We Paid $10 For This CRAZY Alienware Gaming PC... 

Alienware (prior to dell) was actually a decent pc builder, they didn't use proprietary parts and most of the time it was top shelf boards and cards from ABIT and ASUS. They were still extremely expensive back then, but could compete with top shelf home builds.

I stumbled onto the Alienware site for the first time in 2002 for a class assignment. The Aurora blew my mind, as did the $2,000 price tag. It had an AMD Athlon XP 2200, a 512MB DDR, and an NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600.

I remember seeing this PC when I was in high school and thought it was the coolest thing ever. The designs were just so insane back then vs today.

At $10, I would not mind taking that case, putting all new components and having a cool looking current system. It looks like it could take a standard motherboard.

I was at a Thrift store (not Goodwill but similar.) a few months ago and they had that alienware case and wanted $200 for it. Just the case!

That case would be fun to build a newer pc in!

It would be interesting to see an overclocked Core2Quad in this machine.

Bro why does that alienware pc look like my grandmas clothes washer 😂

I run that exact same mainboard in my retro rig. Supports up to Core 2 Quad QX 9650 extreme cpus. The nforce 680i sli board is such a cool piece of retro tech and was manufactured by EVGA and XFX. So cool retro rig you guys found there.

Not gonna lie I want this PC, love the old school Alienware designs.

Alienware was such a gem before Dell destroyed their PCs. I had 2 Alienware pcs back in the day. They were both amazing. They were ahead of their time, and the cases were always awesome looking.

Thanks for this video. I purchased a used HP8000 SFF w/Core 2 Duo back in 2012, it is running windows 10 on an SSD and works fine as a remote camera monitor (NVR system). Core 2 Duo is still viable for certain tasks in 2023.

I still have my 2012 Alienware Aurora R4. With a 3rd Gen core i7, 32 gb ram and it’s still kicking. In fact just inherited my brothers rtx2070 to pop in. I hooked it up to my 4k Sony TV and it didn’t do great at 4k on destiny 2 but did run 1440p at 60 frames. I also just added a sata ssd to give it some new life. 😃

$10? These things are going for $500 to $800 on eBay. Kind of hope this goes for sale on your site, always wanted one of these.

A sleeper PC inside that case would be really cool to put together

I used LGA775 up to 2021. I started with a E6300 onto a E8300 onto a Q6600 and finally a Q9400. I updated to a 10105F last year. It would be cool seeing this rig updated with these CBUs.

I would love to see what you could do upgrading the hardware using the case and how you could add cool RGB to this case as well. Thanks

You should mod a cheap quad core xeon lga 771 to that lga 775 board and overclock it to at least 4.0ghz like i have done several times in the past. Like X5460 which is less then $20 on ali and basically the same as the expensive consumer extreme editions.

That PC was an absolute monster in it's hayday. At that time, Dell had not acquired them yet but it was it had been discussed and nearing a deal. First off, the case was actually made by Antec. It came it various colors and even had the flip flop chameleon finishes. That specific computer, if I'm not mistaken, had an Nvidia 7400 GT or a 7800 GTX, which getting it in an SLI setup was an option. During that time,hardcore gaming was really beginning to gain popularity and take off. To be honest, you both should have given it a little more respect. But it shows your age and knowledge. Maybe research a little more. That, hands down, was probably one of the best computers ever made. I owned a computer company in Texas called Giga-Ware. Not to be confused with the Radio Shack brand. They actually stole my name. Anyhoos, I built many custom PCs and this was by far, a major competitive system and for what you got, was a very good buy. Thanks Dell for trashing that company's reputation.

I bought a plasma purple P1 case last year from 2003, sanded it all down, and repainted it with black pearl with high gloss clearcoat, bedlined the inside metal frame and put in a watercooled amd 5800x with a 6900xt GPU and it looks incredible. It was my dream PC case back in the day and decided to buy one recently to build a retro pc.

imagine having like pc from 2007 and still can play some modern games ,mind-blowing

It is likely 'old' enough to be using standard parts. If you swapped in some power efficient/ newer parts, it would be a cool sleeper

The ventilation in that thing looks so much better than what Alienware now provides

Shout out to Micro center for supporting great youtube creators and gamers. I just got my ASUS TUF A17 today for just $700!

The E6400 can be overclocked with default voltage to 2800-3000 mhz, which will give it a 30-40% performance boost.

That's awesome you got your hands on one of these. I completely rebuilt the Area51 XLR with a 4790 and a 1070 a few years ago. The guy I sold it to still playing on it today. It would be awesome if you guys went nuts with it and build a bad ass out of it.

I am currently using this exact case. I love the look of it, I have all the original parts as well, the AIO is super cool as well.

I found a slightly later model branded alienware no dell in sight that was an i7 950 with a gtx 690 and 24gb of ram and a super primitive intel branded 240gb ssd. Its also an area 51 sku machine. It had an asus x58 motherboard and a 1200w modular psu thing is an absolute beast all the blue leds still work on it.

I would love to do a modern build in this case

"Looks down at exact same Alienware under desk" Great, now I feel both bad AND old...

I've done a restomod to mine, blue P2. I love it. 10850K + RTX 3080

I'm actually still using a C2Q Q8400, 2x2gb ddr2, and a GT420 1gb connected on my tv. So when grandma comes around I have all of her favorite movies played. 👌

I use this same case for my current primary rig, love it, though Since I bought the case second hand from a friend, it was missing some parts for the alienware lighting and also the insert plate for the power supply. Still love the original Alienware aesthetic, I used to see these when i was young and always wanted one but could never afford them. Hopefully one day I'll come across another one with the parts my case is missing so I can use its case lighting.

Wow that is a fire deal you guys got there.

I have an X51 I am using right now. It can't play modern games, but it still trudges along just fine.

Very Cool, I have a pre Dell Alienware case that I have had since 2001 and still upgrade it every few years.

can you do a video on building the best pc of a certain year components? like take this era computer and put a better cpu in it, gpu etc. always see alot of new stuff but never stuff with older things.

This Alienware looks more beautiful than most prebuilt pcs today in 2023. I had that same exact model. She was a beauty, sadly her cpu pins bent after being knocked over by the dog. I paid $1,100 for mine back in 2006.

I used to work with this exact machine back in the day when I did a stint at the Intel Demonstration Depot in Hillsboro Oregon. We would reimage these and set them up to show at tech expos. They put off a TON of heat because of the Core 2 Duo's. These came with either nVidia Geforce 9800 GT's or Geforce 8800 GTX.

Nice video. Cool to see some old tech. People use to be really hyped for alien ware. Now it’s so over priced people don’t really care anymore. I’m surprised that it could even run any modern games. It’s crazy to think how far tech has come in the last 15-20 years. If you think about the difference between the Xbox 360 days to series x our technology has advanced so far.

.....honestly.......thats still a dream pc for me even tho its old i still have an old thermaltake armor case and i love it

I'm in the UK and found someone in Florida on eBay selling one of these cases with parts only for £570 inc shipping, it was in great condition and in blue.

I got a socket 1366 version of this in the late-2010s. With Core i7 Extreme 965 and an Asetek AIO cooler. It came with an Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard that had the Alienware logo in the BIOS.

remember on these old cpus sometimes higher settings are most stable, since the processor is fluctuating framerates, where it can't keep up, then "catches up", then falls behind, then "catches up", repeat infinitely. when you raise the settings for the gpu, higher settings, and higher resolution, you're offputting more work for the gpu, essentially slowing it down, so you might only get 35 frame a second instead of 60. but it'll be a more stable 30 fps, because since the gpu is working harder, the processor isn't "falling behind"

I love these old Alienware machines... I'm more into the laptops myself Keep this thing original if you can, people usually modify these with new parts but its cool to see them original!

I had that one, my first true gaming PC. Can't remember the exact specs but that front opening door was so 😎

Cases that didn't require tools have been around for quite some time. Apple was building machines you could assemble, disassemble, and maintain w/out tools back in 1989 (Mac IIcx). Off and on through the 1990's, some Macs didn't need tools and some did. The earliest PC's I know of that were tool-less where business PCs like the Dell Optiplexes from the early 2000's. That case is so begging for a board swap!

You could actually make a pretty solid sleeper build out of that.

I need more of this, ANY pc, just get it and upgrade... Will watch everytime

I had one of these except it had an aio water cooled qx9775 extreme in it. it also had an evga motherboard except it was a 790i ultra. These were pretty exotic parts for the time and still fetch a nice price. For $10, that pc had a lot of potential value.

I love how this case looks like a 50s car. Paint the black parts red and paint the silver parts chrome.

I still have this Alienware stored away it was a good PC back in the day, all the docs. came in a hardcover book. I used the hell out of it for years.

I don't think a lot of graphic cards had shrouds on them in Alienware/Dell. My expensive Dell had a GTX 560 (I think) and doesn't have a shroud.

If you hover over the video on a mobile device and read the subtitle in the beginning it reads "How's it going guys Jacket Matter with the Toasty Rose". 😂

Those old Alienware PSUs are massive. For my Area 51 restoration project, I had to make my own power supply adapter to fit in a modern ATX PSU.

Ancient PC... from 2007. You just made me feel old.

I always did like those cases, wouldn't mind tracking one down for a modern build

11:10 - featuring Jack's disappearing moustache. 😉

I love finding old builds like this.... tear the thing down, clean it all up, add the most ram the system will support and a 250 to 500 GB hard drive and get W10 back on it.... and then sell it for about $50.... OR changeout the MB to a AMD Ryzen build and sell it for more! everyone loves the vintage chassis.... this one would go fast!

If only the case was matte & not a glossy finish I had one it was a fingerprint magnet and was much bigger in person! Probably the biggest pc case I ever owned

I am abit of a Alienware head, so this model Alienware Area 51 was the last alienware model that was build using off the shelve parts, before joining Dell's OEM platform. At the end of 2008 Alienware would release the last Alienware Area 51 using that chassie. The Area 51 x58 would share the same Dell OEM P270J motherboard as the Dell XPS 730X displaying their full adoption into the Dell ecosystem of parts. The very next year Dell would change the XPS as being branded as their gaming line-up, and would have the XPS line now represent their media/professional line up of computers. Alienware would now have two Desktop line ups. The Dell Alienware Aurora you reviewed and the MASSIVE Alienware Area 51.

The last game I played on my old core 2 duo e6300 was GTA Vice City. Cant imagine it doing much more than that decently

Can you guys rebuild the alleinware pc case I would like to see the video on that please and thank you

bro, you killing me at the end of every sentence how you make the last word llllooonnnngggggg during that little commercial at the beginnnnninngggggg.. you know what i mmeeeaaaannnn??

The Alienware area 51 case has been on my wish list since it first came out, 10 bucks for my holy grail!!

I had a Core 2 Duo E8400 processor with 6GB of RAM and a Geforce 210 that was my only PC for 10 years. It was painful to play games on.

My buddy had this same thing in blue. Not sure of the specs but it played guild wars 2 like a beast!

A friend gave me this case recently, I loved the design when I saw it on G4 and wanted one since then. It weighs a ton

That system would smash windows Vista and XP Era gaming. Return to castle wolfenstein, unreal tournament 2004, call of duty 4 and 5, need for speed underground and most wanted (not that one), combat arms mmo shooter, drift city, lotro, fallout 3, fable, fate, Diablo 2, starcraft, and morrowind/oblivion would all be great to play on that. Also that core 2 duo would do well with windows movie maker, or an ancient version of Sony Vegas. I got my video editing start on a different channel using a core 2 duo to make Melbourne shuffle videos on windows movie maker.

Why is the stationary camera position so low? It feels like we are looking up at you.

A friend of mine had this a long time ago. We played the first COD on our machine back then

My first and last Alienware was the Aurora R2 many years ago. DDR3 with a Radeon 5670 lmao. Then i built a Ryzen system in 2019. Now going to DDR5. How the times have changed.

Still have my Q6600 and Gtx 570 rig as a feetwarmer in winter.

this $10 alienware pc from 2007 runs better than my system from 2010

I've still got some pc's that run E8400's... Nothing super high power or performance, but it's functional!

550 Ti was a card from like 2011 I think cause I had one in my HP prebuilt. So must have been upgraded at some point.

Alienware were the thing at their beginnings, not like today. I always liked those cases.

Please, use this case to build a modern gaming PC! It looks soo cool!

I can’t believe you guys drive all the way to Sharonville OH to go to MicroCenter. I live like 20 mins away and hate driving up there lol

I had this PC case for many years, sold it about a year ago to the local games store.

A core 2 is actually still perfectly usable even today! I have one I use for basic use and to act as a server. Just as long as you don't need more than 8GB of ram as that's the limit on a core 2 duo. If you are lucky enough to have a core 2 quad, that can even still play some modern games. It's just nuts that today such old parts are still useful, but go back ~20 years and try to use parts just as old and you would be out of luck.

I have an Alienware laptop from around the same timeframe.. I think it's from 2004. Still works, with Windows XP.

I had this *exact* PC growing up and until I saw this video I thought it might have been a fever dream

I had this PC back in the day with dual ati crossfire cards. I loved this PC the case is why I got it lol

Finally 500K subs and you guys deserved it!

Alienware case Predator 2 o P2, gorgeous case and it was an absolute banger get it only for $10

7:58 do you have a dryer hooked up on the compressor to dry out the air or just use the air from the compressor as is?

What keycap is on the Escape key for the keyboard at the end lol I love it. I've been looking for an alienware case to make a retro 4090 build

As another project, that case is so huge, rebuild it from the ground up, just using the case. I'd love to have a basic system in a case that looked like that.

What always made Alienware cool was the cases, just the coolest (to me) looking cases.

Dudes No Unreal Tournament? DUDES! HEAD SHOT!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think you're missing a good part of why you should review and dissect these old PC's. Of course, they won't keep up with today's software and OS but they still make a great starting point for an upgrade. In additional to the new Corsair, Thermaltake, and Cooler Master cases and others that I own, I still have my two original Alienware PC's, one like this one in black (an Area 51 ALX with software controlled LED lighting) and another older one, an Aurora (came with Athlon X2 64 4800+), in bright green. In those days, Intel-based PC's were labeled Area 51 and AMD-based PC's were labeled Aurora. These came out after the Alien movies made it big and resembled those creatures. Both are still in my use today with the same power supply, cables, DVD and one still has the 3.5 inch disk (you just never know if these will come back, LOL). These cases were large inside, yet easy to get into (well, not the green one). My green Alienware case (circa 2004 and was offered with factory water cooling, years before it became popular) was rebuilt 3 years ago with an Intel i7 9900k with AIO cooling and the black one was just rebuilt with a Ryzen i7 5800X3d, both rocking Nvidia 3080 GPU's. There is plenty of room inside for 2x210mm AIO cooling and tons of space for backup hard disks. These don't have the glass side panels of today, but are great designs that are more interesting than the boring rectangle boxes churned out today. And the green glow of the LED's coming through the vents of the black ALX looks seething! I've also rebuilt two Alienware Hangar 18 Media consoles using the Ryzen 5600G mATX. The only ones I can't upgrade further are my Red M17X R2 i7 920 laptop with dual Radeon 4780 GPU's (think Sheldon on Big Bang Theory) and the micro Alpha, which was supposed to be the first Steam OS PC (but Steam was too late to the release date). But they are still in use too, one dedicated to a Karaoke machine and the other for internet surfing for my grandchildren. Too bad when Dell bought Alienware. Yes, they were expensive, but they HAD great customer service and were on the bleeding edge of design and speed. That's why I still use their cases. Each PC would come with a signed list from everyone who worked on it of all the tests that were done as the PC was built to confirm everything worked as expected and did not include any software bloat. $10 for this one was an absolute steal. I'll give you $15!

History Channel: Ancient Alien Toasty Bros: Ancient Alienware

"Power point presentation edition" lmao

On tool less cases I have a old dell optiolex xe2 and that has a handle on the side and you can just take it off

Early 2000's Alienware was the best. I use to buy maximum pc mag subscription or just read them in the stores just to see the builds.

Can you ask Micro center when they are going to up a store in Arizona? We really need one out here.

Dude, I bought this model. I loved it. I kept it for years and updated the motherboard twice. Bought it before Dell bought them out. The rgb was far ahead of its time

550ti was the first graphics card I ever bought for myself when I built my first PC in late 2011. Crapped out on me while playing SWTOR. It just, like... stopped utilizing drivers or something? After the initial issue where the screen just went black it would then always default to the lowest resolution and wouldn't let me change it, either on the desktop or within a game. It still "worked" but not really lol. Caught me off guard and I hadn't budgeted for a new GPU but I still upgraded to a 660ti after that, though it was years after I bought the 550ti so I felt left behind even though it was an upgrade. I had always assumed my next upgrade would be from the current gen. I think the GTX 10xx series had just come out or been announced... Rockin the 3060ti these days, just upgraded last spring, though I'm wondering if I'm gonna regret not waiting for the 40xx series. Part of my upgrade was going from a 1050ti on a 1080p 3DTV to a 4k TV with HDR on the 3060ti. My performance now at UHD is maybe 20% better than my performance was before on the 1050ti at FHD. And the 40xx series sounds like the first series truly designed with UHD gaming in mind, not to mention the better ray tracing cores and DLSS support.

I remember when I had an E6400, OC'd to 3.4GHz 24/7 stable. Never ran it at stock but the first BIOS visit. :)