Dell Intros Five New Alienware Gaming PCs

Developed by both Dell and Alienware, five new gaming PCs are hitting the marketplace, including four overclocked liquid-cooled desktop systems and a powerful 15-inch gaming laptop.

Alienware M15x

What the company calls "the most powerful 15-inch gaming laptop in the universe," the M15x gives hardcore gamers performance in a compact package. The first Alienware laptop to feature a mobile Core i7 processor, the M15x also has a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M GPU and up to 8GB DDR3 1333MHz memory. Prices start at $1,499 and additional technical specifications are here. It is available for order now at www.alienware.com.

Alienware Aurora and Aurora ALX

The Aurora is the most upgradeable and the Aurora ALX is the most powerful MicroATX desktops Alienware has ever created. Featuring the latest Intel Core i7 processors, including an optional Extreme Edition overclocked to 3.6GHz, the Aurora line of desktops have enough power for hardcore gaming, pro-level HD audio and video editing, 3D animation and more.

Aurora and Aurora ALX also have options for dual 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards, up to 24GB DDR3 1333MHz memory or 12GB DDR3 1600MHz memory, respectively, and up to 2TB of hard drive storage. Prices start at $1,299 and additional technical specs are here. The Aurora and Aurora ALX are available for order now at www.alienware.com.

Alienware Area-51 and Area-51 ALX

The Area-51 and Area-51 ALX feature Intel Core i7 processors factory overclocked to 3.86GHz for peak performance. Both systems offer the quad-GPU power of dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards. Other featured specs include up to 12GB DDR3 memory clocked at 1333MHz or 1600MHz, respectively, and six easy-access, cable-free hard drive bays that support both 7,200RPM and 10,000RPM drives, solid state drives and RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 configurations. Prices begin at $1,999. The Area-51 and Area-51 ALX will be available to order in the coming weeks.