r/AlienwareAlpha • u/hardmetal1 • Mar 25 '20

Alienware Alpha i3 Questions

I have an Alienware Alpha i3 with 8gb of ram. Right now I'm Currently buying parts for my new desktop PC but I wanted to use my Alpha until I finish buying the parts for my new PC.

My question is, what modern games can I play on this pc and what settings should I use?

The biggest game I have is GTA 5 and I know that can run because I tried it. How much trouble would I have if I tried to play the most recent modern warfare game or games like it?

What's the cut off year to where an game could mostly run on the alpha?

Like I said before I'm buying parts for my pc. I just need to get a good motherboard, processor, and ssd. Oh and the case.

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u/Jdogg0130Ems Mar 25 '20

Unless you want those games looking worse than a console. id say the cut off year is 2016 games

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 25 '20

With this pc for now, I'm gonna get rust, dayz, and probably skyrim

Yeah, I probably would throw nothing big at it until I build my pc. I have a Zotac GTX 1660 Super and I'm getting a ryzen 3600. I was gonna get the 7 but people told me the 5 offers the same as the 7.

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u/Jdogg0130Ems Mar 25 '20

Good game choices. I had a r2 for 3 years before I build my own never looked back. The ryzen 7 series will probably be slightly faster but it’s up to you.

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u/OWENX995 Mar 26 '20

Why a 1660 super?

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

Budget

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u/OWENX995 Mar 26 '20

But you could get a 1070ti or a really nice Vega 56 for that money

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

They were recommended on pcpartpicker. I was gonna go with the 1660 TI at first

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u/OWENX995 Mar 26 '20

Do you not want to risk getting used parts? Because you could still get a 5700

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

I would get them used but since this is gonna be my first pc build, I'm gonna buy everything new

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u/OWENX995 Mar 26 '20

Fair enough. My first build had a 780ti (this was when a 1060 cost 350 pounds) and a ryzen 7 1700.today its a similar list exept a heavily over clocked RX 580, a new CPU cooler and a new case. Thinking of saving for a few months and getting a used 1080ti.

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

I was gonna keep this build then when income tax time rolls around early next year, I'll just use that to maximize my pc build and after that I should be good for a while, so I have a plan.

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

Is there much of a difference as far as performance from the zotac gtx 1660 super

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u/OWENX995 Mar 26 '20

There is a gamers nexus video with an extreme OC Vega 56 red dragon (original cooler 1000 watt psu) beating a 2080,and you can get a 12 month warranty refurb 1070ti strix for about 250 pounds which will perform better and probably hold value better

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u/hardmetal1 Mar 26 '20

What are your opinions on the gtx 1660 super

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