Dell[1] had plenty of gaming hardware announcements to make just ahead of Gamescom[2] in the form of new Alienware[3] laptops and desktops, as well as a software announcement for a refreshed Alienware Command Center[4], apart a new training initiative for e-sports enthusiasts called Alienware Academy. The Round Rock, Texas headquartered company also announced new Dell Gaming Monitor models in 24-inch and 27-inch sizes.
Let's start with the refreshed Alienware laptops. Dell has unveiled updated Alienware 15[5] R4 and Alienware 17[6] R5 laptops that were originally launched in April[7] this year. Now called the Alienware 15 R4 MLK and Alienware 17 R5 MLK, not much has changed, except the fact that the TactX keyboard now support per-key RGB lighting for up to 80 quadrillion colour combinations. The company has also provided an option to choose an AMD Radeon[8] RX 570 graphics card with 8GB of GDDR5 video RAM (VRAM).
As before, Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 buyers can otherwise choose Nvidia[9] GeForce GTX 1060 OC with 6GB GDDR5 VRAM, GeForce GTX 1070 OC with 8GB GDDR5 VRAM, and GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5 VRAM, with the 17-inch laptop also having a GeForce GTX 1080 OC with 8GB GDDR5 VRAM configuration. Also as before, processor choices go up to Intel Core i9-8950HK that's overclockable up to 5GHz. The Alienware 15 R4 MLK prices start from $1,399.99 (roughly Rs. 97,700), while the Alienware 17 R5 MLK prices start from $1,599.99 (roughly Rs. 1,11,700) - both will become available from Tuesday, August 21 from Dell.com.
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