Announced at CES 2026, the new Area-51, powered by AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processors, is now available for purchase.

Otherworldly looks meet blazing performance. The Alienware 16 Area-51 is more a desktop replacement than a go-anywhere gaming laptop, but one with real character and a great keyboard. The Area 51 name ...

TL;DR: Dell's Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC now features AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the world's fastest gaming CPU, paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, and 12TB SSD. Designed for ...

Very pretty desktop with nice lighting, especially if you like Tron. GPU, RAM, and storage are simple upgrades. Tool-less latch system to remove the side panel. Great value. CPU upgrades are limited.

The Area-51 uses the X870E motherboard and can be configured with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D or the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Both processors include AMD’s 3D V-cache technology, which improves access to game data ...

The Alienware Area-51 is finally back, and now, it’s bringing AMD’s gaming heavyweights with it. Dell has updated its flagship desktop lineup to include Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs, giving buyers more than ...

You spoke and Dell's Alienware division heard you—the latest-generation AMD Ryzen processors based on Zen 5 are now an option on the Alienware Area-51 desktop gaming PC, the same one we reviewed in ...

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The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2250) is quite something. Its monstrous size and weight may make it a lot to deal with, but it also moves away from some of the chaotic proprietary componentry that made ...

The rejuvenated Alienware Area-51 laptop lineup includes a window to its internals. The Area-51 desktop is extra big to accept Nvidia's GPUs. Reading time 3 minutes Like the government black site ...