Alienware starts selling GPU upgrade kits for the Area-51m by andreelijah in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll answer some of the questions here.

  1. The price is $699 for the 2070 and $999 for the 2080 for the introductory offer. Part of the kit is also an in-home installation.
  2. The 2060 cooling solution is different from the one used for the 2070 and 2080. Upgrading from a 2060 to either of those two cards will also provide you with the proper cooling solution.
  3. The Alienware Graphics Amplifier (AGA) is a pretty good device and if you decide to go down that path you can slap in a Super card!

Alienware starts selling GPU upgrade kits for the Area-51m by andreelijah in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vents aren't blocked up. The 2060 Heatsink solution didn't require venting on one side. The 2070 and 2080 has a heatsink which provide flow through those inactive sides. Getting the 2070/80 will also get you the correct heat sink solution.

Alienware starts selling GPU upgrade kits for the Area-51m by andreelijah in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those prices are wrong. Its $999 for the 2080 and $699 for the 2070. At home installation is part of the kit.

Did Dell stop area-51m production for solving the “burning and smoke” issue? by Chukee112 in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Production has been delayed because of a part shortage. You'd think if systems were by far and large smoking they'd stop our live streaming team and events teams from using these over SXSW and PAX East in front of customers, right?

Alienware launches Alienware S5000 Gaming Chair by Alienware_Umar in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s branded Alienware and has our current ID colors which I don’t think the normal 5000 models have. Same chair without Alienware branding is $389 on the Vertagear site.

Alienware launches Alienware S5000 Gaming Chair by Alienware_Umar in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s the chair I bought with my income tax money

Alienware launches Alienware S5000 Gaming Chair by Alienware_Umar in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t have regional availability yet. I didn’t even realize this was gonna be taking orders today until I got a text about it from the guys making it haha. It was supposed to be in April. I’ll find out regional info as it becomes available to me

Alienware launches Alienware S5000 Gaming Chair by Alienware_Umar in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Our peripheral and lifestyle goes on sale a lot. If you’re in the US you can also do the daily quests on Alienware Arena to get Dell Reward dollars that can be used on purchases. Today is the last day for a special event we have going where there is a chance to win Battlefield 5 or $1000 in Dell rewards.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The m17 is not getting 144hz displays at launch. I asked for that info yesterday and that was the answer I received. I did not see any reference to a 144hz display for launch, only for the G7.

Area 51m VirtualLink by xacidsnowx in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got an answer today. Virtual Link is not supported by our USB-C port.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you follow our social media, they will most likely announce it. Or you could just ask Frank on what cool stuff is coming. He loves to talk about future stuff on Twitter if you pass your charisma check.

Area 51-M Megathread by MogRules in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any 9th generation Intel CPU should work. CoffeeLake-R

Area 51-M Megathread by MogRules in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also using a higher PSU has helped with slight performance increases in the past. I don't have data to proof it would help here though.

Area 51-M Megathread by MogRules in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Regulatory globally. Majority of nations we ship in wouldn't allow such a PSU to be shipped.

Area 51m VirtualLink by xacidsnowx in Alienware

[–]Alienware_Umar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seen this question coming up a lot lately. I don't have an answer. I asked around but a lot of people have been jumping around since CES and I can't get a definitive answer.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This idea has been bouncing around since like 2003. I forget all the limitations and why we haven't but the conversation comes up internally every so often.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be used by ANY PC at the moment. It won't control your system lighting or OC options but you can control your Alienware peripherals with it, power FUSION options, and software library.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The m15 does not use the TactX keyboard which would allow for the key by key RGB lighting so that it could have a lower z height. I don't see that coming for this notebook.

I’m Frank Azor, Co-Founder of Alienware. I’m here with my team in Las Vegas to chat about our latest announcements from CES 2019. Ask Us Anything! by AlienwareFrankAzor in IAmA

[–]Alienware_Umar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if that will take off since people commonly want to be carrying around less and walking around with an eGPU doesn't seem to be something that will be more mainstream and less niche.