
I played Control at 4K resolution with RTX at its highest settings, as well as DLSS on, and the game was largely stable around 60 frames per second (fps). Our Aurora R11 review unit came packed with an RTX 3090, Nvidia’s most powerful card (See below for more details on what Alienware did to fit it in this system and cool it). Gaming and Graphics on the Alienware Aurora R11 The wireless card is also accessible, should you want to change it. Beyond that, there are two 2.5-inch drive bays on the bottom. Our review unit had a 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD on the motherboard and a 2TB, 7,200-rpm HDD in the front, above the fan. There’s also a ton of additional space for storage. There are four RAM slots (ours were filled, but again, room for growth if you didn’t get the to -of the line model). There’s a standard Z490 CPU socket, so other 10th Gen Intel chips can slot in if you didn’t get a top-end chip like we did. Ours came with a 1000W power supply (Alienware doesn’t specify a make or model, nor any PSU efficiency ratings), so that should last for a while. The design of the case, which spans several previous Aurora designs, is unique in that the power supply is inside a swing-arm system.
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There’s plenty of room to upgrade and repair. On parent company Dell’s website, it lists the motherboard as a icro-ATX. Otherwise, there are switches to unlock to remove the panel. Once you take it out, you don’t need to replace it. The computer ships with a Phillips head screw in the lever that pops off the left side panel to keep it secure. If you have peripherals or extra drives to plug in, you have a ton of options. The motherboard has six USB 2.0 Type-A ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, as well as a ton of audio offerings and an Ethernet jack. In the light ring below the power button are three USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 ports, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack and separate microphone jack. There are a lot of ports on the Aurora R11, including on the front.
