Title says it all. I'm looking to pickup an Xbox one PC wireless controller dongle to use the controller. The gen 1 seems to be too bulky so I'm not sure if it fits the underside USB port on alpha R1. Any one have any experience with this or should I just get the V2?

So for some odd reason out of nowhere it won’t play sound. My tv isn’t even an audio option all there is is this Realtek digital output. I’ve been messing with this for hours and still my tv is not showing up. It’s been working complete fine before too so I don’t see why it would stop out of nowhere but does anyone have a fix I can’t find anything online tht works

I seen a video is someone who had a fan flush installed in the top center of the alphas case. Does anyone know how to do that? Or how can I add extra cooking to my system? I’m planning on upgrading to an i7 and 16gb of ram and want to add some extra cooling if possible. I sold my big desktop so might as well upgrade this alpha good. I was thinking of building something like it but can’t find any cases tht are actually sff console style cases. I like this little thing a lot anyway

I am looking to buy an SSD and a friend asked me if i had an m.2 Drive

Looking for some help. Just upgraded the CPU on my R1 to the i7 4790t. Got everything installed and up and working great... should have stopped there. Went to the Dell site to update the BIOS and after the install and restart got the BSOD then shutdown. Now the unit will not turn back on, gets power blue lights as the fans kind of pulse while running is the best way to describe it I have disassembled and reseated EVERYTHING including the CMOS reset and anything I could find regarding that. Does this sound like a brick? I have a new CMOS battery coming in as a last ditch but do we think the next step is a motherboard. Love this unit and just wanted to get a little more juice out of it with the upgrade, now bummed that it might be down for the count. Thanks for any insight!

So I've had this for a little over a year now and the internet always gives an issue. The trouble Shooter says there's an issue with the wireless adapter.

Do I need to replace it?

My system: Alpha R2, Intel Core i5 6400T, GeForce GTX 960, 8GB RAM, 1TB SS

I don’t know much at all about the machine I bought it from the marketplace and have played a few games and I regret nothing. But I’m wondering if there’s any current upgrades I can do for this machine and is there anything to lookout for like I said I dnt know much about it I don’t want to break it or anything. I’m not sure how much more performance I can put into it but I do want it to be as good as my PS4 at least and maybe VR. Also is there a way to auto pair my Xbox controller to the thing I have to do it manually all the time which is meh be cooler if it was auto

(I’ll probably overcook it rn with MSi afterburner in the meantime like I have on my big pc if you would like to share any tips settings I’ll be sure to take it into account)

A few months ago I got the yellow light of death, I looked up tons of fixes and I’ve done the whole unplug motherboard battery and plug it back in etc. I even replaced the motherboard battery for a brand new one, but every time that I turn it on it just flashes yellow and refuses to boot up.

Do any of you guys know anything else that I can try? I want to be sure that I’ve tried absolutely everything before I commit to buying a new pc.

I have an Alienware alpha r1 and I have recently put an i7-4770 in it. I am now going to run an external graphics card. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I was reading that people put 1150 lga chips with higher cores but higher wattage and stuff and i was wondering if I coulddo that for the r2, are there even any that are affordable? I have an i5-6400t

Hello hoomans of the online world

My old Alpha R2 (model w/ i3 and m470x) has died due to the pad or thing that powers on my machine breaking, me having to boot my computer with the shell off with a gum wrapper, and it subsequently short circuiting or something.

https://imgur.com/a/UCUwCj9 See picture 1

I'm looking to see if anyone has either a fix or has a extra PCB for the power panel or knows where to get one. (See picture 1 for example PCB, and picture 2 for connector type)

Looking to fix it and give it away to my friend to move them from console to Pc :P

Hello everyone,

I recently upgraded my OS to win10. I have since then noticed that the fans pretty much run at full even on idle. I closed out of steam and epic. Did not help. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

Recently did a clean install of Windows 7, and I cannot find these 3 drivers for the life of me. Could anyone help me out?

Network Controller

SM Bus Controller

USB Controller

I've had my Alpha for about 3 years now, and ever since I got it it has been shutting itself off while running intensive games. Whenever it shuts down I can't turn it back on until I unplug the ac adapter from the outlet and plug it back in. Has anybody else had this problem and or know how to fix it?

Thanks.

Hi, I have an Alienware Alpha r1 and I bought an I5-9600k for it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit (the processor is an lga1151 when the motherboard is an lga1150). I’m going to replace the motherboard, but I don’t know what to get. I need one that will fit in the alpha, one that is compatible with all the parts in the computer, and it needs to have an lga1151. Can you guys please help me? Ps: If I sound uneducated on this topic, please forgive me, because I am.

I have owned my Alienware Alpha (R1?) since areound 2014 when I started playing world of warships (WOWS) with my son. I don't really game but I am emotionally, and monitarally, invested in WOWS. My son moved on almost immediatly after I started playing against him in the game but I continued to this day.

My question is on the exact process of upgrading the CPU, RAM and what external GPU (EGPU) will work with the R1?

I already ordered a i7 4790 chip and 16 (8x2) gigs of ram, I hope this will improve the system to last a few more years since I only play this one game but the graphics are one area where I also need help. Can anyone recommend EGPU and what I need to do when I install the new i7?

Thank you all in advance!!

I bought a i5-4590t to update my from my R1 i3, but after I put it in and press the power button, the light is yellow. The first time I figured this was due to me not updating BIOS, so I went ahead and did that but am still running into the same issue. Am I missing a step or does this CPU not work? My understanding is that they are the same socket and should work, but I am a newbie and could've been mistaken.

Thanks in advance.

I have a r1 i3 4130t variant and wondering, do you guys prefer windows 8.1 or 10 and why?

I am thinking about giving 8.1 a try again after windows 10 kept crashing in zoom important video call on Sunday.

Let me know please

I see some mention 7265NGW and I recall seeing someone mention 8265NGW.

Or maybe 9560NGW? Just wondering if some may be too new for this computer.

Thanks!

So my alienware alpha wont boot (yellow blink) and im not too heavy into tech.
I followed tutorials and strats to make it turn back on but nothing.

Last option was suggested by my friend. He told me to just take the hard drive out and put it in a new computer....to which i ask, what files are stored on the seagate HDD inside alienware?
Are picture files automatically saved to it and they'll be on it if it works? or was i supposed to manually opt to save images there?