Alienware has introduced two new gaming desktops. The Aurora R13 is powered by Intel's 12th Gen 'Alder Lake' CPUs while Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 is powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor.

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If you care about gaming and not the minutiae of the PC it runs on, Alienware systems are worth a look. This Ryzen Edition with its 5900X and RTX 3080 is powerful, but do not pay full price. You're ...

Alienware systems are a solid choice for a user who just wants to game. Unpack it, plug it in, get your Windows up and running and you've got a potent gaming PC. Choose your components wisely, though.

Alienware last redesigned the physical look of the Aurora desktop in 2019, and we’ve seen it used several times since, most recently in a Ryzen-based update earlier this year. This new model is the ...