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So is Alienware Aurora R12 motherboards cheap? Or top of the line motherboards with high quality?
Third question: Is the ram good on Alienware Aurora R12 3200MHz version, cl timings etc.?
Fourth question: is the 2TB SSD read and write speeds slow?
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Posted June 13th, 2021 10:00
The motherboard for the R12 is a previous generation motherboard using the Z490 chipset. It was made compatible with the latest generation CPU's using a bios update.
The "correct" chipset for the 11th generation Intel CPU's would be the Z590.
As for cheap versus expensive, no pricing is available for this board. You would have to base yourself on visuals and features to determine the overall quality and associated pricing would it be available for purchase.
50 x Z590 motherboards comparison
Ram is ok and will work ok.
If the 2 TB SSD is an NVME it will be fast at 32 Gbps, regular SSD will be limited to SATA 6 Gbps speeds.
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Posted June 13th, 2021 13:00
I would say the motherboard is a weak point for the R12. I am not a big fan of them and I think there's room for improvement.
As far as the NVME drive, you will get around 3,500 Mbps sequential read/write. These are not PCIe 4.0 x 4 slots, so 7,000 Mbps is not possible with the M2 slot according to the manual.
I do believe another user tested it, but I forgot what the result was.
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Posted June 13th, 2021 13:00
I am waiting for newer Z590 models with Intel's Maple Ridge Thunderbolt 4 connectivity and PCI-E 4.0 for storage and video.
Given the TSMC shortages I do not expect those anytime soon.
The Z590M PRO 4 is what users want but I doubt dell will make such a model.
https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z590M%20Pro4/index.asp
The pandemic increased the need for gaming at home 10 X or more than it was before.
My newer systems are definitely for gaming not doing work.
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Posted June 13th, 2021 13:00
Sooo is the z490 motherboard high quality or low quality junk
also wdym about the 32 gigbit read and write speeds I’ve never seen that in nvme ssd
my ssd : 2tb m.2 nvme ssd from the default Alienware aurora 12
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Posted June 13th, 2021 16:00
Even gaming laptops can be used for work these days.
I recently got myself a G5 5505 Special edition laptop for work related tasks, and I am having a blast with it.
On a side note, the first time I saw the service tag for it I thought it was interesting. Very interesting service tag.
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Posted June 14th, 2021 13:00
Is Alienware aurora r12 over all a great gaming desktop (also with future proofing)
thanks for all people who replied to this post.
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Posted June 14th, 2021 13:00
That system will work well for gaming or other purposes.
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Posted June 15th, 2021 01:00
So let’s say that the z590 motherboard is for intel 11gen is it okay for z490 motherboard to be with intel 11gen without causing problems?
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Posted June 15th, 2021 03:00
The R12 initially had some issues, but that seems to have been addressed with the latest bios.
I would still prefer the chipset released to specifically support the CPU, as opposed to a previous generation chipset. But that is just me.
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Posted June 13th, 2021 09:00
Shortages at TSMC and demand in excess of what they can make means there are no extra and no cheap parts. Parts will stay that way until TSMC catches up in 1 or 2 years. "semiconductor manufacturers are working through a backlog of orders as they struggle to alleviate worldwide chip shortages" A fire-damaged NEC Renesas factory that supplies many of the auto industry's computer chips is also not back up to 100 percent output. Renesas fire and a worldwide shortage of computer chips have wreaked havoc on auto industry production schedules.
Everything that uses chips including memory and processors and chip-sets etc is in short supply. Even the third quarter improved output from TSMC and other chip foundries, won’t be enough to fill the backlog. Even from October through December, the computer / auto industry still won’t have enough chips. The problem affects all vendors including Apple, Dell, HP, INTEL, AMD, NVIDIA etc.
There are complete R12's for sale with the GPU stripped out.
If you plan doing this only buy system with 1000W power supply or you will regret it. Do Buy it now with credit card using guest account (you may need a new email address if you dont have more than 1) so they don't mess up your ebay account.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1311&_nkw=aurora+r12+no+gpu
Motherboard = P0JWX Pegatron 69M10HQ30A01
IPCML-SH Z490 board
Validated OEM CPU =
KX53R i9-11900KF, 3.50GHz, 125W, 8C, 16MB
M5WW1 i9-11900K, 3.50GHz, 125W, 8C, 16MB
0RG88 i9-11900F, 2.50GHz, 65W, 8C, 16MB
X6R70 i9-11900, 2.50GHz, 65W, 8C, 16MB
3FCFJ i7-11700KF, 3.60GHz, 125W, 8C, 16MB
267V6 i7-11700K, 3.60GHz, 125W, 8C, 16MB
533FG i7-11700F, 2.50GHz, 65W, 8C, 16MB
4X3CY i7-11700, 2.50GHz, 65W, 8C, 16MB
7DPH1 i5-11600K, 3.90GHz, 125W, 6C, 12MB
7FCVW i5-11600KF, 3.90GHz, 125W, 6C, 12MB
D4X2Y i5-11400F, 2.60GHz, 65W, 6C, 12MB
CXRG1 i5-11400, 2.60GHz, 65W, 6C, 12MB