Alienware aurora r6 with gtx 1070 any good?

[Machine123]

Hi I was looking into this gaming pc, is this any good? It has a 7th gen i7 processor and a gtx 1070. Its currently 1399 at Best Buy, here's a link to the description.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/alienware-aurora-r6-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-256gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-silver/5714687.p?skuId=5714687

[Omega]

Alienware is overpriced and they usually skip on quality PSU and cooling to make the pc cheaper. Build a PC yourself its cheaper and easy to do. Like some of the others will say "avoid prebuild like the plague".

[Vdub318]

Alienware is a bit overpriced as stated above. You will be paying extra basically just for the brand name. The new Aurora does have an 850W power supply and liquid cooling as options if you customize one on the Dell/Alienware website, but I don't know that Best Buy offers these options (I kind of doubt they do). I looked into this unit briefly, as I am in the process of getting a new gaming PC myself. I decided to go another direction to allow for more customization both now and in the future, as the Aurora's design doesn't leave you a lot of room to add in many additional components.

[Kartoffelsuppe]

From my onw experience, you should stay away from Dell/Alienware. Cooling solution is terrible on my current laptop since the bios is programmed to make it silent which is really incomprehensible. I had to install fans on the outside so the CPU doesn't overheat/throttle. First time use in a game my CPU came close to max temperature (TJUNCTION - 100°C).

Their solution was basically, after having tons of failed bios updates which didn't improve the fan profile, that we should use third party software like HWiNFO and have the fans run at full speed at all times. I did some research after that and other users have problems aswell and it's not the only laptop model.

If it really needs to be a laptop, avoid this company at all cost.

[Machine123]

How would you compare this Alienware to this, ibuypower bb931? It comes with a gtx 1080 and an 7th gen i7. Here's a link,

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-240gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-black-red/5727202.p?skuId=5727202

[hmm]

Originally posted by droid:

How would you compare this Alienware to this, ibuypower bb931? It comes with a gtx 1080 and an 7th gen i7. Here's a link,

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-240gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-black-red/5727202.p?skuId=5727202

All prebuilt PCs are usually overpriced by 100 to 200 bucks, skimping out on a good PSU in the process. As said above, I would build my own, as it is cheaper, fun, and a great experience overall.

I've heard IBP's customer service is ♥♥♥♥, and that you have to pay like 100 shipping

If you need help building your first PC, reply to this thread.

Join the pc masterrace pls

[Machine123]

Originally posted by Rush C Cyka Blyat:

Originally posted by droid:

How would you compare this Alienware to this, ibuypower bb931? It comes with a gtx 1080 and an 7th gen i7. Here's a link,

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-240gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-black-red/5727202.p?skuId=5727202

All prebuilt PCs are usually overpriced by 100 to 200 bucks, skimping out on a good PSU in the process. As said above, I would build my own, as it is cheaper, fun, and a great experience overall.

I've heard IBP's customer service is ♥♥♥♥, and that you have to pay like 100 shipping

If you need help building your first PC, reply to this thread.

Join the pc masterrace pls

Hey did you click on the link by any chance?It says this is liquid cooled while the Alienware is not. Also this has a 1080 while the Alienware has a gtx 1070. I'm not exactly sure what the performance difference will be between these two at 1440p. The ibuypower is a little more in price but has better specs. I'm just not really sure of the brand.

[rotNdude]

That bestbuy build has this for specs.

i7
Windows 10 operating system
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7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700K processor
Powerful quad-core, eight-way processing performance.

16GB system memory for intense multitasking and gaming
Reams of high-bandwidth DDR4 RAM to smoothly run your graphics-heavy PC games and video-editing applications, as well as numerous programs and browser tabs all at once.

1TB hard drive and 240GB solid state drive (SSD) for a blend of storage space and speed
The hard drive provides ample storage, while the SSD delivers faster start-up times and data access.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics
Driven by 8GB dedicated video memory to quickly render high-quality images for videos and games.

4 USB 3.0 ports maximize the latest high-speed devices
Also includes 4 USB 2.0 ports to connect more accessories and peripherals. The USB 3.0 ports are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices (at 2.0 speeds).

Wired network connectivity
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN port plugs into wired networks.

Now what you do is go to a site like http://pcpartpicker.com/ and select similar components to find out how good of deal bestbuy is offering.