The Best of What Alienware Has to Offer - Alienware Area-51

Get an exclusive $3 discount on Saily data plans – including Saily Ultra! Download the Saily app or go to https://saily.com/shortcircuit3 and use code SHORTCIRCUIT3 at checkout. Plouffe takes on Alienware’s 76-pound, $5000 Area 51 desktop. With a Core Ultra 285K, RTX 5090, and a 1500W platinum PSU, this prebuilt is massive, flashy, and not without quirks. He unboxes it, explores the hardware, tests performance, and breaks down whether Alienware’s flagship delivers on its price tag. Check out the Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop PC: https://prsm2.com/eqHsuvgyi Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at https://lmg.gg/7s34e ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET A VPN: https://www.piavpn.com/ShortCircuit ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/ Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:27 Unboxing and accessories box 2:47 IO overview front and rear 4:52 Side panel mechanism and peel 5:40 Inside tour 7:59 12VO motherboard caveat 8:46 Rear cable management 9:52 Sponsor - Saily 10:32 Powering it up, checking the specs, and REBAR 12:33 Cyberpunk 4K test and tweaks 14:11 Pricing, overall thoughts, and LABS test results 16:42 Outro