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It will also disable unnecessary Windows services to free up memory and processing power for gaming.
In the console mode, you can use only the controller like any other console and your Steam games can be accessed via the Steam’s Big Picture interface. When you turn on the device, it will boot directly to Alpha UI, which is a thin UI layer running on top of Windows 8.1.
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If you switch from Playstation 4 or Xbox One, you might love the Alienware Alpha because it offers higher resolutions at 1080p or even 4K and the fans are a lot quieter. However, the frame rate will drop significantly to just about 25-30 fps when you change to high settings.
Overall, the Alienware Alpha can play almost all games released until now on medium settings. You can check performance of the machine in videos below, you will see the gameplay of some popular games like LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Far Cry 3, Saints Row IV, Borderlands 2 or Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
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Some games require latest drivers to play and unfortunately we can’t use the GTX 860M’s driver, therefore, there should be an update for the custom GPU soon. Besides, there is a huge advantage of the custom GPU as you won’t be able to update NVIDIA drivers promptly. The GPU can perform pretty well with most games released this year but it can be outdated soon because Nvidia has already released the more powerful 970M and 980M.
All of the Alpha models have a custom NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 video memory which is built based on the mobile GTX 860M. My review unit is the mid-range ASM100-4980 which is equipped with 3.0 GHz Intel Core i5-4590T Processor, 8GB of DDR3L RAM and 1TB HDD. They differ in terms of RAM, hard drive capacity and processor. In this case, we always need to plug the receiver into a USB port and it makes the system a little bulkier. A Xbox 360 controller and its receiver are also included in the box, however, I really think Alienware should integrate the receiver into the machine instead of using the separate receiver. There is another USB port hidden under the bottom panel, you can use it to plug a receiver for your wireless mouse or keyboard. On the back, we can find 2 more USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI-in and an HDMI-out port, power jack, Ethernet and an optical audio output jack. The small machine comes with enough number of connection for most gamers. We can also customize the lighting colors of both Power button and the corner in the AlienFX setting. On the front, there are a Power button in the shape of Alienware logo, 2 USB ports and a backlit chamfered corner. It will easily fit into your home entertainment system. This is a very compact design as compared to most other game consoles out there. The Alienware Alpha is a flat square box with dimensions of 2.1″ x 7.8″ x 7.8″.
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