While real geeks build there own high-end gaming rigs, there’s still a market for PC gamers who want to buy a customisable high-end machine. The Alienware Aurora is designed for that market.
Featuring 2nd generation 3000 series Intel Core i7 Six Core Processor Options with an unlocked BIOS for overclocking, plus an abundance of graphics options, RAM capacities and HDD sizes, the Aurora is designed to be big in practically every way. It comes with “maintenance free” CPU liquid cooling in place of traditional heatsinks, while the chassis is designed for easy user upgrades.
Of course, you’re going to pay for a behemoth like that, and in this case the starting price is $3,999. It’s a lot of coin, but hardcore gamers aren’t strangers to spending lots of cash on machines like this.
If you are thinking about getting one though, avoid looking at the US Alienware site for information. You might end up a little peeved that prices for the same machine start much lower…
luke
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:11 PMProbably better off building yourself
light487
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:37 PMFar better.
Just This Guy ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:54 PMyes but ..
” there’s still a market for PC gamers who want to buy a customisable high-end machine. ”
In other words, there are still people with more money than sen… More money than brains.
light487
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM“This product is unavailable. Below we have suggested a like or better computer to satisfy your immediate needs”
What are the specs for the $4k? I realise it is customisable and that will change the price but what are the baseline specs?
lambomann007
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:23 PMhttp://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-aurora-r4/fs
light487
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:37 PMMonitor: No Monitor
WTF??
1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6870
WTF??
What exactly are we payin for then?
lambomann007
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:48 PMSee that little alienware badge on the front of the case? Those things aren’t cheap.
Just This Guy ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:52 PMAnd they charge so much for them because…. *drum roll* …..
there are people who will pay it.
I’m not one of those people.
Lillee
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 5:14 PMYou win all the internets you can eat today
Nak
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 2:40 PMGo have a look at Apple’s $4100 Mac Pro
You get no monitor, a 5770, and 6gb of ram
lambomann007
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:22 PMOh hey, great way to spread the myth that PC gaming is way to expensive to get into :(
scross
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:28 PMI bought the smaller Alienware Aurora for just under $2500 and it was worth every cent! I love the Alien :)
Big Windows
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:28 PMCheaper in the US.
Marc
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:38 PMUSD2199 vs AUD3999
Marlon
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 5:02 PMFrak me! That’s daylight robbery!
CraftyNinja
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:38 PMThis point will probably be repeated multiple times before the comments close, but it is cheaper to build your own rig. However, there are other options that do exist for those who don’t want the hassle (or have the technical know-how) to get a gaming beast built.
Alienware’s reputation as a great system builder does hold a lot of clout, but the fact remains that the local Aussie PC market have some great system builders who will easily build stable machines that outperform the Aurora and have a cheaper starting point. AND the very same builders offer a similar warranty.
Support your local Geek.
lambomann007
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:46 PM+1
moloko
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:40 PMLOL Retards actually buy these LOL. $7000 for no SSD, no monitor and a shitty audio card.
Nicholas
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:44 PMI think they think US people are stupid… you can get a mouse and keyboard included for free, but it’s not selected by default. They just hoping people skip the ‘Personalise’ step?
Zwan
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 3:52 PMmuch better to build your own like mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rXXrww2HB4
those ‘no’ maintenance liquid coolers are rubbish, much better off with some decent air cooling like a noctua etc.
technojames
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:11 PMHow is this not an ad being displayed as editorial??
Is this a new product?
Has it just been released?
You were paid to run this right?
Luke
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:20 PMI still think it’s better tii build your own so that it’s more personally customised.
Fenix
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:38 PMSuddenly macs are not overpriced
Matt
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:39 PMHey fyi guys, $2k in US, engadget wrote a completley different story about it, due to the price..
jack
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:46 PMWas just about to add this.
Not that I was gunna buy this (my self-built is half price and better, i mean, 16g ram?).. But that’s a ridiculous inflated cost.
attila
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 4:56 PMWho actually buys these things, demographic wise? Who is enough into PC gaming that they want a liquid cooled, overclocked beast, but want it from Dell?
Lillee
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 5:16 PMBy golly you have a point there!
James
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 5:20 PMIn light of fuelling the ever-present arguments that arise over posts like this… I guess I’m going to anyway.
As a (relatively) tech- and finance-savvy user, I built my machine. It simply doesn’t make sense to me to throw away such ridiculous amounts of cash for an inferior product.
Sure, it may be considered inconvenient to build your rig yourself, although I hardly think most “hardcore gamers” value their time at hundreds of dollars per hour.
A rig with twice the RAM, a superior HDD (and a lightning fast SSD to boot), all the peripherals/accessories I needed/wanted, plus a 3 year warranty of . And it cost me half as much, plus 3hrs build time.
To justify purchasing the Aurora, I’d have to value my time at what, $666 per hour or more. Not likely, I’m afraid.
If you’re after customizability, build your own. If you’re after a cheaper deal, build your own.
Hell, you may even learn something new along the way ;)
Virus__
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 7:35 PMOnly thing I like about the AW desktops is the case. Even then there’s much nicer cases on the market.
WhiteY
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:13 PMYou pointed out in your post Nick that it’s a i7 6 core ‘behemoth’..
This is taken from their site:-
“Chipset
Intel® P67 Express Chipset w/ Unlocked BIOS for Overclocking, CPU Socket 1155″
That immediately eliminates the idea of the new 6 core LGA 2011 Ivy Bridge CPU’s. This is definitely the biggest raught in PC purchases that Alienware could have gone with. For $4,000 I could build anyone the same PC and I’d be happy to customise a Mid-Tower, still walking away with $2,000 profit.
Anyone interested in donating $2,000 my way? o_0
WhiteY
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:17 PMNevermind Nick, you posted the wrong link – that was to the standard i7 aurora. Here is the bigger version http://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-aurora-r4/pd
Deley
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:38 AMwow what a major rip off.
no monitor
no ssd drive or even 2 HHD in raid 0
no good software
6 core? man, win7 isn’t really made for that yet, let alone the problems you may run on it.
even the $7000 computer only gets double the ram (which is cheap as now days) and a GPU card that is only worth 900 bucks.
and the 1yr warranty… omg if anything broke after 1yr from a $7000 computer tower i would be firebombing something!
still, i wonder how many they sell, anyone know about prev models?
Magsin
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 9:42 AMFor another $1,000 you can also get a proof reader function.
“While real geeks build there own high-end gaming rigs…”
Where do the real geeks build THEIR high-end gaming machines?
how to use a steam mop
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 3:16 AMAre you serious? I am not so sure about the legitimacy of your facts. Seems kinda bogus.
WilliamZ
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 6:41 PMfor those of you that says it’s better to build your own.: It’s like the same with buying a car. people pay more for what they get all the time when they buying Audi or BMW or porsche. some of us have better things to do like gettign laid than deciding how to put a good PC together. We buy these things because we wanna save the trouble . and no chick’s gonna sleep with you when u take her to the bedroom and you geeks will be like “here’s my computer, and here, and here and over there too. pretty cool huh”. its not cool idiots.