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The latest addition to the Alienware family of gaming desktops, the X51-R2 is actually an upgrade to last year's innovative Alienware X51. It uses the same space-saving small-form-factor (SFF) chassis ...

Alienware is largely credited for kicking off the micro-tower revolution three years ago with the original X51. The concept was simple: Take the typical business small-form-factor box, pull the PSU ...

The sky is falling! Skylake, that is – Intel’s new processor architecture. The company has already released its first two desktop parts, and we’re fast approaching IFA, where rumor has it Intel will ...

Alienware claim that you can "easily upgrade your core components to keep pace with the latest games and digital entertainment", but it seems to us that upgrading the X51 might be a trickier minefield ...

What's most striking about the Alienware X51 is its simplicity; not only in concept, but execution. It wasn't designed to break speed records or push the envelope of industrial design--it was built to ...

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