Dell's new Alienware Area-51 flagship desktop gaming PC now has AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPU options: 9800X3D or 9950X3D with Alienware X870E mobo.

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You spoke and Dell's Alienware division heard you—the latest-generation AMD Ryzen processors based on Zen 5 are now an option on the Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC.

The improved architecture (billed as Legend 3 by Alienware) is a big step forward in airflow, acoustics, and RGB customization. Efficiency was a core consideration for this gaming desktop, and Alienware pulled out all the stops to ensure you get the best ...

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The Alienware Area-51 is built to be customizable, but in this review I learned it's not the kind of case that makes me excited for PC gaming. Reading time 5 minutes There was a time, even if it was just a few years ago, when an Alienware device looked ...

PC gaming is one of the best ways to experience the latest hardware exclusives and multi-platform titles. Thanks to the Aurora’s RTX 4090’s AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (a beast of a processor if there ever was one), Alienware delivers a powerful PC that also ...

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the resurrected Area-51 as “retaking the throne” as ...

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