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Cleaning tip for Alienware Aurora's
Dear community,
I have a tip for cleaning your Alienware case outside panels.
Take a industrial Alcohol Propanol from at least 70%, make sure you have a can with a sprayer and mix 100ml Propanol with 150ml water, spray 8x = 0,25ml on a clean and soft cloth and gently wipe all panels.
I have a white R 13 and it looks amazing after 3 months, so bright!
redxps630
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July 1st, 2022 08:00
Gamers nexus Steve seems to think that the metal grill skeleton dates back 20 years in Dell chassis design and is probably due to EMF certification reason, that it is cheaper or less a hassle for Dell to continue to use the same metal chassis design while designing ostensibly new plastic shell skin wrapping around the same metal skeleton to lure consumers into buying.
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July 2nd, 2022 05:00
I wonder if '' Gamers nexus Steve '' use a Alienware Aurora and beside of that, it's his point of view. However, i was lucky to have a Aurora back 11 years ago with a GTX 590 and i have a R 13 now from March 2022, if you compare those 2 chassis its very clear that it has modifications from 11 years ago and now, so how he could say the chassis is dates back 20 years in Dell chassis design?
ProfessorW00d
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July 2nd, 2022 07:00
This chassis was also a little different. Keep in mind that mumbling Steve's primary sponsor is Corsair, and he loves to trash talk anything else.
Vanadiel
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July 2nd, 2022 12:00
Dell makes many PC's. I think he is saying that it looks like they took a Dell chassis from many years ago rather than design a new one for the Alienware R13/R14.
If you look at the chassis and compare it to retail cases, you will notice it's age and it looks very industrial as opposed to modern and geared towards cooling, ease of use, etc...
EdCo64
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July 2nd, 2022 12:00
First of all, where did you get that blueprint from and second i was noticed by others about that ....what you called, Steve frome ....i forget the name of the forum
ProfessorW00d
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July 2nd, 2022 13:00
I understand what you are saying. At least they got rid of the swing-out PSU contraption for the newest Auroras
This is a $500 CoolerMaster retail case, and with most of the shrouding removed, it also looks pretty industrial.
redxps630
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July 2nd, 2022 14:00
Hilariously Bad Alienware R10 Ryzen PC: $1800 Pre-Built Review - YouTube
Crazy Bad $5000 Alienware Gaming PC: R13 Aurora Tear-Down - YouTube
It seems from R10 to R13 Dell aurora case is modified to having more plastic for the side panel.
EdCo64
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July 2nd, 2022 14:00
'' Listen to Artic movie sounds '' Mjah, im using a i7 12700kf...
Tesla1856
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July 3rd, 2022 15:00
1. Agreed (basically sitting on top of the CPU).
2. Looks good. Similar to my Corsair 5000D case.
EdCo64
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August 12th, 2022 06:00
Distilled water cleans nothing. So Propanol and / or Isopropyl like I said in my post.
Guidance for Keeping Your Dell Technologies Equipment Clean
ProfessorW00d
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August 13th, 2022 17:00
staying on point . . . let's take a moment to remind everyone what isopropyl alcohol will do to acrylic
Vanadiel
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August 14th, 2022 05:00
I only use isopropyl alcohol to remove thermal paste from CPU's and GPU's, because it leaves no residue behind and really removes the thermal paste well. I use cotton swabs to take off every last bit of old thermal paste before putting on a new layer. You do have to use the 99.9% pure version. I got mine from Amazon.
99.9% pure
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August 15th, 2022 03:00
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