Hey toasty bros I need help on my pc for a budget motherboard for an intel i5-3470 and a radion amd 470rx graphics card but don’t no which one to pick pls help
My MiddleSchool library had one of these, they were doing this like thing where at break they'd have various activities to try out there and do, and this was supposed to do VR with an HTC Vive. Of course that never happened, they never let anyone use it and all it did was sit there and be a very expensive library music player. Wasted tax dollars right there.
@AE86RO all it takes is to have the right heist planned and then snag some of the GPUs and clean them where they can function again and boom they'll live a better life with Gamers
@@cydragon2.099 Yes. Yes they did. It's better now I've heard but when I was there was a ton of mismanagement of resources happening because our principal sucked.
@@nesyboi9421 in all my years of going to school they had PCs but none with hardware that could run games that i have nowadays... the best School PCs i ran into (during HS) were ones in CAD (Computer Aided Drafting (took the class thinking it had to do with drawing but since it wasn't that i just did my best for the fun of it))
Lol I work for FedEx ground and let me tell you, the heavier the box is the less damaged it will be in shipping. Mainly because we don’t but heavy packages on the top of the walls we build in the trailers cuz for one, we don’t like breaking our back by lifting 60+pound boxes over our heads 500+ times a day and for 2 it’s a safety concern because it can crush other boxes that are lighter below them during shipping, fall off the wall causing an avalanche, and can actually kill an unloader if it slips off during the unload process and is heavy enough to snap your neck. So basically 60+ pound boxes never get stacked higher than your waist or chest in a trailer meaning they have a much higher chance of surviving the shipping process even if they fall😂.
If they are on the bottom then your tossing every other box on top of that one. So yeah it's likely gonna receive even more damage. This whole comment lacks any kind of common sense. No wonder you're a FedEx ground worker lol
Bring back tons of memories. This was my first pc. Built like a tank …mine came with the 6 core 6800k and a 980ti. Kept it for 5 years running 24/7. Never let me down. Eventually just sold it to built a new system
@@alhughes9698hahaha 8th year going strong here too! Idk how to PC build and too afraid to mess up something while building one so this one is perfect for me
I am exactly the same, i can swap out simple parts ok but a full rebuild i'm not brave enough to tackle haha! considering retiring it when its makes its 10th birthday haha@@GamersLifestyle12
I love this computer, 2 years ago I bought this case for 80 euros. I put my own system in it and got the RGB working with my motherboard. Really cool to have and will be using it for future upgrades.
I’ve had this PC for just about 9 years now, swapped out the 980 for a 1080ti, now the 1080ti for a 3080ti. Runs 4k games at 60fps. Amazing computer, take care of it, it’s taken care of me
I have that very same PC. I upgraded the RAM and the graphics card. It's no longer my main rig, but it still works great. You can change the color of the RGB lighting on the edges, side panels and the Alien logo on the power button with the included Alien Respawn software.
i just found this channel recently and it’s so dope to see actual gameplay from people who actually play the games. very awesome channel, and very awesome group of guys!
i found one of these in a scrap bin, it had the same motherboard and an i7 5820k, the only things it was missing was the gpu (I put in a gtx 1060) and the ram. and it worked just fine!
I have this one for more than a year. Bought it cheap on ebay, put a rtx 3090 and replaced 5930K with 5960X which is 8 core, also upgraded ram to 64 gb. Runs like a champ on 4K recent games.
I have that same computer, the threadripper edition. I have upgraded the nvme, newer graphics(rtx 2070 super founders edition) and the fans. Still runs great, plays any game I through at it beautifully. Also have that curved alienware momitor.
always loved my alienwares for their unique aesthetics (im so stired of glass window rectangle boxes and rgb fans) but unfortunately dell stops supporting them with driver and firmware updates after only a few short years so i always end up running into weird issues and just had to go back to custom building my own, i really miss my aurora r7 case though :(
@@SpinosaurusStudios_ the aurora R7 isn't on the windows 11 supported list (even though it supports TPM 2.0) and once I upgraded it I was getting all sorts of different driver errors when running certain games or programs, tried various command prompts and even fresh install on a new SSD.. nothing would fix it or even find the root of the problem, reverted back to windows 10 and reliably had none of the issues. So i chalked it up to alienware purposely not having support so that people would be more inclined to buy new ones (it is dell afterall...)
Why on Earth do you buy some prebuilt from HP? You should have just hung up a note in the supermarket asking for someone to call you if they know how to build a PC and have them assemble a system for you. Even if you were to pay 100 quid to the builder it'd be significantly less than the premium paid to a company like Dell or HP. Chances are that customer service is also better, because typically you'd buy the parts from some computer webshop and these tend to have more knowledgeable personnel than some random person in a callcentre in the Philippines. I've seen what systems from HP and Dell?Alienware cost and the prices, except during the extreme GPU price hike, are insane. Don't support multinational corporations, support local craftspeople - even if they're just some random gamer doing PC builds as a side hustle. They will make better use of your money and ask less of it.
@@classicallpvault8251 I chose what I knew I wanted. I've had my eyes set on it since 2019 when I first started saving. I don't want to sound rude but I couldn't care less about what you think I should get. I got what I wanted and please understand that I am entitled to buy what I want with my own money.
I bought a 30L for only $760, it has a Ryzen 5600x and a AMD Radeon 5500. I bought it off the hp website while they had deals a few months ago. Came with 8 gb of ram, so I added another stick, and a 500 ssd. It came with a 256 GB Nvme, it's a beast, and i don't regret buying it.
@@Compact8008 The one I am planning on getting only has a hard drive and 16 gigs of ram but I am planning on adding an m.2 samsung 980 evo plus ssd to put the OS on and probaly most games and just keep the hard drive a a backup drive in case I break the ssd or run out of storage
Your standard power supply connector (C13, sometimes erroneously called "kettle plug" which is actually C15) only supports up to 10 amps. This will get you up to 1200 watts on 120v (North America). Since this is a 1600 watt power supply, it uses a C19 connector, which uses differently shaped pins to keep you from using a cable rated only for 10 amps or less. This connector supports up to 16 amps.
With a 980ti and a i7 of that era, a 1500w while overkill, is kinda a nice feature considering im willing to bet they were banking on the 10 series cards being power hungry (because you know how companies get when they are coming up on something special, like another digit in their GPUs) and since Alienware is an OEM, they probably had intentions on using that PSU for years to come in more demanding PCs, and if a 1500w PSU is only a couple more bucks to manufacture and the system is $2000-$3000, you bet they are gonna go for a 1500w over something like a 750w
That old Alienware pc is better than my gaming pc with i7 2600 and Gigabyte Windforce GTX 960 2gig and 16 gig ram (4x4). Also, mine is an Optiplex 990.
Nice setup, mine's been stable for years at 4.4GHz 1.205v (the mobo auto overclocking was feeding 1.24v to the CPU for 4.3GHz, a bit of BIOS tweaking had my temps drop by 10°).
@@jean-charlesweyland129 depends on your motherboard I’m on a cheap Huananzhi X99-TF motherboard lol so I’m lucky I get 4.3GHz 1.22v stable and also lucky there was a guy who makes modified bios for my motherboard to be able to even overclock lol
@@SiqFix I feel you. I got lucky when I bought my 5820k second hand, the ad was only for the CPU and I asked the guy seeing that he was rocking a AMD setup if he still had the X99 motherboard. He said that he still had it but thought it was dying because of the screeching sounds it made in his headphones. He gave it to me (Gigabyte X99 Gaming G1 Wifi) with the CPU for 100€ in late 2019. Turns out the onboard sound card was the issue and as I already had an external one from my first build, I got quite a deal ^^
@@jean-charlesweyland129 that’s a sweet deal because my i7 5820K was $50 second hand plus the brand new Huananzhi X99-TF was $100. I just recently lost my job and had to sell my i9 10850K/RX 6600XT pc and built this old i7 5820K/GTX 1080 Ti.
I've had my Area 51 R2 since I bought it secondhand in 2016. i7-5960X, 32GB, though I've long since moved from the stock 3-way SLI 980s to a 2080 Ti AIO. It's been fantastic, and I'll just keep on upgrading parts of it as I need to in the future (a new mobo and CPU is probably next... oh and quieter fans). That said, it's unfortunate Dell seems to be going completely backwards from what they had with this tower. I watched Gamers Nexus' review of the new R13 Aurora and it's just a totally phoned in dumpster fire.
As a Dell tech all I have to say is that these are a nightmare to work on. Way too heavy and bulky. Luckily I've only had to do like 3 or 4 of them over the last few years.
Well blame Dell for buying Alienware lol We actually have an old Alienware laptop lying around from right before Dell bought them in 2005. My Dad used it as a work laptop until around 2011, despite the fact by that point it was 6 years old and hecka outdated. We kept it around for general internet browsing until security updates for windows XP were no longer coming out. Still works, sick retro gaming machine.
My first experience with Alienware was back in 2003. I was taking a class in which we were tasked with building a mock up computer. I stumbled onto the Alienware website and saw the Area 51 model for the first time. They've always had such amazing cases!
I always like the zoo platform. 2 more sticks of ram to have quad channel would get rid of any ram speed issues and those older Intel CPUs tended to have great overclocking headroom, so you could have a 6 core CPU over 4ghz. Although the GPU was great for its time it does need an upgrade and you could go quite a bit before it would be bottlenecked by an overclocked i7-5820k. Alienware did have some iconic and original cases. Just wish they were a bit lighter :)
I bought an Area51-R2 brand new many years ago. Yes overprioced but it worked very good. Now I still have the Area51-R2 case but modded it and installed all new hardware, including a 360 AIO at the front. You can see the vids I made on my channel.
Woah guys, i can't believe how much this channel has grown ! I watched you when you were starting a loong time ago with the mineral oil PCs trying out windows 10, then the cardboard box PCs.. You've gone far !! keep it up
I still have this case. I have upgraded the graphics, M.2 drive, and added a ssd as well. The plastic piece is the foot thgat goes sideways to add stability. It is now my second computer. For use when a buddy and me have lan parties.
I have the r5 version of this Area-51. 9800x, and just recently put a 3080ti in it. I love it. Would live to see you guys do a follow up on this with only an upgraded GPU in it, just to see how far everything else in it can be pushed.
I have one of these, the i7-5630K version. It has a 1500watt modular PSU, liquid cooling for the CPU, Killer 10GB NIC, SoundBlaster Recon3D Sound, 32GB RAM, and 6TB of total storage. It also has Bluetooth and WiFi built-in. My GPU is definitely upgraded from the GTX980....it's a GTX2060 6GB card. I absolutely LOVE the case design! Very roomy. Easy to work in. WEIRD as hell looking, but so bad ass! I connected to this bad boy an Alienware AW768 RGB mechanical keyboard(terrific!), and the Alienware AW959 RGB mouse(amazing!). I have gone all-in with my Alienware setup with this great case, also known as The Triad! The RGB on the case is bright, but subtle, not flashy at all! Combined with the AlienFX and Command Center software, I have complete control over the RGB in my setup. Certainly, this is one VERY heavy and big case, and not for everyone, but for me, it's PERFECT! I can't see myself in anything else, right now. I love Alienware, and The Triad Case is fabulous!
I have one of these in my closet, got it back when VR was still a baby. Nothing special, gtx 970 and other similarly powerful parts in it. I recently upgraded and didn't feel like gutting the case just yet, but I still might and use it for a new project for my wife. The case is fun and unique!
I still have the Ryzen Threadripper one with a water-cooled 1950 and a water-cooled 1080Ti (sold the second one in the crypto boom). Absolute beast 5 years later. I even put 4x16GB and it doesn't have any issues running at 3600.
Am I the only one that just messes around with Arenas more than the actual BR with Apex? I keep getting paired with randos that don't really do a whole hell of a lot. I feel like I can focus a lot more with Arenas matches.
Higher end 9xx cards still hold up well! I have a G20AJ from the same time period with a 960 in it, it's served me well for...eight years? Something like that, only issue is the HDMI port got damaged and I use an adapter to run it through one of the three DisplayPorts instead. I still laugh about how New World bricked 30x0s but my old card doesn't skip a beat...
i7-5820k oc 4.5ghz, 32gb ram, samsung 250gb evo (x3) and a normal 980, I have zero issues playing today's games, I still get great frame rate and never any issues. so not all systems from several years ago are crap systems.
XEON E5-2699 V4(I originally had a 5820k, still have it but replaced it.), 32GB ram, 1080 Ti, WD BLACK SN750 SE (main drive), The 5820K may be better for gaming (overclockable). But the games run fine. This XEON isn't overclockable and maxes out at 3.6 GHz. But it runs at 24C Idle temps with more cores and high temps are maybe 60C. I was running about 3.8 GHZ and couldn't get much over that probably because I have a smaller radiator and can't fit a larger one in the case as it hits the ram. But I played a lot of Black OPS 4 and other games with that 5820K. Great CPU. I can do ULTRA at 1080P in most games. So if 1080P is your thing then 1080 Ti's go for around $250 now and may be going down further.
I bought the same rig totally reshaped it with a I7 Extreme 6950X running at 4500 Mhz 😄 and a ROG 6600XT work great all games work 80 fps + on midrange - extreme settings. it could take out more performance on a better motherboard that a future concern because it would create difficulties with the LED build on the case.
I miss the old early-mid 00s Alienware cases but if you can find one on eBay they're $300+ for the case alone and not even for one in perfect condition.
I had a GTX 980 in my X99 build with an i7 5930K because it was the faster one. And the GTX980 Ti was not yet ion the market. Now my i7 5930K is paired up with a RTX 3060 Ti. That 980 Ti you have there beats a 1060 easily and gives a 1070 a run for it's money sometimes. BUT CHANGE PASTE plox.
I bought this with a 1060 in it for my kid in 2016. Threadripper. He used it up til today when I got him a new aurora r14 for his birthday..I plan to put this rig in my man cave for driving simulators. I would 100% build a computer using this tower. Beautiful design and timeless. Literally looks like a ufo.
Nice one. HP and Intel are sponsors and you bought to present us a DELL Alienware =)) And yest the Alienware's are extremely expensive and have a lot of stupid proprietary connectors.
You guys are definitely not the guys that should have been reviewing this desktop. That 1500 w power supply was in the event that you wanted something such as say, three GTX 1060s in SLI. Or three 980 TI's in SLI. Also, you underestimate the upgrade ability for this desktop. They at the time had a 10 physical 10 logical core Intel i7 CPU. That's 20 threads. That's more processing power than a lot of the current generation i7s. And on top of that, there was space for extra PCI IO. Something you don't often find in a lot of PCs today.
Xeons are limited to 1866MHz DDR4 and for the ones with a greater TDP then 90W, they top out at 2133. The only way around this is BCLK overclock, some E5 V3 can run stable with 104.5 to 106 base clock, but since the the TDP is hard locked, you need to undervolt the CPU by altering the BIOS microcode (changing values in BIOS won't apply even on high end mobos apart from disabling C3 and C6 states).
@@amdintelxsniperx The turbo boost unlock doesn't unlock memory. My E5 2640 V3 (8c/16t at 3.4GHz) runs unlocked at 3.4GHz. By applying a -50mV in the BIOS microcode and bumping the BCLK to 104.5, I was able to achieve 3.55GHz all core and 2000MHz for memory whilst consuming less then 90W. An E5 2667 V3 (8c/16t@ 3.6GHz 140W) could be pushed via BCLK to 3.75Ghz all core resulting in 2200MHz RAM speed but a 200Mhz increase for 50 more Watts is pretty bad. 55% more power draw for a 7% increase in speed...
In terms of hardware design It looks better than most newer pcs even better than newer Alienware pcs… it’s as if the internals improved but the externals took a backseat for some reason.
surprised how well early X99/Haswell-E held up. was recently testing a 980 Ti on both 12900k & 5800x3D doing comparisons with Fury X to see how both have aged. (conclusion of that is that the R9 Fury X is better in DX12 titles, 980 Ti in DX11) while the frame pacing is much worse, i'm surprised that the 5820k doesn't hold the 980 Ti back that much, only around 20% loss compared to recent high end CPU perf.
What are some other old prebuilt gaming pcs that you want us to take a look at?? 🤔
A follow up video of this with just the GPU upgraded. Would love to see how far it can be pushed with an upgraded GPU.
Well you can ship one to me
Jk
Hey toasty bros I need help on my pc for a budget motherboard for an intel i5-3470 and a radion amd 470rx graphics card but don’t no which one to pick pls help
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If you can get one, an old HP blackbird 002 .... Around 2005-2009 from memory
My MiddleSchool library had one of these, they were doing this like thing where at break they'd have various activities to try out there and do, and this was supposed to do VR with an HTC Vive. Of course that never happened, they never let anyone use it and all it did was sit there and be a very expensive library music player. Wasted tax dollars right there.
@AE86RO Bro that is next level stupid, RTX 3080s for art class? Jeez. Again, wasted tax dollars.
that School must have a low possible IQ to have a gaming rig or 2 in the library and not let anyone use it
@AE86RO all it takes is to have the right heist planned and then snag some of the GPUs and clean them where they can function again and boom they'll live a better life with Gamers
@@cydragon2.099 Yes. Yes they did.
It's better now I've heard but when I was there was a ton of mismanagement of resources happening because our principal sucked.
@@nesyboi9421 in all my years of going to school they had PCs but none with hardware that could run games that i have nowadays... the best School PCs i ran into (during HS) were ones in CAD (Computer Aided Drafting (took the class thinking it had to do with drawing but since it wasn't that i just did my best for the fun of it))
Lol I work for FedEx ground and let me tell you, the heavier the box is the less damaged it will be in shipping. Mainly because we don’t but heavy packages on the top of the walls we build in the trailers cuz for one, we don’t like breaking our back by lifting 60+pound boxes over our heads 500+ times a day and for 2 it’s a safety concern because it can crush other boxes that are lighter below them during shipping, fall off the wall causing an avalanche, and can actually kill an unloader if it slips off during the unload process and is heavy enough to snap your neck. So basically 60+ pound boxes never get stacked higher than your waist or chest in a trailer meaning they have a much higher chance of surviving the shipping process even if they fall😂.
well i guess someone better request sellers to toss in some bricks into packages to make the lighter packages to be treated better
If they are on the bottom then your tossing every other box on top of that one. So yeah it's likely gonna receive even more damage. This whole comment lacks any kind of common sense. No wonder you're a FedEx ground worker lol
@@cydragon2.099 and pay for them 3 times the price they would pay :p
@@jacobhughea8568 that’s.. not how it works at all Lmfao don’t make fun of people when you don’t know how it works in the first place Lmfao
Bring back tons of memories. This was my first pc. Built like a tank …mine came with the 6 core 6800k and a 980ti. Kept it for 5 years running 24/7. Never let me down. Eventually just sold it to built a new system
Mines just about to enter its 9th year of still running strong.
@@alhughes9698hahaha 8th year going strong here too! Idk how to PC build and too afraid to mess up something while building one so this one is perfect for me
I am exactly the same, i can swap out simple parts ok but a full rebuild i'm not brave enough to tackle haha! considering retiring it when its makes its 10th birthday haha@@GamersLifestyle12
I love this computer, 2 years ago I bought this case for 80 euros. I put my own system in it and got the RGB working with my motherboard. Really cool to have and will be using it for future upgrades.
It's so ugly in my opinion
@@Jactional It's so beautiful in my opinion
@@Jactional It's so beautiful in my opinion
@@Jactional that’s an opinion not a fact
@@user-qt6bz6cr5e thats why they said its an opinion
I’ve had this PC for just about 9 years now, swapped out the 980 for a 1080ti, now the 1080ti for a 3080ti. Runs 4k games at 60fps. Amazing computer, take care of it, it’s taken care of me
Did you change anything else or just the swapped the 3080
@@waldorsockbat5737 Just the 3080, but I ended up getting a new PC, the cpu was way too old
I have that very same PC. I upgraded the RAM and the graphics card. It's no longer my main rig, but it still works great. You can change the color of the RGB lighting on the edges, side panels and the Alien logo on the power button with the included Alien Respawn software.
I have this PC as well and want to upgrade the Ram and GPU too. What Card did you go for?
i just found this channel recently and it’s so dope to see actual gameplay from people who actually play the games. very awesome channel, and very awesome group of guys!
I bought a Alienware Area 51 R2 in 2016, and it's still going strong!
i found one of these in a scrap bin, it had the same motherboard and an i7 5820k, the only things it was missing was the gpu (I put in a gtx 1060) and the ram. and it worked just fine!
dang amazing pc if that's the case/ you could put a much bette rgpu in that
Can I put a gtx 4070ti on it? I had the same desktop and I want to upgrade it.
@@NeoLightmanyou can put a rtx 3060.
I have this one for more than a year. Bought it cheap on ebay, put a rtx 3090 and replaced 5930K with 5960X which is 8 core, also upgraded ram to 64 gb. Runs like a champ on 4K recent games.
Love your videos. Helped me a lot when choosing parts and building my pc
I have that same computer, the threadripper edition. I have upgraded the nvme, newer graphics(rtx 2070 super founders edition) and the fans. Still runs great, plays any game I through at it beautifully. Also have that curved alienware momitor.
What a beast
@@xxi7052 yeah damn thing is heavy too.
Temps
always loved my alienwares for their unique aesthetics (im so stired of glass window rectangle boxes and rgb fans) but unfortunately dell stops supporting them with driver and firmware updates after only a few short years so i always end up running into weird issues and just had to go back to custom building my own, i really miss my aurora r7 case though :(
I still have mine, what weird issues are you encountering that I have yet to?
@@SpinosaurusStudios_ the aurora R7 isn't on the windows 11 supported list (even though it supports TPM 2.0) and once I upgraded it I was getting all sorts of different driver errors when running certain games or programs, tried various command prompts and even fresh install on a new SSD.. nothing would fix it or even find the root of the problem, reverted back to windows 10 and reliably had none of the issues. So i chalked it up to alienware purposely not having support so that people would be more inclined to buy new ones (it is dell afterall...)
Some people actually modify alienware cases and put custom PC parts just because of how unique and beautiful the cases are.
Against my expectations, the CPU performed very nice while staying cool. The GPU ran hot and was the bottleneck
bruh there are new bots lol
temperature doesnt really matter unless its throthling
Blower style reference cooler
@@YoshiFunkin hate them. They should use a word filter
@@anonymous16472 true, but 89 degrees is not a very good temperature
you guys have helped me buy a pc, an omen 25L. it has a ryzen 7 and a radeon 6600xt. thanks guys. cant express how much your channel has helped
Why on Earth do you buy some prebuilt from HP? You should have just hung up a note in the supermarket asking for someone to call you if they know how to build a PC and have them assemble a system for you. Even if you were to pay 100 quid to the builder it'd be significantly less than the premium paid to a company like Dell or HP. Chances are that customer service is also better, because typically you'd buy the parts from some computer webshop and these tend to have more knowledgeable personnel than some random person in a callcentre in the Philippines. I've seen what systems from HP and Dell?Alienware cost and the prices, except during the extreme GPU price hike, are insane.
Don't support multinational corporations, support local craftspeople - even if they're just some random gamer doing PC builds as a side hustle. They will make better use of your money and ask less of it.
@@classicallpvault8251 I chose what I knew I wanted. I've had my eyes set on it since 2019 when I first started saving. I don't want to sound rude but I couldn't care less about what you think I should get. I got what I wanted and please understand that I am entitled to buy what I want with my own money.
I bought a 30L for only $760, it has a Ryzen 5600x and a AMD Radeon 5500. I bought it off the hp website while they had deals a few months ago. Came with 8 gb of ram, so I added another stick, and a 500 ssd. It came with a 256 GB Nvme, it's a beast, and i don't regret buying it.
@@Compact8008 The one I am planning on getting only has a hard drive and 16 gigs of ram but I am planning on adding an m.2 samsung 980 evo plus ssd to put the OS on and probaly most games and just keep the hard drive a a backup drive in case I break the ssd or run out of storage
I need a relationship as strong as that packaging tape
I love the case of this generation and its nice lighting without the need for a large window to display what is in the case.
Last year I sold my 980 for $200 when no cards could be found
Your standard power supply connector (C13, sometimes erroneously called "kettle plug" which is actually C15) only supports up to 10 amps. This will get you up to 1200 watts on 120v (North America). Since this is a 1600 watt power supply, it uses a C19 connector, which uses differently shaped pins to keep you from using a cable rated only for 10 amps or less. This connector supports up to 16 amps.
With a 980ti and a i7 of that era, a 1500w while overkill, is kinda a nice feature considering im willing to bet they were banking on the 10 series cards being power hungry (because you know how companies get when they are coming up on something special, like another digit in their GPUs)
and since Alienware is an OEM, they probably had intentions on using that PSU for years to come in more demanding PCs, and if a 1500w PSU is only a couple more bucks to manufacture and the system is $2000-$3000, you bet they are gonna go for a 1500w over something like a 750w
That old Alienware pc is better than my gaming pc with i7 2600 and Gigabyte Windforce GTX 960 2gig and 16 gig ram (4x4). Also, mine is an Optiplex 990.
I know modern Alienware Aurora cases are a meme but this case is freaking awesome. One day i buy one empty it and build a modern pc in it.
I have an Intel i7 5820K 4.3GHz 1.22v with GTX 1080 Ti still a decent CPU.
Nice setup, mine's been stable for years at 4.4GHz 1.205v (the mobo auto overclocking was feeding 1.24v to the CPU for 4.3GHz, a bit of BIOS tweaking had my temps drop by 10°).
@@jean-charlesweyland129 depends on your motherboard I’m on a cheap Huananzhi X99-TF motherboard lol so I’m lucky I get 4.3GHz 1.22v stable and also lucky there was a guy who makes modified bios for my motherboard to be able to even overclock lol
@@SiqFix I feel you. I got lucky when I bought my 5820k second hand, the ad was only for the CPU and I asked the guy seeing that he was rocking a AMD setup if he still had the X99 motherboard.
He said that he still had it but thought it was dying because of the screeching sounds it made in his headphones.
He gave it to me (Gigabyte X99 Gaming G1 Wifi) with the CPU for 100€ in late 2019.
Turns out the onboard sound card was the issue and as I already had an external one from my first build, I got quite a deal ^^
@@jean-charlesweyland129 that’s a sweet deal because my i7 5820K was $50 second hand plus the brand new Huananzhi X99-TF was $100. I just recently lost my job and had to sell my i9 10850K/RX 6600XT pc and built this old i7 5820K/GTX 1080 Ti.
I've had my Area 51 R2 since I bought it secondhand in 2016. i7-5960X, 32GB, though I've long since moved from the stock 3-way SLI 980s to a 2080 Ti AIO. It's been fantastic, and I'll just keep on upgrading parts of it as I need to in the future (a new mobo and CPU is probably next... oh and quieter fans). That said, it's unfortunate Dell seems to be going completely backwards from what they had with this tower. I watched Gamers Nexus' review of the new R13 Aurora and it's just a totally phoned in dumpster fire.
That’s crazy I literally almost bought that exact pc from eBay but you beat me to it
That Case was the coolest ever when it came out! I wish more Computers looks like that even today :)
You enjoyed playing benchmark games a little too much ... Great video .
with alienware motherboard support for newer gpus would have ended years ago
Ill say.. for being quite old.. its a great performer! I never would have thought a 980ti and i7 5820k would return 100 FPS in a game like Apex lol
problem with the case design is dust can easily build up in the ports in the back
As a Dell tech all I have to say is that these are a nightmare to work on. Way too heavy and bulky. Luckily I've only had to do like 3 or 4 of them over the last few years.
Well blame Dell for buying Alienware lol
We actually have an old Alienware laptop lying around from right before Dell bought them in 2005. My Dad used it as a work laptop until around 2011, despite the fact by that point it was 6 years old and hecka outdated. We kept it around for general internet browsing until security updates for windows XP were no longer coming out. Still works, sick retro gaming machine.
My first experience with Alienware was back in 2003. I was taking a class in which we were tasked with building a mock up computer. I stumbled onto the Alienware website and saw the Area 51 model for the first time. They've always had such amazing cases!
When older Alienware systems look better than new ones 😂
the perfect pc for attending lan parties ^^
It's like you're getting these computers from space hhhhhh
Greetings to you
Roll the box on its side, cut the bottom then pull the box off!!
Old pc ? This is what I am still rocking....
The 1500WATT PSU, is for contacting the MOTHERSHIP XD
I always like the zoo platform. 2 more sticks of ram to have quad channel would get rid of any ram speed issues and those older Intel CPUs tended to have great overclocking headroom, so you could have a 6 core CPU over 4ghz. Although the GPU was great for its time it does need an upgrade and you could go quite a bit before it would be bottlenecked by an overclocked i7-5820k.
Alienware did have some iconic and original cases. Just wish they were a bit lighter :)
I bought an Area51-R2 brand new many years ago. Yes overprioced but it worked very good. Now I still have the Area51-R2 case but modded it and installed all new hardware, including a 360 AIO at the front. You can see the vids I made on my channel.
Woah guys, i can't believe how much this channel has grown ! I watched you when you were starting a loong time ago with the mineral oil PCs trying out windows 10, then the cardboard box PCs.. You've gone far !! keep it up
I still have this case. I have upgraded the graphics, M.2 drive, and added a ssd as well. The plastic piece is the foot thgat goes sideways to add stability. It is now my second computer. For use when a buddy and me have lan parties.
I had one of the Alienware Area 51 R6 AMD Threadripper edition!
Still the best looking Alienware ever imo. I wish I could have that case!
I have the r5 version of this Area-51. 9800x, and just recently put a 3080ti in it. I love it. Would live to see you guys do a follow up on this with only an upgraded GPU in it, just to see how far everything else in it can be pushed.
Daaang son
I still use my R2. It’s our 10 year anniversary this December 🥺😂
"THIS PACKAGE IS MASSIVE "
Yeah thats what she said 🤣🤣🤣
I have one of these, the i7-5630K version. It has a 1500watt modular PSU, liquid cooling for the CPU, Killer 10GB NIC, SoundBlaster Recon3D Sound, 32GB RAM, and 6TB of total storage. It also has Bluetooth and WiFi built-in. My GPU is definitely upgraded from the GTX980....it's a GTX2060 6GB card.
I absolutely LOVE the case design! Very roomy. Easy to work in. WEIRD as hell looking, but so bad ass! I connected to this bad boy an Alienware AW768 RGB mechanical keyboard(terrific!), and the Alienware AW959 RGB mouse(amazing!). I have gone all-in with my Alienware setup with this great case, also known as The Triad! The RGB on the case is bright, but subtle, not flashy at all! Combined with the AlienFX and Command Center software, I have complete control over the RGB in my setup.
Certainly, this is one VERY heavy and big case, and not for everyone, but for me, it's PERFECT! I can't see myself in anything else, right now. I love Alienware, and The Triad Case is fabulous!
i love the design of these older alienwares
I'm still waiting on the day they sell their own cases cos they are a thing of beauty
Underrated RUclipsrs
I have one of these in my closet, got it back when VR was still a baby. Nothing special, gtx 970 and other similarly powerful parts in it. I recently upgraded and didn't feel like gutting the case just yet, but I still might and use it for a new project for my wife. The case is fun and unique!
This PC was big for dual GPUs in SLI. Back when being able to buy 2 GPUs didn't break the bank. Hence the huge power supply.
I still have the Ryzen Threadripper one with a water-cooled 1950 and a water-cooled 1080Ti (sold the second one in the crypto boom). Absolute beast 5 years later. I even put 4x16GB and it doesn't have any issues running at 3600.
This is the original Angry Joe PC from 2015
still super up to date honestly
Timeless chassis. This was the exact video I was looking for.
Am I the only one that just messes around with Arenas more than the actual BR with Apex? I keep getting paired with randos that don't really do a whole hell of a lot. I feel like I can focus a lot more with Arenas matches.
I get good teammates I think it jsut depnds when u play
Higher end 9xx cards still hold up well! I have a G20AJ from the same time period with a 960 in it, it's served me well for...eight years? Something like that, only issue is the HDMI port got damaged and I use an adapter to run it through one of the three DisplayPorts instead. I still laugh about how New World bricked 30x0s but my old card doesn't skip a beat...
We just scrapped one of these at my work. I saved the 980ti out of it. Everything else went in the scrap bin.
i7-5820k oc 4.5ghz, 32gb ram, samsung 250gb evo (x3) and a normal 980, I have zero issues playing today's games, I still get great frame rate and never any issues. so not all systems from several years ago are crap systems.
I'm on almot the same system i7-5820k 64gb ram with a 970 but it has been replaced with a rx580 8gb. still plays everything. high settings
XEON E5-2699 V4(I originally had a 5820k, still have it but replaced it.), 32GB ram, 1080 Ti, WD BLACK SN750 SE (main drive), The 5820K may be better for gaming (overclockable). But the games run fine. This XEON isn't overclockable and maxes out at 3.6 GHz. But it runs at 24C Idle temps with more cores and high temps are maybe 60C.
I was running about 3.8 GHZ and couldn't get much over that probably because I have a smaller radiator and can't fit a larger one in the case as it hits the ram. But I played a lot of Black OPS 4 and other games with that 5820K. Great CPU.
I can do ULTRA at 1080P in most games. So if 1080P is your thing then 1080 Ti's go for around $250 now and may be going down further.
I bought the same rig totally reshaped it with a I7 Extreme 6950X running at 4500 Mhz 😄 and a ROG 6600XT work great all games work 80 fps + on midrange - extreme settings. it could take out more performance on a better motherboard that a future concern because it would create difficulties with the LED build on the case.
This brings back memories. My dads computer(he doesnt game but likes cool things) is my old i7 4770k & GTX 980 ti and it still works great.
I still work on one right now but not upgradable to windows 11 since it is missing the appropriate TPM
Dude just opened a box with a machete
Just love their videos
Great content, good job!👍
I remember this being my dream PC at the time heh, was the coolest thing
my 5820K and GTX970 have been running since 2015 with no probs on a 550 watt PSU
I miss the old early-mid 00s Alienware cases but if you can find one on eBay they're $300+ for the case alone and not even for one in perfect condition.
Just love the content so much
I had a GTX 980 in my X99 build with an i7 5930K because it was the faster one. And the GTX980 Ti was not yet ion the market. Now my i7 5930K is paired up with a RTX 3060 Ti. That 980 Ti you have there beats a 1060 easily and gives a 1070 a run for it's money sometimes. BUT CHANGE PASTE plox.
Damn he's actually goated in apex
I can’t believe you got sponsored by HP I am impressed
I bought this with a 1060 in it for my kid in 2016. Threadripper. He used it up til today when I got him a new aurora r14 for his birthday..I plan to put this rig in my man cave for driving simulators. I would 100% build a computer using this tower. Beautiful design and timeless. Literally looks like a ufo.
Would be nice to see you upgrade to a 6600XT and check how the CPU handles it.
What a beautiful PC, I would kill to have one of those
Awesome video guys 👍
straight from Area 51, delivers unearthly performance!
Love the look of this case you guys should build it with the top of the line parts that would be cool
Setting a fan profile for that gpu would help a ton
My school has one of these as our PDQ Server in our tech room.
That's not a knife. This is a knife
I've always wanted just the case. I like the design/look of these cases.
Nice one. HP and Intel are sponsors and you bought to present us a DELL Alienware =))
And yest the Alienware's are extremely expensive and have a lot of stupid proprietary connectors.
My 980ti FTW3 still plays great
It’s funny because every time i watch these awesome vids i get pre built pcs ads
At least it looks cool. It isn't their modern PCs that are hopelessly awful office PCs with plastic covering them.
Old?? I’m still using it
I think I need to go to the eye doctor
You guys are definitely not the guys that should have been reviewing this desktop. That 1500 w power supply was in the event that you wanted something such as say, three GTX 1060s in SLI. Or three 980 TI's in SLI. Also, you underestimate the upgrade ability for this desktop. They at the time had a 10 physical 10 logical core Intel i7 CPU. That's 20 threads. That's more processing power than a lot of the current generation i7s. And on top of that, there was space for extra PCI IO. Something you don't often find in a lot of PCs today.
Throw in an i7-5960x and overclock it to 4.6GHz and a newer RTX and that machine will be able to run anything easily.
put a good xeon in there and 3ghz ram since it is ddr4 and put the custom bios on it and you have a great system with up to 12 cores
Xeons are limited to 1866MHz DDR4 and for the ones with a greater TDP then 90W, they top out at 2133. The only way around this is BCLK overclock, some E5 V3 can run stable with 104.5 to 106 base clock, but since the the TDP is hard locked, you need to undervolt the CPU by altering the BIOS microcode (changing values in BIOS won't apply even on high end mobos apart from disabling C3 and C6 states).
@@jean-charlesweyland129 turbo boost unlock using the haswell hack
@@amdintelxsniperx The turbo boost unlock doesn't unlock memory. My E5 2640 V3 (8c/16t at 3.4GHz) runs unlocked at 3.4GHz. By applying a -50mV in the BIOS microcode and bumping the BCLK to 104.5, I was able to achieve 3.55GHz all core and 2000MHz for memory whilst consuming less then 90W.
An E5 2667 V3 (8c/16t@ 3.6GHz 140W) could be pushed via BCLK to 3.75Ghz all core resulting in 2200MHz RAM speed but a 200Mhz increase for 50 more Watts is pretty bad.
55% more power draw for a 7% increase in speed...
In terms of hardware design It looks better than most newer pcs even better than newer Alienware pcs… it’s as if the internals improved but the externals took a backseat for some reason.
The Cyberpower linked in the description is showing me a RTX3050! Not a 3060.
surprised how well early X99/Haswell-E held up.
was recently testing a 980 Ti on both 12900k & 5800x3D
doing comparisons with Fury X to see how both have aged.
(conclusion of that is that the R9 Fury X is better in DX12 titles, 980 Ti in DX11)
while the frame pacing is much worse, i'm surprised that the 5820k
doesn't hold the 980 Ti back that much, only around 20% loss compared to recent high end CPU perf.
looks incredibly cool.Shame they discontinued it
I7s of every generation were great bang for the buck. Much better than the core2quad.
I was busting a groove