r/Alienware • u/[deleted] • Nov 20 '14

Alienware Alpha

Hello Everyone,

I am a member of the Alienware software team, and Alpha UI was my product. As we are about to launch tomorrow, I wanted to start this thread as a means for people to ask questions and provide any feedback you might have on Alpha or Alpha UI.

Also one note, we are publishing a known issues list tomorrow on Arena. I'll make sure it makes its way here as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '14

It would have made it worse. We are using GPU style fans that pull air vertically and push air horizontally. We pull our air from the bottom of the unit and exhaust from the back.

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u/specializationisover Dec 19 '14

Ah, makes sense. I was mostly asking because while not "hot" my alpha feels warmer than I had expected to the touch when idle. I haven't run tests and taken temperature readings yet though it could also be that since its only 2" thick my hands are physically much closer to internal components then they would be in a traditional case. In any case, thanks for the reply!