Alienware has introduced two new gaming desktops. The Aurora R13 is powered by Intel's 12th Gen 'Alder Lake' CPUs while Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 is powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor.

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Alienware didn't wait long to release its redesigned Aurora gaming desktop. The Dell brand has released both the Intel-powered Aurora R13 (above) and AMD-based Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 with their ...

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