Dell
Alienware Area-51 Desktop (2026)
Dell's revived 80-litre flagship tower with positive-pressure cooling, up to an RTX 5090 and 850W Gold or 1500W Platinum power supplies. First sold with Intel Core Ultra 200K in early 2025, it gained AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D / Ryzen 9 9950X3D versions (AAT2265) from 12 February 2026; Dell's pre-configured Intel models start at $5,499.99 and AMD at $5,699.99.
Released 12 Feb 2026from USD 5,500.00
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Specifications
17 detailsPerformance
- Chip
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265 / Core Ultra 9 285K (AAT2250, Z890) or AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D / Ryzen 9 9950X3D (AAT2265)
- CPU
- Core Ultra 9 285K: 24 cores, 3.7–5.7GHz, 76MB cache; Ryzen 9 9950X3D: 16 cores, 4.3–5.7GHz, 144MB cache
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB GDDR7) or RTX 5090 (32GB GDDR7); Dell cites 600W of graphics power headroom
- RAM
- DDR5 UDIMM, 2 slots, 5600MT/s (6400MT/s with XMP), up to 64GB; 32GB (2 × 16GB) standard
- Storage
- 3 × M.2 2280 slots (slot 1 PCIe Gen5 x4, slots 2–3 Gen4); 1TB–4TB SSD configurations
- Expansion
- ATX motherboard (Intel Z890 on AAT2250); 3 × M.2 slots
Connectivity
- Ports
- Front: 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s), 2 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s), headset jack; Rear: 2 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 5 × USB 2.0, 2.5GbE RJ-45, audio jacks
- Wi-Fi
- Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750 (2×2)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Ethernet
- 2.5GbE (Killer E3100G)
Build
- Dimensions
- 231.6 × 610.5 × 569.0 mm (W × D × H)
- Size
- 80 L
- Weight
- Up to 34.5 kg
- Materials
- Full-size tower with tempered-glass side panel and positive-pressure airflow (180mm and 140mm fans)
- Power supply
- 850W (80 Plus Gold) or 1500W (80 Plus Platinum), ATX12VO
- Cooling
- 240mm or 360mm CPU liquid cooler with AlienFX lighting; positive-pressure chassis airflow
Software
- OS
- Windows 11 Home or Pro
As published by Dell. Figures vary by configuration and region; confirm on the official product page before buying.
