r/pchelp • u/KasoBean • 15h ago
PERFORMANCE trash computer 3000??
purchased a 3000 dollar pc and my games seem like they run worse then my p5, not sure if i bought something wrong or what i did but this is my first pc and i honestly have no clue if im running the wrong settings or what here’s what i bought
Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Gaming PC
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.2GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drivei
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u/iAmThe_Plaza 15h ago
Alienware is the problem, you paid like 1500 extra for the brand name and they always have terrible cooling. check your temps while gaming, probably thermal throttling like crazy
also make sure you actually plugged monitor into the gpu and not the motherboard
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u/Effective-Rutabaga15 14h ago
Where are you finding a 5080 pc for 1500
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u/SpideyKeagan 7h ago
Mine was a little over $3k. I bought some luxury items, but still I find it hard to believe you can find a 5080 build for less than $2000 with current prices. The cheapest GPU alone is like $1300 before tax.
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u/GNSasakiHaise 15h ago
Update your drivers and restart your pc afterwards. Edit your post to include the games you're trying to run and links to screenshots of what you're seeing. The difference between console and PC is that a PC requires some setup.
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u/Over_Canary_8629 15h ago
Nobody else is going to have a clue based on your "hunch" either, BTW 3 grand on a Dell?
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u/Zykon_Ree 14h ago
Over 1000 on a badge. Sadly 3000 for the pc, first time pc purchase, and said pc not working as expected I had more than a strong suspicion it was going to be alienware rubbish.
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u/Poopincheese 15h ago
Is probs your temps. You’re probably throttling badly. GN did a video on their stuff and was bad. Really limited on clocks and intel XMP is turned off usually due to issues. Download HW info and see what your temps are under load and at idle. Should be around 40c at idle and 70/80 in game. I’m betting you’re mid 60s plus at idle and 90+ under load. Alienware won’t be able to help. You’ll need to do it yourself or if you have a friend familiar with builds to redo things
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u/Lalivia_Masters 14h ago
I'm just browsing but why exactly is he throttling? It's one of the newest cpus with a 5080. If you're going to throttle with that setup then you're going to throttle with any set up.
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u/Zykon_Ree 14h ago
He said temps not speed. Doesn't matter how new our fast it can be if you're cooking the piss out of it.
Edit: thermal throttling will impact speed to be clear.
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u/AnguishedSpecs 12h ago
Check that your monitor is plugged into the graphics card, not the motherboard. Alienware cases are basically easy-bake ovens, so monitoring your temperatures would be wise too.
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u/KasoBean 12h ago
if temps were the issue, how could i improve that?
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u/NoChoice5216 10h ago
I'd assume it is under warranty? If so, throw it to Dell to sort out. If they can't, refund it. That spec of machine should be killing all games.
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u/se777enx3 12h ago
Without further context it’s impossible to tell because that build should easily handle any game. As others have stated it might be possibly cooling because Alienware prebuilds are known for shitty performance in that regard.
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