Alienware has unveiled its latest innovation, the Aurora R16 desktop, designed to elevate the gaming experience with cutting-edge advancements.
With a focus on acoustic and thermal improvements, as well as a space-saving design, the Aurora R16 sets a new standard for elite gaming performance without resorting to marketing hype.
Key Features:
- Optimized Airflow: The Aurora R16 boasts a 20% quieter system, with CPU and GPU temperatures reduced by up to 10% and 6%, respectively.
- Space-Saving Design: The desktop's total volume sees an impressive ~40% decrease compared to the R15, while maintaining the same 25.2L internal volume.
- Versatile Aesthetic: The universal design of the Aurora R16 allows it to blend seamlessly into diverse environments.
- Streamlined Design Language: The Legend 3 design language, making its desktop debut on the Aurora R16, emphasizes minimalism and efficiency.
Efficiency-Driven Design: The primary goal of the Aurora R16 was to achieve optimal airflow, resulting in a quieter and cooler system while maintaining peak performance. To achieve this, the designers incorporated an oval lighting loop, or Stadium loop, on the left side of the chassis. This loop serves as the visual centerpiece, capturing attention while offering a larger air intake than previous models. The Stadium loop pays homage to Alienware's Legend heritage.
Improved Performance: The airflow optimizations in the Aurora R16 enable it to outperform its predecessor with equivalent configurations, all within a significantly smaller form factor. The desktop features top-of-the-line components, including NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, 12th and 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processors, and up to 64 GB of 5200 MT/s DDR5 Memory or 32 GB of 5600 MT/s DDR5 Memory.
Alienware Command Center 6.0: The Aurora R16 debuts the new Alienware Command Center, a centralized dashboard allowing gamers to access crucial settings like game-specific profiles, lighting, audio, and macros. With 16.7 million color options across three lighting zones, users can create a personalized gaming environment.
Sustainability Focus: Alienware remains committed to sustainability, with the Aurora R16 containing the highest percentage of post-consumer recycled plastics (57%) in any Alienware desktop to date. The chassis incorporates a minimum of 11% recycled steel. Additionally, the packaging consists of up to 97.2% recycled or renewable content.
Price and Availability: The Aurora R16 is available starting August 3, with prices starting at $1749.99 (USD) from Dell.com. For customers seeking even more powerful configurations, Alienware plans to release additional options before the end of the year.
