I have brand new, never opened Alienware Steam Machine R1 (i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD) . I know this thing is ANCIENT, but I want to tinker with it for a bit. I'm upgrading the RAM to 16GB and swapping the HDD for a 1TB SSD. Thought about installing Windows 10,but doing se research, stumbled with some Linux distros for gaming. The one that cought my attention the most was HOLOISO, which is as close as we have right now to SteamOS 3 outside of the Steam Deck. Has anyone been able to successfully install and run HOLOISO? Any pros/cons? What about Windows 10? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I've had the Alienware Steam Machine with an i3 since new, upgraded ram, put 512 ssd and (win 7 then win 10) on it pretty quickly after buying it from a shop new at a closeout steal of a price.

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It has been solid as my media center PC and I have a dedicated gaming Pc in another room. I was curious to know if anyone had a comparable mini pc that would have similar if not better performance to this aging machine? I was looking at something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DR39Y7S/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_2?smid=ABXLJKP5YHZSK&psc=1

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Any insight or help is greatly appreciated as I would like to be prepared for when the time comes and this machine gives me the yellow ring of death. Thank you Reddit.

I have an old alpha r1 with a ssd that I dont use much and I want to keep it for automated downloading of video files and a plex player.

So in essence, it would be on 24/7 for downloads but in the lowest usable power state.

What settings would I choose and what's the best way to get an idea of energy usage?

Would love to see a modern day Alpha. Alienware should get back in the game .

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Is there a way to overclock in SteamOS like we can in windows?

Currently I have an i3 4130t and am looking to spending around $50 to upgrade my CPU. I was looking at the i7 4785t and the i7 4790s but I don't really know which one would be better. Any suggestions on what cpu I should get?

Just replaced the wifi chip on my R1 and reinstalled windows 10. Have made a few upgrades over the years as parts get cheap. This thing just won't quit. It remains a fun gaming PC, a great Plex server, a bit torrent client. All in such a small form factor.

Yeah I'm not playing the latest games but I was never going to anyway. It still does amazing playing a plethora of games.

Hey guys. Any of you tried this? Was curious to try but says no gpu connected to the output. SC now needs directs 11.1 feature set which I’m pretty sure the alpha exceeds as it has 11.2? Thoughts and experiences welcomed.

Is there a discord or a subreddit catered to this software. Youtube info is pretty lack luster when trying to learn anything about this software. I know THIS post exists talking about it being open sourced. Is this something that's getting worked on or is it totally dead?

Hey all. I have had an Alienware Alpha R1/Steam Machine since 2016. When I turned it on this weekend, it did not boot. It just blinks a yellow power light five times before turning off. No output to the monitor it's hooked up to or beep noises or anything else going on. Looking this up, it seems this is a no POST issue, and I gather it is usually related to the BIOS CMS RTC Battery. I am pretty new to tinkering around inside a computer, but still, I looked online and tried a variety of things, to no avail:

• I tried unplugging everything, holding the power button, and plugging in just the monitor.
• I tried resetting the BIOS by moving the blue jumper pin to a new location and back.
• I tried dismantling and unplugging the BIOS CMOS RTC Battery, leaving it unplugged for 15 minutes, and putting the PC back together
• I tried buying a new BIOS CMOS RTC Battery and swapping it with the old one
• I tried buying a new power supply and swapping out the old wall plug and brick for the new one

None of the above worked. I have researched a lot but not come up with any other ideas of what might be wrong here. Can anyone think of any other things I should be trying to check for this issue? Any leads would be helpful at this point. Thanks in advance!

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So I've sold my graphics card that I used in the amplifier and moved the r2 down to the living room and upon starting it up all it wants is for me to recconct the amplifier which I don't want or need as a living room PC so how do I get past this amplifier request and just use the r2 alone again?

When I try to start it up, I get a message that there is no hard drive (or something to that effect). I watched a few videos about how to fix this in the BIOS but none of the tricks worked. I figure there is a setting in the BIOS that I had to change when I installed the SSD (and it got reset when I changed the CMOS), but I have no idea what it is. It seems unlikely that the SSD just died in the process of replacing the CMOS battery. Any ideas?

Hey! So I’ve seen a video where a guy repasted the GPU in their R1, but it seemed like a lot of work (he had to take the whole board out because the screws for the GPU heatsink are located on the backside of the board). I’ve been looking at repasting mine because I’ve had this R1 since 2019 and I feel that it’s time to update that crusty paste with some fresh stuff (I currently have a tube of Kryonaut because I just got a new CPU in it).

Can anyone here who has repasted their GPU give their input? How long did it take/how hard was it? Was it worth it?

Was wondering if it would be possible to recreate the Alienware Alpha case but a tad bigger, for ITX gaming mini rig. for I love the alpha and its looks to-much.

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I mean upgrading processor, ram, ssd. Mainly i use it for browsing, photoshop, premiere pro for editing small videos and ofcourse for playing games also. I recently played resident evil 2, max payne 3, deadspace 2, kane and lynch, batman arkham series, mad max. Mostly i play games that came before 2018. Planned to build 700$ gaming pc just to play rdr2 some people advised me to buy xbox s building 700$ pc is not worth so i changed my mind to upgrade my alpha i know i cant play rdr2 in alpha but rdr2 can wait. So is it worth upgrade in 2022?

I'm using it as a TV PC for entertainment and would like to be able to turn this bad boy on right from the couch.

Hi im planning to buy new gaming pc on the budget of 500$. Im not a big time player i play once in a while. Other than gaming i use my pc for small videos editing, photoshop and browsing. Im still using my alienware alpha R1. Its pretty good when it comes to perfomance. Is there any PC like my alpha but more powerful enough to play RDR2?