Alienware has unveiled an updated version of its Area-51 gaming desktop at CES 2026, showcasing the latest hardware upgrades. The iconic system, originally introduced in the late 1990s and revived in ...

TL;DR: Dell's Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC now features AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the world's fastest gaming CPU, paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, and 12TB SSD. Designed for ...

Very pretty desktop with nice lighting, especially if you like Tron. GPU, RAM, and storage are simple upgrades. Tool-less latch system to remove the side panel. Great value. CPU upgrades are limited.

The Area-51 uses the X870E motherboard and can be configured with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D or the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Both processors include AMD’s 3D V-cache technology, which improves access to game data ...

Alienware is beefing up the gaming chops of its flagship prebuilt Area-51 gaming PCs with AMD Ryzen 9000 X3D processors – the best gaming processors in the business. Alienware has announced that, ...

Parallels Desktop is now matching Apple's release-year branding, and now has support for macOS Tahoe and Windows 11 25H2. Introduced on August 26, Parallels Desktop 26 is taking after Apple's OS ...

In April, Parallels Desktop boosted Windows legacy app performance for M4 Macs. Now, the company is launching version 26 of its software for Macs, which, funnily enough, aligns with Apple's new ...

Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac has just been released, bringing new features and performance enhancements to the virtualization software, including full support for Apple's forthcoming macOS Tahoe ...

Alienware is one of several PC gaming brands that has launched desktops powered by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs, with its first model being the latest version of the Area-51 with an RTX 5080 ...

It's not a giant alien head, but the 80L desktop is roomy and ready for top performance -- now and down the road -- while the laptop designs are inspired by the Northern Lights. Managing Editor Josh ...

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the ...