Is that ultimately a good thing?
With prices starting at $1,249.99 / 1,149.99, The Alienware Aurora R16 is pretty approachable.
Things are a little cramped inside, but that means nothing since you wont be delving inside that often.
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At this stage, the fact that Alienware PCs arent for tinkerers is well documented.
To round off my design thoughts, I want to touch on two elements around the back.
The first relates to Dells PSU, as it now uses a standard cable rather than a C19.
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Hitman 3 on the R16 pretty much hit the exact same notes as the R15 with 172fps versus 170fps.
Ray tracing results measured in at a similar 77fps too, adding weight to similarities between both systems.
Outside of benchmarking, I used the R16 in a few scenarios worth covering.
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Should you buy the Alienware Aurora R16?
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