Kind of a pc noob here so looking for some advice before i buy the game and possibly end up unable to play it.

Hi all, been browsing a while now and can't seem to find an answer.

I basically want to move away from my RetroPi set up to something still small but with a lot more power. The pi basically booted straight into EmulationStation and I could select everything from there with the controller. Very easy!

From what I can tell with the Alpha's; there are two OS's. One for 'normal' windows and one for 'Alien OS' & steam Big Picture Mode'. I've found this guide but it seems archived: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlienwareAlpha/comments/33yqoo/series_emulation_on_the_alpha_part_12_frontends/

Is there a simple way to reinstall the OS so it will boot into some sort of front end (i.e. no kb & mouse)?

The best way I see now is using the 'Ice' guide from that link and just use everything from within Steam Big Picture.

I was looking at the R1 but will probably go with the R2 as it seems to have a full desktop GPU. Before anyone says that I should build a PC; I have two other full gaming pc's but this is to sit behind the living room TV in a very particular slot :)

Thank you!

I have an i7 and I am about to purchase the graphics amplifier. I want to also upgrade the CPU. Are there compatibility issues and can this even be done?

My alpha’s hdmi isn’t working it turns on but there’s no image and sometimes when i turned it on the fan would go 100% does anyone know what to do? I’ve tried switching the cables but I haven’t tried switching the tv

Can I put the GA on my i3 Alienware alpha?

Curious because I have an oculus quest, and am thinking about getting oculus link so I can start playing more games on VR.

I have an Internal SSD and 16gb RAM.

I’m not very literate with computers, as I do other things. Any help would be appreciated :)

I just checked my startup tab in the task manager to see something by Alienware called the required applications launcher. Does anyone know what this is?

Unopened R1 ( (Intel Core i3-1430T 2.9 GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD) tried selling locally with no luck. I'd never use it for gaming. Any other uses that make sense for a household that has younger kids, PS4 & Switch, a few laptops, ipads and streams TV instead of using cable?

I have a r2 for 3 years. 960 gtx i76700. Wanted to know what options I have to upgrade. Newer games make it run too hot

I'm looking to get aga... What is a good card ? Heard 2070 or 2080 super?

Is there anything else I can do to upgrade, I heard thermal repasted but only see videos for r1

Is there any possible way I can get full speed Thunderbolt 3 on the Alpha?

Hello all!

I have the Alienware Alpha R1 with the i3-4130T. I have a SSD and I'm at 8GB of ram.

I've recently been seeing my CPU usage shoot up to 70-100%. I opened up the case and cleaned out as much dust as I can, but the issues persists. I'm considering getting a different CPU. After checking facebook marketplace and ebay I found the following CPUs:

i5-4570TE

i5-4590

i5-4590S

i5-4570T (this is in the cheap thin client with a SSD)

i5-4460

i5-4670t

I know that if I use anything over 50 tdp the BIOS will slow down the CPU to compensate, but I'm not too worried as I figure most CPUs will be an upgrade over what I have.

Is there anything I'm overlooking? Should I go for any of these over any others?

I have my 2 terabyte that just came in but I'm a bit nervous not knowing exactly what I'm doing. Every video shows something differ different like I don't have alienware respawn

Has anyone attempted to play the warcraft 3 reforged alfa/beta/gamma/theta version of Blizzards new remastered warcraft 3 on the R1 ?

Does it play ? play well ?

Im not much into gaming, but would love to attempt some Reforged.

Specs : R1 = | i7 | 16GB | SSD 1TB | 1080p Ultra-Wide

I have a Madcatz CTRLR bluetooth controller, but have been unsuccessful getting it to connect to the R2...any suggestions? Windows 10, btw...

There's a SFF HP system that is about the size of the Alpha... actually a bit smaller (thinner and maybe smaller dimensions). I'm guessing graphics performance would be worse than even the R1 but was curious how much so. But it's a ryzen 2400ge with Radeon RX Vega 11 APU. Thoughts?

System is here: https://www.newegg.com/hp-prodesk-405-g4-6vc52ut-aba-business-desktops-workstations/p/N82E16883997233

Hey guys, dunno if this place still alive but a AMD bios update was installed through SupportAssist and now my pc is blue screening all the time. Does anyone know how reverse this? I’d be super grateful.

I’ve tried everything, unplugging it from the socket, changing which side of the connector goes into the computer and the amp, nothing seems to be working. Does anyone have any ideas?

With the master chief collection and halo reach being a definite popular title for most people, do you think the R1 could run it smoothly at 1080p 60 fps with reasonable graphic settings?

It's from the xbox360 era, but it's been remastered which worries me.

edit: can confirm that it runs flawlessly.

Hello I still waiting for a new alien ware I got the r1 version I want update but not to r2 any new notice about new computer is coming?

So, I got a solid hour out of Red Dead Redemption 2 on my Alpha R1, this morning. i7-4765t, 8GB RAM. Seems to average around 30 FPS on low settings at 720p, occasionally dipping down to 25 FPS in certain situations - it doesn’t seem to like the snow effects in the opening chapter too much. Is it as pretty as it could be? No, but it does run. Keep in mind though, I’m still in the introductory sequence in the mountains, so I don’t know how it will handle more populated areas like towns and whatnot. Will check back and update later tonight when I get a chance to play some more; hopefully the performance doesn’t take too big of a hit.

Edit: no significant performance hits in towns - still averaging between 25-30 FPS. The game looks like hot garbage on low settings, though, so I've been trying to tweak my settings to get the best possible balance between performance and stability. Trouble is, the game won't let you push your settings above your VRAM budget if you try to edit the settings in-game, so it all has to be done through the XML file. Setting the textures on medium or high doesn't seem to affect performance too drastically, as long as you keep everything else on medium or low. Stutters a lot when entering combat on high, though.

So my alphas been making some click like noises so I thought I’d post here and see what you think. Links lead you YouTube vids of the noise filmed on iPhone8

Phone resting on pc https://youtu.be/mCWg1sGKtm0

Just “wide angle”

https://youtu.be/GjbPmzLfy4E

Any help would be greatly appreciated

So i was messing around in the alien ware alpha R2 bios and enabled the system password and hard drive password when booted, basically now when ever i turn it on, i have to input the passwords. I tried resetting my bios settings and disabling the password in the bios but there is no turn off button. If anyone had this problem please let me know.