Alienware 17 R5 Review

This  reviews the top of the line Alienware 17 R5, with an Intel 8th gen Coffee Lake Core i9-8950HK overclockable CPU and NVIDIA GTX 1080 graphics. This is the 2018 refresh with the new CPU in a familiar casing, with the same excellent RGB backlit keyboard, 1080p/QHD 120Hz and 4K display options, Killer WiFi and Ethernet, up to 32GB RAM, NVMe SSDs and an HDD bay.

 The 17” R5 starts at $1,399 with a Core i7 and GTX 1060, and they are myriad configuration options all the way up to our $3,100 high end model. Dell (owners of the Alienware brand) say they’ve improved cooling, watch our review to find out how much.