Dell launches XPS 8950 desktop, and Alienware Aurora R13/R14
With the help of Intel to launch the 12th generation Core series, processors, as well as the opportunity of Alienware’s 25th anniversary, Dell announced the launch of new XPS 8950 desktops, Alienware Aurora R13, and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 consoles. Compared with the previous generation products, these new hosts have a larger internal space and a stronger cooling system.
The XPS 8950 desktop is nearly 42% larger than the previous generation. The low-key and simple design hides strong performance. Whether content creators or gamers, you need such a host. Its highest optional Core i9-level Alder Lake processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card, combined with DDR5 memory, this is currently the most eye-catching combination on the market.
XPS 8950 redesigned the heat dissipation structure of the device and improved the internal airflow to maximize performance. Dell said that these designs allow the host to have an effective temperature under working load, and the new fan is equipped with very low noise. Compared with previous generations of products, the new XPS 8950 desktop is not only better for heat dissipation, but also quieter.
Alienware Aurora R13 and Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 both use the same new chassis, equipped with a 750W platinum certified power supply. The related design has been exposed before. In terms of graphics cards, it has options from GeForce GTX 1650 to RTX 3090, and Radeon RX 5300 to RX 6900 XT, in terms of storage, it has options from 256GB to 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD, with 2TB SATA HDD.
As Alienware Aurora R13 is equipped with Intel’s new platform, it is more diversified in function, and individual options will be different. First of all, in terms of color selection, the Intel platform has black and white, and the AMD platform has only black; secondly, in addition to the normal air-cooled and water-cooled CPU cooling options on the Intel platform, there is also an “Alienware Cryo-Tech Special Edition” radiator as an option; once again, if you choose Wi-Fi 6 card, the AMD platform can only choose MediaTek chip, while the Intel platform can choose between Intel AX210 and Killer AX1675. The last is memory, the Intel platform is DDR5, AMD platform is DDR4.
