Watching this a few months later now we know more about 13/14th gen cpus and the need for bios updates...degradation on these CPUs have been a nightmare, for so many users, sadly. Good on you for fixing this one - coincidentally my wife has an AMD base Alienware Aurora 15 lol Great video series anyway.
Yeah at the time when I made this video that was all still completely unknown for the most part. Still can't believe something on that wide of a scale happened. Thank you again for the support and your comments on the whole series
@@JackPCBuilds It can be nervy and unnatural when you’re first in front of a camera and talking to a mic, but you’re definitely seeming a lot more comfortable! 😁
@@JackPCBuilds Yeah, that is true. It really is such a bummer that so much of their components are proprietary so you can’t just case swap it. Idk about you but I’ve always found the Alienware PCs look garbage.
Yeah. In the past I also had an R10 that I got also for slightly over $900 about 2 years ago with an R9 5900 (non-x) and a 6800 XT (incredible deal for the time) Actually did try to case swap that one, but a day later the cpu just randomly died somehow??? which put a halt on all of that. Anyway point in saying this is that going from that one to the R15, the R15 has better airflow but even more of the stuff is proprietary. Motherboard is no longer mATX and the PSU is who knows what, not even close to standard. I think Steve from GN said this but they’re trying so hard to hold onto that case and make it as good as possible but it’s just fundamentally bad and it doesn’t make sense why they’re so set on it.
@@JackPCBuilds lol you’re good. Yeah, the cases are just horrible. If I remember correctly, they have, for their newest gen prebuilts, switched up the case design to a more modern type case with a glass side panel and also gone with more standard, less proprietary style motherboards so those prebuilts could be the source of some awesome flips in the future. Also, Idk about your local market but I’ve started to see a fair amount of newer cyberpower pre builts be sold at really good prices and, cyberpower being the parent company of Hyte, they’re all in either Hyte Y40s or Y60s which are gonna be awesome for flipping!
You might find this interesting - I actually have another R15 I’ve been using, this one actually has a 13900F, and it actually runs significantly cooler than the i7 variant in this video. 60C or so in cinebench. Might actually do a bit more investigating in that, i7 could have a terrible paste application or something.
Wow man your improving so fast, I wish I could say the same for my videos😂 anyways this was an amazing video and I can really see the effort you putting in🔥
Thanks again, always great to hear. It just takes time and a lot of continuous, intentional focus on learning all the little skills and how to get better at each.
Yes, I had planned to start doing a build cost/sale price/profit section when they sell, but it’s probably a good idea to just put the build cost in the video that I build them in as well, so I’ll start doing that as well. $977.90 for this one
My procedure is plug in my AC Watt Meter, clean install 11, update drivers update windows, update the bios to the latest revision, MEMTEST86 all the ram sticks, install msi afterburner, run cinebench and monitor watts and temps, run Heaven and monitor watts and temps, run Furmark and monitor watts and temps, run Cyberpunk 2077 and drive around for about 30 minutes and monitor watts and temps, run GTAV and drive around for about 30 minutes and monitor watts and temps. Come back another day and see if theres any new updates and then redo the game tests again. If watts and temps seem fine and nothing weird is acting up then its a wrap and I move on to the next rig. =)
Nice. Right now I don’t have a particular order to do things in like you do, but it would probably save me a significant amount of time to have a set procedure like that. So I actually think I’m gonna make one of my own.
@@JackPCBuilds 🙂 sure broh, find a procedure that works for you, to make it easier write it down on a notepad and make a list of the tasks, to help remind yourself
🙂 I always install 3.5 Hard Drives on all my main rigs, my GOG Library alone takes up about 7TB of Space and then over on Steam thats another 7TB so yeah
That’s insane, wow. I mean hey I guess that’s the scenario where hard drives would be useful, when you need capacity like that. But the 1TB drive in this pc wouldn’t be cutting it lol.
Yes, I did watch that video a while back because this is my second R15 actually. Airflow is certainly not the best especially on the higher spec versions with K-sku CPUs
Yeah I did see that they have a new design. It’s a proprietary motherboard so can’t really do any sort of case swap or anything without buying a new board.
@@JackPCBuilds a drill bit and some standoff perhaps could solve that issue. amazed alienware still around. where I live they have stores in mall and always empty.
Its summer, people aren't really at home playing video games. If your serious about flipping then you should know that the flipping season is OCT 31 thru Jan 01
Could you clarify what that means? I currently can’t offer shipping on my builds as I only sell locally right now and haven’t scaled up that far yet. But if you would like an optimized parts list based around the 7800XT, I could definitely help you with that.
Nice video. However, even with a $900 price tag, this PC is far from a steal in terms of performance. There have been countless of videos breaking down the Alienware cases and point out their biggest weaknesses, namely the airflow which is basically non-existent. A great deal for disassembly and selling the parts individually though. Or for any Alienware fan or collector.
Thank you, and yeah airflow’s not great, but performance in gaming with this model is actually right in line with where a 4070ti should be. It seems you only really see throttling with these 2023 R15’s under sustained cpu workloads, and not during gaming. But I do know what you’re saying.
Been watching these videos and you improve everytime! Your going places
Thank you for the support, I appreciate it.
@@JackPCBuilds we all appreciate your content
The improvment is craaaazy. Like this is pro youtuber editing. your going places!
Thank you, been trying to specifically improve that recently
Awesome video, you are definitely improving! I love your editing style and I'm definitely learning from watching. Great job!
Thank you again, always good to hear that I’m getting better because that’s really something I’m trying to focus on with each video.
@@JackPCBuilds absolutely, I really enjoy watching your videos and learning from your experiences. Keep it up!
Dude, awesome video! Making me wanna go out and start flipping PCs too, keep it up.
Thank you, glad it was enjoyable to watch!
Watching this a few months later now we know more about 13/14th gen cpus and the need for bios updates...degradation on these CPUs have been a nightmare, for so many users, sadly. Good on you for fixing this one - coincidentally my wife has an AMD base Alienware Aurora 15 lol Great video series anyway.
Yeah at the time when I made this video that was all still completely unknown for the most part. Still can't believe something on that wide of a scale happened. Thank you again for the support and your comments on the whole series
Looking a lot more natural in front of the camera, good to see your progress mate, best video yet!
Thank you, glad you think it’s getting better. I’m focusing a lot on that right now and it’s nice to get some feedback.
@@JackPCBuilds It can be nervy and unnatural when you’re first in front of a camera and talking to a mic, but you’re definitely seeming a lot more comfortable! 😁
Yeah for sure, actually really valuable to know that I’m improving noticeably. Thanks
That’s a W find my guy! Should be a pretty juicy profit!
Yeah, we’ll see how it goes given Alienware’s reputation for high temps and everything.
@@JackPCBuilds Yeah, that is true. It really is such a bummer that so much of their components are proprietary so you can’t just case swap it. Idk about you but I’ve always found the Alienware PCs look garbage.
Yeah. In the past I also had an R10 that I got also for slightly over $900 about 2 years ago with an R9 5900 (non-x) and a 6800 XT (incredible deal for the time) Actually did try to case swap that one, but a day later the cpu just randomly died somehow??? which put a halt on all of that.
Anyway point in saying this is that going from that one to the R15, the R15 has better airflow but even more of the stuff is proprietary. Motherboard is no longer mATX and the PSU is who knows what, not even close to standard.
I think Steve from GN said this but they’re trying so hard to hold onto that case and make it as good as possible but it’s just fundamentally bad and it doesn’t make sense why they’re so set on it.
Sorry if that’s a bit long, kind of went on a tangent with that story.
@@JackPCBuilds lol you’re good. Yeah, the cases are just horrible. If I remember correctly, they have, for their newest gen prebuilts, switched up the case design to a more modern type case with a glass side panel and also gone with more standard, less proprietary style motherboards so those prebuilts could be the source of some awesome flips in the future. Also, Idk about your local market but I’ve started to see a fair amount of newer cyberpower pre builts be sold at really good prices and, cyberpower being the parent company of Hyte, they’re all in either Hyte Y40s or Y60s which are gonna be awesome for flipping!
Thanks for the video!
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CPU goes over 70C at only 30% utilization? And it's not even i9? That's bad...
You might find this interesting - I actually have another R15 I’ve been using, this one actually has a 13900F, and it actually runs significantly cooler than the i7 variant in this video. 60C or so in cinebench.
Might actually do a bit more investigating in that, i7 could have a terrible paste application or something.
bro your videos are so good
Thank you
Wow man your improving so fast, I wish I could say the same for my videos😂 anyways this was an amazing video and I can really see the effort you putting in🔥
Thanks again, always great to hear. It just takes time and a lot of continuous, intentional focus on learning all the little skills and how to get better at each.
Love the videos dude keep it up! I’m also starting my own channel. W video ❤
Thank you, glad you’re liking them. And it’s always great to see more people getting into this, so good luck with your channel!
Would there be any chance in you future videos you could do something like "cost to build" and "potential profit". But other that that great video.
Yes, I had planned to start doing a build cost/sale price/profit section when they sell, but it’s probably a good idea to just put the build cost in the video that I build them in as well, so I’ll start doing that as well.
$977.90 for this one
@@JackPCBuilds Nice!
My procedure is plug in my AC Watt Meter, clean install 11, update drivers update windows, update the bios to the latest revision, MEMTEST86 all the ram sticks, install msi afterburner, run cinebench and monitor watts and temps, run Heaven and monitor watts and temps, run Furmark and monitor watts and temps, run Cyberpunk 2077 and drive around for about 30 minutes and monitor watts and temps, run GTAV and drive around for about 30 minutes and monitor watts and temps. Come back another day and see if theres any new updates and then redo the game tests again. If watts and temps seem fine and nothing weird is acting up then its a wrap and I move on to the next rig. =)
Nice. Right now I don’t have a particular order to do things in like you do, but it would probably save me a significant amount of time to have a set procedure like that. So I actually think I’m gonna make one of my own.
@@JackPCBuilds 🙂 sure broh, find a procedure that works for you, to make it easier write it down on a notepad and make a list of the tasks, to help remind yourself
🙂 I always install 3.5 Hard Drives on all my main rigs, my GOG Library alone takes up about 7TB of Space and then over on Steam thats another 7TB so yeah
That’s insane, wow. I mean hey I guess that’s the scenario where hard drives would be useful, when you need capacity like that. But the 1TB drive in this pc wouldn’t be cutting it lol.
rad
Is it bad that when I first read this I was thinking radiator
i think gamers nexus did a video on that pc maybe it's bad air flow or complications from prolonged
Yes, I did watch that video a while back because this is my second R15 actually. Airflow is certainly not the best especially on the higher spec versions with K-sku CPUs
See Alienware have now updated their cases. Those older cases looking very dated. That rig deserves a nicer case.
Yeah I did see that they have a new design.
It’s a proprietary motherboard so can’t really do any sort of case swap or anything without buying a new board.
@@JackPCBuilds a drill bit and some standoff perhaps could solve that issue. amazed alienware still around. where I live they have stores in mall and always empty.
Hi so cool deal!
Indeed it was
@@JackPCBuilds ik i wish i had these deals
Well Well.....Thats a "PROBLEM"!!
Can't sell a gaming PC if it can't run games. Good thing it was only the windows installation and not a hardware problem
i have a 3070 alienware with a i9 and i cannot get it to sell i have it listed at 750
That’s kinda crazy, the brand’s reputation maybe?
Are you getting offers?
@@777AndrewRI have one at 620 but i make 40 bucks only i might do it though
Its summer, people aren't really at home playing video games. If your serious about flipping then you should know that the flipping season is OCT 31 thru Jan 01
yo could you hook me up with a 7800 xt pc build?
Could you clarify what that means?
I currently can’t offer shipping on my builds as I only sell locally right now and haven’t scaled up that far yet.
But if you would like an optimized parts list based around the 7800XT, I could definitely help you with that.
Nice video.
However, even with a $900 price tag, this PC is far from a steal in terms of performance. There have been countless of videos breaking down the Alienware cases and point out their biggest weaknesses, namely the airflow which is basically non-existent.
A great deal for disassembly and selling the parts individually though. Or for any Alienware fan or collector.
Thank you, and yeah airflow’s not great, but performance in gaming with this model is actually right in line with where a 4070ti should be. It seems you only really see throttling with these 2023 R15’s under sustained cpu workloads, and not during gaming. But I do know what you’re saying.
It's always windows
It’s my first troubleshooting step for a reason.
ears
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want people to take you seriously, get a mic.
i need to get one too =)
You’re not wrong, my audio quality isn’t amazing.