The ever-excitable gaming world may just be in for a treat. Dell, in collaboration with Alienware, has announced the development of five new gaming rigs. They are out in the form of four overclocked liquid-cooled desktops and a 15†gaming laptop. The Alienware M15x, Aurora, Aurora ALX, Area-51 and Area-51 ALX unveiled on the heels of the M17x’s June 2009 release, sport interesting chassis designs and can be customized through Alienware’s integrated software package, Command Center.
The Alienware M15x features the same mobile ID as the M17x. It works with the mobile Core i7 processor and has a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M GPU. The desktop boasts of up to 8GB DDR3 1333MHz of memory. It is priced from $1,499 onwards (approx. Rs. 71,998).
“Alienware systems are, and always have been, our benchmark for PC gaming performance,†announced Michael Tatelman, VP of sales and marketing for Dell. “Through the Alienware brand, Dell is committed to offering gamers the richest possible PC gaming experience with the latest technology and coolest designs.â€
The Aurora ALX claims to be Alienware’s most powerful microATX desktop to date. It boasts of Active Venting louver mechanisms, cable-free hard drive recesses, as well as internal theater lighting. The Aurora editions incorporate Intel Core i7 processors that can be overclocked to 3.6GHz. The system allows for competitive audio and video editing, 3D animation and renders 2TB of hard drive space for storage. Aurora ALX and Aurora feature dual 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards with up to 12GB DDR3 1600MHZ memory and 24GB DDR3 1333MHz memory respectively. Prices read upwards from $1,299 (approx. Rs 62,222).
The Area-51 and Area-51 ALX are embedded with cutting edge Intel Core i7 processors overclocked during the production process to 3.86MHz. Both systems use dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 cards. The 12GB DDR3 memory is clocked at 1333MHz for Area-51 and 1600MHz for Area-51 ALX. The six cable-free hard drive bays can accommodate 7,200RPM and 10,000RPM drives, SSDs and RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID10 configurations. The Area-51 ALX model has an anodized aluminum exterior and a motorized front panel. The price tags of these models go from $1,900 (approx. Rs. 95752) and upwards.
“The new Intel Core i7 mobile processor redefines expectations for performance, flexibility and extreme gaming on mobile platforms,†remarked Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel. “We are pleased that Alienware has designed the Intel Core i7 920Xm processor into their latest mobile gaming laptop.â€
Alienware’s desktops attributed with liquid cooling systems help easy overclocking. M17x users now have the option of configuring the laptop with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870. This can be done in single or ATI CrossFireX configurations for better graphics performance. Alienware also offers multimedia enthusiasts the Alienware TactX mouse and keyboard and the OptX AW2210 monitor with a 21.5†1080p resolution HD screen.
Dell and Alienware have partnered to create desktops which will seemingly be the most coveted tools amongst professional gamers today.
