Hello all!
I just picked up one of these surprisingly rocking little PCs and I thought I'd get a user group going for it on the forums!
I'll be posting photos and benchmarks shortly tonight, but feel free to chime in if you have an Alpha or are curious about them!
Alex
[Photos]
[Internal Photos]
--[Benchmarks on i3]--
Average Framerate; all on Base Alpha, except COD:AW needed 8GB of Ram to operate smoothly.
[Benchmarks on i5]
[Benchmarks on i7]
--[Dis-assembly Instructions]--
Here is a video on Upgrading the Alpha including showing the basically 5 screws for taking it apart.
Remeber; you can change the CPU, RAM, and HDD/SSD yourself in less than a couple of minutes. It is really quick to do.
Skip to 0:45 for the steps
--[Known Working CPU Upgrades]--
This PC ships with a standard 1150 socket, so anything should technically work if you swap it in. Alienware says this does NOT void warranty in their coverage of the unit, so mod away!
- i7 4790K (Current load and wattage limits on PSU normally restrict to ~2.65ghz under 100% load on all 8 threads; I will get a larger laptop style PSU and test again)
- i5 4590
I just picked up one of these surprisingly rocking little PCs and I thought I'd get a user group going for it on the forums!
I'll be posting photos and benchmarks shortly tonight, but feel free to chime in if you have an Alpha or are curious about them!
Alex
[Photos]
[Internal Photos]
--[Benchmarks on i3]--
Average Framerate; all on Base Alpha, except COD:AW needed 8GB of Ram to operate smoothly.
[Benchmarks on i5]
[Benchmarks on i7]
--[Dis-assembly Instructions]--
Here is a video on Upgrading the Alpha including showing the basically 5 screws for taking it apart.
Remeber; you can change the CPU, RAM, and HDD/SSD yourself in less than a couple of minutes. It is really quick to do.
Skip to 0:45 for the steps
--[Known Working CPU Upgrades]--
This PC ships with a standard 1150 socket, so anything should technically work if you swap it in. Alienware says this does NOT void warranty in their coverage of the unit, so mod away!
- i7 4790K (Current load and wattage limits on PSU normally restrict to ~2.65ghz under 100% load on all 8 threads; I will get a larger laptop style PSU and test again)
- i5 4590