- #MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS UPGRADE#
- #MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS SOFTWARE#
- #MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS PC#
Every Alpha will ship with both a wireless controller and a Microsoft wireless dongle. More interestingly, Valve’s delay of the Steam controller has forced Alienware toward a different, more established standard: the Xbox 360 wireless controller. The Alpha features 802.11AC WiFi in addition to its gigabit Ethernet connection.
#MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS UPGRADE#
Luckily, there are i5 and i7 options as well, and users can upgrade everything but the GPU on their own. With an Intel Core i3 processor and just 4GB of 1600 Mhz DDR3 RAM, the Alpha seems spec’ed below the recommended requirements for recent titles. This GPU is powering Alienware’s promises of 1080p, “next-gen” gaming in a small form-factor PC, but it has its work cut out for it, at least at the Alpha’s entry-level, $549 USD configuration. The 750 Ti also demonstrates the Maxwell architecture’s power efficiency, which would serve the Alpha’s limited power supply well. But Nvidia has already released lower-end Maxwell GPUs, including the GTX 750 Ti which, like the Alpha, has 2GB of video memory.
#MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS PC#
Maxwell may be familiar to PC enthusiasts, as the line has been touted by Nvidia as its successor to Kepler GPUs like the GTX Titan.Īccording to Alienware, there’s no current direct comparison to be made between the Alpha’s GPU and existing hardware. The Alienware representatives I spoke with at this year’s show emphasized that the heart of the system rests with a custom Nvidia chipset based on its Maxwell architecture.
From the outside, the Alpha appears to be well ventilated, and Alienware has demonstrated a knack for building quiet PCs when they’re so inclined. Regardless, Alienware General Manager Frank Azor stressed that the Alpha should run nearly silently, and I believe him. The case seemed silent while operating, though it’s hard to say this with any real conviction given how close Alienware’s area at E3 was to publisher Ubisoft’s Just Dance performance space. It comes to a very, very slight offset pyramid top, so slight in fact that you could still probably stack something on top of it. It has an external 130 watt power supply - if you’ve seen a hefty gaming laptop in the last several years, you’ll get the idea, or, if you prefer, think of the Xbox One’s power brick as a point of comparison - but the chassis itself is around half the depth of a Wii U and just slightly wider and taller. It rests in a custom Alienware case, with the smallest form factor I’ve ever seen in a dedicated gaming desktop. The reasons for this are two-fold.įirst, the Alpha is a clever feat of OEM engineering.
#MORTAL KOMBAT X E3 VS FINAL GRAPHICS SOFTWARE#
It’s still relying on Steam’s platform for the games, but Alienware is making moves to bridge the gap between Valve’s storefront and launch pad and the Windows software Valve seems so eager to escape.Īlienware is most interested in talking about the Alpha’s hardware at E3 this year. Set back but not willing to wait, Alienware is trying an admittedly placeholder strategy. This left Alienware with a product outside of the potential excitement and hype of Valve’s would-be onslaught on both Windows gaming and next-generation consoles like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. As originally shown, Alienware planned to ship the Alpha with Valve’s custom build of the Linux operating system, known as SteamOS, along with support for the now hundreds of games updated to run on the open source platform.īut in May, Valve announced that its custom Steam controller, along with the 1.0 release of SteamOS, would be delayed, releasing to manufacturers and customers some time in early 2015. The Alpha was announced at this year’s CES show in January as one of the first partner devices for Valve’s Steam Machine program.
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