Start your year with a battlestation upgrade, featuring hundreds of dollars off on top PC brands like Corsair, MSI, Origin, and more.

The chassis for the MAINGEAR shroud will feature a Unisheet heat-formed panoramic glass case design. This helps to showcase all the components within the system while maximizing RGB viewing. Most notably,

Despite the hopes of many industry analysts, the Steam Machine project, which promised all the benefits of PC gaming with no headaches, led to a paltry set of middling gaming PCs. Valve mothballed the strategy in 2018. Of course, that’s not the end of the story. Far from it.

The Alienware Area-51 desktop PC, a line of high-end gaming rigs dating back to 1998, has returned after several years out of the game. The company announced the new model at CES 2025, describing the resurrected Area-51 as “retaking the throne” as Alienware’s latest flagship gaming PC.

It's not a giant alien head, but the 80L desktop is roomy and ready for top performance -- now and down the road -- while the laptop designs are inspired by the Northern Lights.

Today at CES 2025, Dell announced that they’re bringing back the iconic Alienware Area-51 gaming laptops, which were known for their desktop-level CPUs and easy access for upgrades. This time, they come armed with the latest hardware as well as a new thermal architecture for better internal cooling.