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Gaming at 1080p and 4K: Dirt 5 287 and 119, Metro Exodus Enhanced 149 and 89, Shadow of the Tomb Raider 244 and 169, Total War Warhammer III 291 and 150. Table uses max settings. Power and fan profile, upscaling and frame generation are not stated. Scope: exact configuration.","release_date":"UNRESOLVED: The February family archive has no exact 5090, 64 GB, 2 TB configuration. The GPU launch is only a lower bound and is not the PC retail date."}},{"url":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5090/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["gpu_vram_gb","gpu_vram_type"],"notes":{"gpu_vram_gb":"View Full Specs, Memory Specs, Standard Memory Config: 32 GB GDDR7. Scope: GPU chip memory configuration. 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Other slot occupancy is based on no listed additional card."}},{"url":"https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3671406/Alienware-Area-51-Aat2250.html?page=23","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["wifi_standard","wifi_bands","wifi_module","wifi_antenna","bluetooth_version","ethernet_controller","in_the_box"],"notes":{"wifi_standard":"Wireless table: Killer BE1750x, Wi-Fi 7, 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, Bluetooth 5.4. Ethernet Killer E3100G 2500 Mbps. The external puck antenna installation section states the computer ships with an external puck antenna. Scope: shared Intel platform."}},{"url":"https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3671406/Alienware-Area-51-Aat2250.html?page=24","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["storage_slots"],"notes":{"storage_slots":"Storage supports three M.2 2230/2280 SSD slots, boot Gen5 x4 plus two Gen4 x4. SATA maxima: two 2.5-inch drives or one 3.5-inch plus one 2.5-inch drive. Count two physical bays. One shared bay is represented once as 3.5-inch. One SSD is installed. Other sockets and bays are empty according to the reference storage list. Scope: exact configuration."}},{"url":"https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3671406/Alienware-Area-51-Aat2250.html?page=43","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["case_materials","side_panel","cpu_cooler","radiator_mm","radiator_position","fans","psu_w"],"notes":{"case_materials":"Thermal matrix, 285K column: 1500 W, 360 mm liquid cooler, 3 top 120 mm radiator fans, 2 front 180 mm RGB fans, 2 bottom 140 mm RGB fans, tempered-glass left door. Scope: CPU-selected maker configuration matrix. The manual revision predates RTX 50 cards."}},{"url":"https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3671406/Alienware-Area-51-Aat2250.html?page=28","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["max_gpu_length_mm"],"notes":{"max_gpu_length_mm":"Maximum graphics card dimension table: 450 mm length without end card holder, 360 mm with holder. Scope: case clearance, not actual card length."}},{"url":"https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3671406/Alienware-Area-51-Aat2250.html","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["manual_url","front_ports","front_io_position"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Manual back and top views and ports table: top 2 USB Type-A Gen 1, 2 USB Type-C Gen 2 PowerShare 15 W, headphone out, mic in. Manual title: Alienware Area-51 AAT2250 Owner Manual, Jan 2025, Rev A01. The official PDF was inaccessible. The public mirror was read. Scope: exact configuration."}},{"url":"https://www.bestbuy.com/product/alienware-area-51-gaming-desktop-intel-core-ultra-9-series-2-285k-2024-32gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-2tb-storage-lunar-silver/J3K4L6J9C7","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["colors","motherboard_form_factor"],"notes":{"colors":"The alternate 32 GB / 5080 AAT2250 title says Lunar Silver. The No Wasted Space feature explicitly says standard ATX motherboard and removable fan filters. Scope: shared chassis and board format only. Alternate build parts are excluded."}},{"url":"https://gamersnexus.net/pre-built-pc/alienware-was-so-close-4650-area-51-pre-built-gaming-pc-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["psu_standard","psu_atx_version","peripherals_included"],"notes":{"psu_standard":"Public teardown explains standard ATX mounting but electrically ATX12VO, and shows a GPU support bracket. The manual separately establishes the shipped external puck antenna. Scope: shared AAT2250 physical and electrical platform. Different 5080 / 4 TB test-unit measurements are excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/spd/alienwarearea51aat2250","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["series","model_numbers","markets","manufacturer_url","segment","dust_filters","rgb_lighting","lighting_zones","lighting_software","os","os_family","control_software"],"notes":{"series":"Page title: Alienware Area-51, Model AAT2250, US Gaming category. Shared chassis text: removable filters. AlienFX front, fan and cooler lighting is managed in Alienware Command Center. Windows 11 Home is the base OS. Cooler, front and bottom RGB is corroborated by the manual thermal and lighting table. Scope: shared family features. OS default only. The exact review build OS version is not separately stated."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/241060/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-285k-36m-cache-up-to-5-70-ghz/specifications.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["cpu_brand","cpu_codename","cpu_clusters","cpu_thread_count","cpu_cache_l3_mb","process_node_nm","cpu_base_power_w","npu_tops","cpu_socket","integrated_gpu"],"notes":{"cpu_brand":"Intel ARK 285K: Products formerly Arrow Lake. 8 performance and 16 efficient cores. P base 3.7 GHz, P Max Turbo 5.5 GHz. E base 3.2 GHz, E Max Turbo 4.6 GHz. Threads 24. Smart Cache 36 MB. Lithography TSMC N3B. Processor Base Power 125 W. NPU peak 13 TOPS. Socket FCLGA1851. Intel Graphics only on non-F CPU. Processor TVB and Turbo Boost Max 3.0 differ from the core-type turbo cells. Scope: chip specification, not PC BIOS or power-limit measurement."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000099656/processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-09-30","fields":["cpu_unlocked"],"notes":{"cpu_unlocked":"Summary and product list identify 285K and 265K/265KF as unlocked Core Ultra Series 2 desktop CPUs. Scope: CPU property. Board overclocking permission is unknown."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/alienware-area-51-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["case_materials","rear_ports","warranty_years","warranty_service_type","measured_gpu_gaming_temp_c"],"notes":{"case_materials":"Design passage identifies plastic around the chassis and an unspecified metal front. Plastic is added to the independently documented tempered-glass panel. The metal alloy is not stated and is not classified as aluminium or steel.","rear_ports":"Intel Core Ultra 9 285K / OEM RTX 5090 / 64 GB / 2 TB review configuration explicitly has three DisplayPort and one HDMI connectors on its discrete graphics card. These rows complete the existing manual-sourced motherboard table. GPU connector revisions are not published. The review motherboard-port table has incomplete counts, so it does not replace the exact manual rows.","warranty_years":"US Intel 285K / RTX 5090 / 64 GB / 2 TB / 1500 W / 360 mm AIO reference configuration. The Software and Warranty section states one year of Alienware Care with on-location repair in one to two business days. Paid extensions and accidental-damage add-ons are excluded. This is the reviewed US offer, not a worldwide warranty claim.","warranty_service_type":"On-location repair under the reviewed US one-year Alienware Care offer. Same exact reference configuration and market as warranty_years.","measured_gpu_gaming_temp_c":"Intel Core Ultra 9 285K / RTX 5090 / 64 GB / 2 TB PC811 / 1500 W / 360 mm AIO review configuration only. GPU temperature reported as 63.61 degrees C during 15 loops of the Metro Exodus benchmark, about half an hour. The review does not state the temperature sensor, monitoring tool, averaging basis, ambient temperature, game resolution or preset, BIOS/driver versions, or actual power/fan profile. This is a sustained gaming-loop result, not the later Ryzen 9950X3D temperature and not a combined synthetic CPU/GPU stress result. No maker-default mode is inferred. The review table states Windows 11 Pro. The baseline Windows 11 Home is the separate maker-default variant, not this temperature test OS."}},{"url":"https://hothardware.com/reviews/alienware-area-51-2025-review?page=3","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["measured_cpu_stress_temp_c"],"notes":{"measured_cpu_stress_temp_c":"Exact review configuration is Core Ultra 9 285K / RTX 5090 / 64 GB dual-channel DDR5-6400 / 2 TB PCIe 4 SSD / 1500 W / 360 mm AIO. HWMonitor reports CPU peak 87 degrees C after 10 minutes of Cinebench 2024 Throttling test combined with the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark. Lab ambient is stated approximately 20 degrees C. CPU sensor identity and precise game settings are not stated. Page 2 describes Command Center automatically selecting Performance for recognized games, but the actual global fan/power setting for this combined run is not separately documented. This is a combined CPU/GPU load peak, not a gaming-only average. No idle range, rounded noise level, approximate wall power or unspecified synthetic benchmark score is stored. The same review page 2 identifies Windows 11 Pro 24H2, fully updated through Windows Update and Alienware tools, latest BIOS and latest NVIDIA Game Ready driver at test time. Actual BIOS/driver version numbers are not stated. Baseline Windows 11 Home is a separate maker-default OS variant, not the tested OS."}},{"url":"https://hothardware.com/reviews/alienware-area-51-2025-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-08","fields":["front_panel"],"notes":{"front_panel":"Exact 285K / RTX 5090 / 64 GB / 2 TB reference review explicitly describes a solid case front with a 30 mm gap on both sides feeding the front intake fans. Solid refers to the front panel itself, not to the adjacent ventilation openings."}}],"fields_filled":92,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}