Note- Umars TechTalk video of the Alienware Alpah R2 on the Alienware Youtube Channel mentioned that the Steam machine does NOT have the Alienware Amplifier port.

However this was partially true. The Port is physically on the mainboard but simply hidden from the IO Shield. When I disassembled by unit to upgrade the Intel 3165 card for the Intel 8260 card I found the port! You can use a small blade or X-acto knife to simply cut the soft plastic on the IO shield and youll now have the Amplifier Port!

 

Hi

I do not currently own an Alpha R2, but am at the point of buying one.

I was just wondering, how it performs in games in general? How are settings in 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 and the fps?

Read a review where the say that it can be loud under stress, is this really that noticeable?

Any issues with heat under full load?

// Michael

 

me again...

how does it run games like:

Elder Scrolls Online
Witcher 3
GTA v
Assassin's Creed Unity, Syndicate etc?

 

Hello, thanks for the info, one cuestion:

You can turn on your Steam Machine with the Steam Controllerr?

 

So close.........So so close........

 

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So close.........So so close........

Mine left china on the 27th too!

Did have an ETA of 4th, but thats been and gone and it's now changed to 6th.
I'm in the UK.

What system did you order? I got the i7. I have a 16GB HYPERX 2400 SODIMM sat here waiting for it lol

 

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Mine left china on the 27th too!

Did have an ETA of 4th, but thats been and gone and it's now changed to 6th.
I'm in the UK.

What system did you order? I got the i7. I have a 16GB HYPERX 2400 SODIMM sat here waiting for it lol

Yep exactly the same ETA, went from 4th and now the 6th hahah

And yes I ordered the i7 aswell

And for extra spooky points....

 

LUTTERWORTH!

 

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Yep exactly the same ETA, went from 4th and now the 6th hahah

And yes I ordered the i7 aswell

And for extra spooky points....

Holy cow thats freaky!
That is the exact RAM I have, in the exact packaging still sealed also sat next to my keyboard of my PC at work lol

How much did you pay for your i7? I spoke to a Dell sales guy on live chat, and he knocked it down a bit to £716. Not a massive discount but better than nothing!

I also have a 256GB M.2 SSD here to go in mine. But I took it out of my old PC and forgot to take the little screw out. Hoping there is a screw preinstalled on the R2 motherboard for the M.2 drive.

Have you seen any teardown videos yet??

 

Hahahaha. I got ripped off! I paid £721, a whole 5 pounds. I've been looking around for videos. Its mainly unboxing. Forbes is the closest, but its hardly a teardown.

 

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Hahahaha. I got ripped off! I paid £721, a whole 5 pounds. I've been looking around for videos. Its mainly unboxing. Forbes is the closest, but its hardly a teardown.

I'll check the forbes one out, just trying to see if there is a prefited screw for the M.2 drive!

Mines now out for delivery, so today's the day!

If you get yours before mine, let me know what you find
(ie, if the memory works etc)

 

WWAAGGHHHHHH!!!!! Mines due in half an hour.

 

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WWAAGGHHHHHH!!!!! Mines due in half an hour.

WOOOO!! mines due between 11:30 and 12:30

Let me know how you get on with the RAM and if there is a screw already on the motherboard for the M.2 drive

 

WAAAAAAA!!!



I'll check now for you!!

 

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WAAAAAAA!!!



I'll check now for you!!

Yeesss!! I'm excited for you lol

Bloody typical, mines being delivered to my work and I have a day off today, so will go in and get it once its been delivered

 

Nope. Sorry man. :/

Your gonna have to attack some appliance in your house with a matching screw

 

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Nope. Sorry man. :/

Your gonna have to attack some appliance in your house with a matching screw

Cheers matey, very helpful

Will have a look at work and see what I can find!

 

Hows she running retroPhil?

 

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Hows she running retroPhil?

Just transferring files and running windows updates atm, which makes me miss having an ssd

16gb went in no problem. Don't make the same mistake as me and start unscrewing the CPU heatsink screws durhhh.

 

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Just transferring files and running windows updates atm, which makes me miss having an ssd

16gb went in no problem. Don't make the same mistake as me and start unscrewing the CPU heatsink screws durhhh.

Haha won't do! Had a R1 Alpha, so have swapped the RAM in these before.

I'm taking the 500GB HDD straight out and putting in a 2TB one I'm pilfering from my PS4. Its only 5400RPM, but as the OS and program files will be on the M.2 and the HDD is only for actual game installs it shouldn't slow it up too much (I hope).

 

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Haha won't do! Had a R1 Alpha, so have swapped the RAM in these before.

I'm taking the 500GB HDD straight out and putting in a 2TB one I'm pilfering from my PS4. Its only 5400RPM, but as the OS and program files will be on the M.2 and the HDD is only for actual game installs it shouldn't slow it up too much (I hope).

I'm such a newbie

I'll post a benchmark in abit.

 

Goes great with my clutter

KI

 

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Originally Posted by spoonablehippo

Haha won't do! Had a R1 Alpha, so have swapped the RAM in these before.

I'm taking the 500GB HDD straight out and putting in a 2TB one I'm pilfering from my PS4. Its only 5400RPM, but as the OS and program files will be on the M.2 and the HDD is only for actual game installs it shouldn't slow it up too much (I hope).

The inclusion of the M.2 slot really makes this a desktop replacement class box. I was between this and the new Aurora but I think im good with just the Alpha/Steam R2 now.

 

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Originally Posted by spoonablehippo

I'll check the forbes one out, just trying to see if there is a prefited screw for the M.2 drive!

Mines now out for delivery, so today's the day!

If you get yours before mine, let me know what you find
(ie, if the memory works etc)

No prefitted screw for the M.2 slot. Bastards!

 

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Originally Posted by Magnusson2004

Hi

I do not currently own an Alpha R2, but am at the point of buying one.

I was just wondering, how it performs in games in general? How are settings in 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 and the fps?

Read a review where the say that it can be loud under stress, is this really that noticeable?

Any issues with heat under full load?

// Michael

I owned an Alpha R1 prior to this and all games were >30fps at 1080p/medium. fan noise was not noticeable from the couch during long extended gaming sessions.

With the R2..the fan is noticeably louder. The GF even noticed the added sound when playing Doom(2016) and Overwatch- the only 2 games Im playing at the moment.

I played plenty of Doom on the R1 and Overwatch. Mostly had to use Low/Medium on Doom and Medium on Overwatch. with the R2 Im at High on Doom and Ultra on Overwatch. 60fps without issue.

This little machine really is a beast guys! Im really happy with the R2 upgrade. Im glad Dell/Alienware listened to all the fans and placed a proper GPU in this.