @mr.savage1185
      @mr.savage1185 Před 3 lety +1

      Dawid Does Tech Stuff haha

  • @dellstudio10
    @dellstudio10 Před 3 lety +7

    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.

  • @MrJimmytheweed
    @MrJimmytheweed Před 2 lety +1

    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.

  • @JacketCK
    @JacketCK Před 3 lety +74

    Buying an Alienware prebuilt is like buying an iMac for gaming

    • @NoclipOZ
      @NoclipOZ Před 3 lety

      @Benjamin Olutimehin i use gfn to and I'm about to get my parts to build my build my pc in like a week

    • @veear277
      @veear277 Před 3 lety +1

      @MoolsDogTwo everything

    • @bigjuice2623
      @bigjuice2623 Před 3 lety

      @@veear277 care to elaborate?

    • @temporarysin
      @temporarysin Před 3 lety +1

      @@bigjuice2623 everything

    • @bigjuice2623
      @bigjuice2623 Před 3 lety

      @@temporarysin Did you understand the question I just asked? Or do I have to elab.... explain it?

  • @SDgamerBoy
    @SDgamerBoy Před 3 lety +7

    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.

  • @rmgaminguk7079
    @rmgaminguk7079 Před 3 lety +13

    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 ?

  • @chrisxd146
    @chrisxd146 Před 2 lety +5

    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
      @Hydraggle Před 6 měsíci

      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
      @tahahaider5836 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@HydraggleThat is an actual business strategy

  • @Shojikitsune1
    @Shojikitsune1 Před 2 lety

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

  • @Dan-vb5gc
    @Dan-vb5gc Před 3 lety +4

    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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @1973Hog
    @1973Hog Před 3 lety +12

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

  • @24879067marshall
    @24879067marshall Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @Michael-vb3se
    @Michael-vb3se Před 3 lety +3

    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
      @broskibrobro1278 Před 3 lety

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

  • @user-nk7sk1nw2b
    @user-nk7sk1nw2b Před 3 lety +27

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

  • @1q2w3e4r5t67u8i9o0p
    @1q2w3e4r5t67u8i9o0p Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @backtothedata2680
    @backtothedata2680 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @grayintentions1685
    @grayintentions1685 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @de-ment
    @de-ment Před 3 lety +6

    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.

  • @baroncalamityplus
    @baroncalamityplus Před 3 lety +11

    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
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +7

      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
      @draconicreconcile Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @cjcivicx
      @cjcivicx Před 3 lety +1

      @@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
      @TheKillerwolf234 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @danluong92
      @danluong92 Před 3 lety +4

      @@cjcivicx LMAO mans bragging about an Alienware

  • @Kaynos
    @Kaynos Před 2 lety

    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 !!!

  • @ChuckHaney
    @ChuckHaney Před 3 lety +5

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

  • @eclipse9304
    @eclipse9304 Před 3 lety +12

    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.

  • @markthibault8579
    @markthibault8579 Před 3 lety

    Hilarious yet also informative review. Well done.

  • @abstractdoge8769
    @abstractdoge8769 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @DVZNMedia
    @DVZNMedia Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @_GreenBoy_
    @_GreenBoy_ Před 3 lety +43

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

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +12

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

    • @adrianayon5513
      @adrianayon5513 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @OmniVisionGaming
      @OmniVisionGaming Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @mr.savage1185
      @mr.savage1185 Před 3 lety

      David Daniel yeah fax

    • @ginaidoma5925
      @ginaidoma5925 Před 3 lety

      @@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.

  • @alexisducker9509
    @alexisducker9509 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @markgriffin2285
    @markgriffin2285 Před 3 lety

    I just received a aurora r10 with a 3950x cpu, 32 gb 3400 memory. 1 tb sad and 2 gb sata drive. Also has a 2080 super with 8 gb memory. I have the liquid cooling option plus 1000 watt power supply. I will hook it up this weekend. It was a Black Friday sales. Anxious to see what it can do.

  • @dominictonisson1946
    @dominictonisson1946 Před 3 lety +12

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

  • @auser5253
    @auser5253 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @chrisquinones2818
    @chrisquinones2818 Před 3 lety

    Love the videos! I was able to order one of these last week and negotiate with dell for around $450 off with a 3070 and i9 liquid cooled 32gb of Ram they will discount you just have to ask! Even through in a free Alienware headset

  • @HaveButOneLife
    @HaveButOneLife Před 3 lety +1

    Couldn't help but subscribe. Educational and funny!

    • @HaveButOneLife
      @HaveButOneLife Před 3 lety +1

      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.

  • @wackaircaftmechanic2312
    @wackaircaftmechanic2312 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @kieranlyall5249
    @kieranlyall5249 Před 3 lety +12

    I love the old Alienware pc cases

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @kieranlyall5249
      @kieranlyall5249 Před 3 lety

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

    • @spawnkeeper999
      @spawnkeeper999 Před 3 lety

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

  • @branscombe_
    @branscombe_ Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @Satsujiki
    @Satsujiki Před 2 lety

    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 :)

  • @TheHeartless917
    @TheHeartless917 Před 3 lety +6

    14:33 "A rainbow vomet gaming system that you build yourself." that hits hard.

  • @NZOMV
    @NZOMV Před 2 lety +20

    I thought that desktop was a ps5

  • @plaguis1391
    @plaguis1391 Před 3 lety

    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

  • @agentmaryland1239
    @agentmaryland1239 Před 3 lety

    I got the non-Ryzen version with some upgrades and honestly I can't complain too much. The highest the temperature got was about 56 C and that was while playing a game. The area I have it in might be the culprit but it runs the games I need and that's all I need it to do. I don't play CoD or Fortnite, just Phasmophobia, Skyrim, Viscera. Now it is moderately chilly right now because we're just heading into Spring, but I'm pretty confident it'll be fine.

  • @sickmit3481
    @sickmit3481 Před 3 lety +8

    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
      @thetruestar6348 Před 3 lety

      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

  • @ThomasKrul
    @ThomasKrul Před 3 lety +18

    "It shouldn't be running like a polio victim." OMG you're going straight to hell, aren't you, Dawid? 😂😂

  • @doubledragon2074
    @doubledragon2074 Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @DeRock401
    @DeRock401 Před 3 lety

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

  • @hitensangani
    @hitensangani Před 3 lety +15

    As soon as he said no SSD I looked at myself in the mirror like "For real?"

    • @tabushka292
      @tabushka292 Před 3 lety +6

      Even my 5 year old build with an $800 budget had an SSD in it. It's genuinely confusing how a $1000+ PC in 2020 can have no SSD in it.

  • @asylumsys
    @asylumsys Před 3 lety +11

    What do you do with all those computers. And do you ever have a yard sale.

  • @petersonfamily6223
    @petersonfamily6223 Před 2 lety

    We just received a new R12 purchased during Black Friday at a substantial discount. The system is an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700F, RTX 3060Ti, 512GB M.2, 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz all of this for only $980 (without tax) with discounts! This was an insane deal. Unfortunately, the air-cooled option was not available for the system deal. We have the Dark Side of the Moon cool which does not have the same lighting options as the White system. This is fine as the system would be positioned such that the lights would not be seen. The system looks good but like many have mentioned it has cooling issues. We have the system raised on a mesh stand with plenty of room for cooling. We first noticed the fans making a clicking noise while idling! I checked to make sure all fans are working and they are. We completed all updates and with nothing running while on idle the system CPU keeps jumping from 62° to 100° Celsius while the CPU performance is bouncing around the lowest to the highest. This is occurring while the system is idling without anything installed yet and no overclocking! Not a good omen. Also noticed there are no VRM heatsinks installed on this unit which could account for some of the CPU heat. The stock CPU fan is anemic. The interior design is small and will not fit a stock RTX card if you wanted to upgrade it. It is not a system to upgrade over time but again at the $980 price point, I didn't care. If we could have purchased a water-cooled system at the reduced price point we would have and I believe the design hinders the ability of the system to adequately air cool it. It is noisy when it kicks in cooling. What is surprising we were running a Lenovo Legion 7i notebook on the desk with a docking station (10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Processor, NVIDIA RTX2070 Max-Q) at full settings in games and couldn't hear it but the R12 is like a fan running on high! Again we are so disappointed and will go back to using the Legion 7i.

  • @branscombe_
    @branscombe_ Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!
    I was thinking same thing, when I went to Linus TechTips to get an honest review... It was an "honest review" but, they got the 4000$ Alienware Desktop/Laptop models to review.
    This isn't what the common viewer is looking for...

  • @Scragg-
    @Scragg- Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @othnieljonathan6717
    @othnieljonathan6717 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @ericnorred6280
    @ericnorred6280 Před 3 lety

    I had an Alienware Laptop, M17xR3, that had a board failure with months left on my warranty. Dell not only sent me a new board but also a new battery and charger. Had picture showing it was only the board but they sent the extras to be safe. Personally not a fan of there desktops but I'm also someone who encourages other to build there own PCs. Now though if your in the market for a sweet laptop Alienware is the way to go.

  • @Brysonandmason320
    @Brysonandmason320 Před 3 lety

    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

  • @JacketCK
    @JacketCK Před 3 lety +9

    Nah, I prefer my space heater laptop over this nuclear fusion core