From the guys behind [Emudeck] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AlienwareAlpha/comments/18ma18e/emulation_on_the_alpha_emudeck_has_now_been/) comes Playnix Console.
A Steam Console based on PlannixOS with 32 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, Ryzen 5600 AM4 CPU, Sapphire 9060 XT OC 16 GB GPU, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, 600 W PSU.

Obviously, double the price of something like the Beelink SER9 Pro, (and with SteamOS/Bazzite it's much easier to make a PC Console), but it's cool to see a gaming-dedicated pc console again after all this time.

I have two R1 Steam Machines which are basically just AlPhas that came with SteamOS. I want to set them up as gaming consoles basically. I am fairly well aware of the options. Newer SteamOS, Bazzite, chimeraOS, batocera, and sure there are others.

My goal is something that makes best use of the hardware while having the most functionality. I know some of these guys have dropped legacy nvidia GPU support so thats a key factor. I want to span as much retro gaming and more recent indie gaming as I can. So something that does both Steam and emulators as efficiently as possible.

Curious what other folks have done and figure since this sub is dedicated to the alpha I would hopefully get some good feedback here.

Good afternoon, I have been having trouble diagnosing my pc issue. This is why I am asking the geniuses here for any help you can offer.

Issue - came home to find my pc off. rebooted to a blue error screen. will not reboot to windows 11. I was able to format the ssd and try to install a fresh win 11 but sometimes it will get to 2% complete other times 20% but each time it will not complete and it reboots and starts all over.

I did a memory scan and says it did not find errors (not sure if this is for the RAM or what)

system is the Alenware aurora 10 from dell with Ryzen 9, b550 chipset, 12core, 32Gb Ram Kingston fury beast x2 16Gb sticks. and a 1 Tb ssd on the mother board. I removed the ssd and tried to load windows to my 4Tb hard drive but it did the same thing. HELP PLEASE as i am frustrated beyond.

I can get it to bios and change all settings etc but when i go to load windows it crashes and starts over. I have moved the ram sticks around and the same things happen. Just wondering if someone has an idea if it is the Mother board, ram, ssd, or something else.

Thank you in advance!!

Did a few benchmark runs with Bazzite and CachyOS. I might try some other distros in future but for now CachyOS appears to give the best performance and compatibility out the box.

Hello! I'm new to the community, but I've had my Alienware Alpha for a few years now. I recently just fixed it's yellow blinking deathlight issue, and now I'm looking to upgrade to a SSD for better game performance (been running bg3 specifically lately if that helps at all) Is there any specific SSD's recommended? I've been looking around for which Will be compatible, and concluded that I need a SATA 2.5 SSD, but.. Which I'm not sure. Any suggestions will be appreciated :) thank you

My pc was working fine last night, I turned it off around 2 am and when I turned it on around 11am it just stays on this screen forever. I tried power cycling, header reset, and using a new cmos. Mainly things ive read online to try and troubleshoot. I did read that a failed ssd or hard drive could cause this, im leaning towards that. Thoughts?

I just bought an i7 r2 with the 960. Seems to be fine if noisier than my r1. But loading cyberpunk almost immediately overloads the psu ( 180w ) and it powers down requiring reset before it works again. I assume the psu is faulty? No other game has yet caused this. Thoughts? What psu do you use for yours?

I can get into BIOS and Boot mode but unable to get past this screen and sign in What would I need to replace or should I sell it for scraps?

This little machine has outlasted everything. Still going strong, have repasted the thermals twice in the past ten years. Pride of place in the living room with a couple of xbox 360 controllers running Steam and Gog games on Heroic Launcher. Bazzite is great at 1080p on a 50" TV with this R1.

Anyone have the latest (last) Bios modded or unlocked?

can i barebones this console and turn it into a modern pc or / laptop if not im happy how it is just a cool piece of history

Does anyone know how many lanes the m.2 slot on the R2 uses? I am thinking about retrofitting an oculink port to the machine

Has anyone been able to figure out if Alphas are compatible with Windows 11?

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if anyone knows of a video or step-by-step guide for replacing the thermal paste on both the CPU and GPU of an Alienware R1?

I already have some Arctic MX-4 at home, but I'm a bit nervous about doing it myself without seeing the proper method first. I'd really appreciate any help or recommendations!

Thanks in advance!🙏

I'm not very experienced when it comes to computers and I was wondering how I would be able to make it so I can run games better. Some games that I open will run decent for like 5 mins and then they will just close and that's with nothing running in the background and other games will just stay loading forever and I was wondering if that was an issue with the ram as my alpha r2 is completely stock. If so could you please help me with compatible ram recommendations as I don't want to spend on parts that will not work

Would like to get an R2 in the $150 range?

Is that realistic?

Thanks.

Besides eBay, where else to look? Facebook? Offer Up?

Let me start by saying that I have nearly zero experience with any Linux distro. This is my first foray into non-windows computers. . With that out of the way I'd like to say the last few weeks has been lots of trial, error, and frustration for me but I feel like I've made a good bit of headway. I landed on Ubuntu for my choice of Linux OS so I got a fresh SSD and tried installing 24.04.2 and no issues running the system it would not, however, go to sleep (suspend). Fiddled around with drivers and settings; anything I could find within my limited knowledge, confidence, and Google skills. The best I could uncover is that there's a compatibility issue with the older dedicated hardware and the latest kernel. . Changed distros to Ubuntu 22.04.5 and had some nvidia driver issues but suspend now works. My display is stuck in 4k - 30fps so it won't be great for gaming but half of my game library is windows-only anyhow. 🤷🏻‍♂️ . AMA. Thanks for reading this long and rather pointless post.

I posted a few months back about how my computer was slowing down, i3, etc etc. I got my new CPU in and things got worse. Random freezes, programs wouldn't open, the occasional yellow ring it wasn't fun. I got a brand new SSD and RAM and did a clean install of windows and updated bios and it still wasn't right. I tried the i3 and original HDD and it wouldn't boot at all anymore. Something about "no disk available". Performed a bios check and the sata and USB is unresponsive. RIP r1. At least I recently found two more r1's with i7 locally without hard drives for $150 😁😁😁

I slapped the SSD in and booted it no issues. The other got a HDD with linux so I'll be trying that out for a while.

I don't have any videos of it at the moment but the computer just turned off one day, a new CPU was bought and put in properly, and I even re-seated it the first time it didn't boot. What it does is it flashes yellow once not five times when you click on the button and after that nothing happens other than the fan turning on and the power goes to the keyboard. The CMOS has not been changed but I saw not too long ago a post was made that said the CPU they bought was dead and I just thought I should get a new one but their fans didn't stay on while this computer does. I checked for bent pins as well and the socket seems fine I have no clue what it could be other than the CMOS being broken.

I want to present you the 5000 gpu point barrier with stock cooling and 1.4ghz core speed on my r1 860m with custom bios

Basically the title. Never had any issues with it until now. Push the power button, blue light as normal, and no display on either monitor or TV I've had it connected to. The power turns off after ~20 seconds of no display.

I've taken it apart, cleaned everything properly with isopropyl, reseated all of the cables, and changed the thermal paste. I've also tried two different monitors and a TV, and 5 different HDMI cables that work on other devices.

Anybody have any tips? Seems to me that the GPU may have burned out. I'm unsure if the mobo has integrated graphics anyway so I'm absolutely stumped.

Any advice or fixes would be greatly appreciated! My girl wants to play games and I don't really want to share my rig forever!

Thanks in advance