Next gen GPU development is no longer about raw horsepower alone. Chipmakers are redesigning architectures around efficiency, smarter power delivery, and AI-first workloads. As silicon scaling slows, ...

Very pretty desktop with nice lighting, especially if you like Tron. GPU, RAM, and storage are simple upgrades. Tool-less latch system to remove the side panel. Great value. CPU upgrades are limited.

TL;DR: Dell's Alienware Area-51 gaming PC now features AMD Ryzen 9000X3D processors, including the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs. These configurations offer enhanced ...

Gaming laptops are an interesting market, and there are a ton of great options to choose from. The Alienware 16X Aurora is just one of them, and it’s the smaller cousin to the Alienware 18 Area-51 I ...

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There’s something strange going on at Intel. The company is looking to get leaner as it simultaneously builds up its chipmaking capabilities. The U.S. chip giant’s nascent venture into graphics cards ...

If you want to play games on a PC, you'll need a graphics card (GPU). From "Cyberpunk 2077" to "Red Dead Redemption 2" and "Palworld," you'll need video RAM from a GPU to make it happen. And on your ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2250) is quite something. Its ...

Nvidia is well known around the world for creating video graphics cards, with the company holding an impressive 94% market share in the sector. The company even provides the custom graphics chip for ...

Be honest, when was the last time you installed anything in a PCIe slot that wasn't a graphics card? We still indulge in this charade, where ATX motherboards come equipped with several 1x and 4x slots ...

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Watch as we upgrade the powerful Alienware Area 51m R2 with a blazing-fast Samsung 970 SSD and 32GB of high-speed 3200MHz RAM. Boost your gaming and productivity performance with this ultimate ...