The Aurora R11 doesn’t include a monitor in the package. The card also supports VR, and multiple monitors (up to four). It supports a maximum resolution of up to 7680 x 4320. The card is OC ready though, so it’s built for overclocking. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6) has a base clock of 1,365 MHz. One of the front USB ports has PowerShare, which is a nice feature for charging devices. It has multiple USB ports, and it even has USB-C ports. You can, however, set a macro to dim things down while playing and amp it up other times. I created a fun blinking Macro for Destiny 2, then quickly got distracted by it and got rid of it. The Alienware symbol doubles as the power button, and you can tune its color, tune how it blinks, and create Macros for specific games. When you power on the R11, the RGB halo ring illuminates around the front panel, and the Alienware symbol lights up. The dark side of the moon chassis is all black, while the lunar light option is white with a black front panel. The Aurora R11 comes in two different chassis color options: A lunar light chassis and a dark side of the moon chassis. I placed it under my desk, but used a lift to help keep the tower off of the floor. Clocking in at 17 x 8.8 x 18.9 inches, this is a tower you’d want to place under your desk. The Aurora R11 is large, and takes up a significant amount of space when placed on top of a desk. The front is reminiscent of a jet engine, with a raised front panel surrounded by venting slots. This looks like a computer for someone with refined taste, as opposed to a colorful spectacle. It's elegant and simple in appearance with subtle strips of lighting on the front trim of the oblong chassis.
The R11 is unassuming-not too flashy and not too loud.
DELL ALIENWARE AURORA R11 PC
While some gaming PC towers boast bold designs with transparent glass, RGB fans, and enough colors to make you feel like you’re at a rave, the Aurora R11 takes a much different design approach.
Lifewire / Erika Rawes Design: A mature gaming rig The model I tested had air cooling, but you can get liquid cooling in this model for as little as $20 added to the base price. I tested the second-tier model with the 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700F, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6), 16 GB of RAM, dual drives (256GB SSD + 1TB SATA), and the Dark Side of the Moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply.
You can choose your chassis, liquid or air cooling, different wattages, single or dual drives, and different amounts and types of storage. In the second tier, you can swap out an AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8GB GDDR6) graphics card for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6) at no additional cost. In some of the lower-tier models, you can opt for an AMD card. You can select either a 10th Gen Core i5, i7, or i9 processor, and for graphics, you can get the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER if you go for the base model, or go all the way up to two (yes, two!) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti cards in the highest tier model.
The Aurora R11 is extremely customizable, and you can choose exactly the components you want. Test model: 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
DELL ALIENWARE AURORA R11 FULL
Is the Alienware Aurora R11 a worthwhile investment? Here’s my full review. I tested the Alienware Aurora R11 for two weeks, evaluating its design, performance, gameplay, audio, network performance, software, upgradability, and cooling. The Dell subsidiary's latest beast comes in six main configurations, ranging from a base model (priced at $930) all the way up to a top tier model that includes two graphics cards (priced at $4,956).
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With a 10th generation Intel processor and a multitude of configuration options, the R11 lets you choose an up-to-date PC that fits in your price range now, and then upgrade later on. On paper, the Alienware Aurora R11 gaming PC looks like a winner.