The news from E3 2017 is coming fast and furiously. Just yesterday, console gamers were treated to something very exciting — Xbox One X. While Microsoft’s latest console is a bit pricey, the cost is probably deserved — it is the most powerful gaming system ever.
The news from E3 2017 is coming fast and furiously. Just yesterday, console gamers were treated to something very exciting — Xbox One X. While Microsoft’s latest console is a bit pricey, the cost is probably deserved — it is the most powerful gaming system ever.
Today PC gamers are getting some big news from Dell. The company is refreshing its Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop with the latest-and-greatest from both AMD and Intel. Yes, folks, Threadripper and Core X will soon be configuration options for the beautiful computer.
Regardless of which company’s processor you choose — Intel or AMD — the machines can be configured with some of the latest and greatest hardware. If you fancy a multi-GPU system, you can opt for dual GTX 1080 Ti cards from Nvidia, or an insane triple Radeon RX-580 configuration from AMD. For storage, you of course can choose NVMe, including dual 1TB PCIe drives. The Intel variant can be had with Optane.
If you are crazy for cores, the AMD Threadripper can be had with either a 12- or 16-core dual-threaded configuration — probably better used for things like video editing and encoding than gaming. The Intel Core X goes all the way up to the much desired Core i9 7900X which has 10 cores. You really can’t go wrong either way.
For memory, both chips can be had with up to 64GB of quad-channel DDR4. That capacity is probably overkill for gaming, but again, good for other tasks. What’s particularly cool is that you can opt for HyperX memory, which is a high-quality offering from Kingston.
When can you buy these beasts? Not today, sadly. You can order the Threadripper starting on July 27. The Intel model is further out, unfortunately, as it won’t be available until August 22. Pricing will be revealed closer to launch.
