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A 4k gaming monitor is a must-have for any and all people who want the absolute best in gaming visuals. A 4K gaming monitor boasts four times the number of pixels in a 1920 x 1080 display, and it allows for gamers to see the smallest details of games with incredible clarity. If you are serious about an immersive gaming experience, you"ll want a 4K gaming monitor.

Dell has always been committed to its monitor technology innovation and continues to set the standard. The Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor is the world"s first 55-inch OLED gaming display, and it boasts a variety of features thanks to its iconic design.

Dell’s 4K gaming display is one of the best gaming monitors available. 4k monitors boast astonishing image quality and an "almost infinite" contrast ratio. These monitors immerse you more deeply into every environment and create a gaming experience unlike any other.

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going thru the process, of reinstalling Nvidia drivers, my nvidia control panel , though can be seen in the Control Panel, wont open , so surround cant be set up on the 4 monitors, and i cant seem to find a way to uninstall The NVidia Control Panel and re install ..

Well, nVidia currently DOES NOT OFFER Vista notebook drivers at all. Not a one, nada. Your only options are to either use Dell"s driver, which is an ancient beta missing support for most features of the GPU, or a hacked desktop driver (which still is missing many features under Vista, and lacks PowerMizer support).

Your notebook manufacturer MIGHT provide newer drivers, if you"re LUCKY. For Dell"s part, their XP drivers are still ancient and stuck in the 90 series, and they only ever released ONE driver for Vista, probably thinking "Well, they have drivers now, that"s good enough."

This is NOT an acceptable situation. As notebook gamers, we should REQUIRE nVidia to SUPPORT THEIR PRODUCT and release regular updates for their cards. The fact that their desktop drivers work so well on notebooks with a simple INF tweak should show you how EASY it would be for them to release official notebook drivers. They give us this bullshit story about how driver updates need to come from the notebook manufacturers due to differences between notebooks. This is bullshit. I don"t get my desktop graphics drivers from Abit because they happen to have made the motherboard.

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Measuring 16 inches wide, 11.5 inches deep, and 1.7 inches high, the Area-51 m5790 sits firmly in the desktop replacement category of laptops: way too big move around more than occasionally and definitely not suited for a daily commute or airplane travel. The system weighs 8.8 pounds (10.7 pounds with the AC adapter), which is near the upper end of laptops we"ve seen. Make no mistake, this thing is heavy.

The 17-inch LCD display offers a 1,920x1,200 native resolution, which is higher than most 19-inch desktop LCD monitors. It makes for a massive amount of screen real estate, but Web surfers may find online text a little hard to read. Still, for gaming and watching movies, it"s a great display.

The touch pad has a separate scroll bar, just to the right of the main pad--a nice touch that made for easy Web page navigating. There"s also a touch pad on/off button, which allows for disabling the pad when typing or when using an external mouse. A small built-in microphone sits to the left of the touch pad, but we were surprised there"s not a Webcam to go with it. Above the keyboard, four programmable buttons launch frequently used applications, although we had to hunt around for the volume control wheel (it"s on the left side of the chassis).

The system features a standard set of connections, including four USB 2.0 jacks, a mini FireWire jack, an Express Card slot, a media card reader, and DVI and S-Video outputs for hooking up an external monitor. The DVI output is especially nice, considering the built-in Blu-ray drive. Networking connections include a modem and Gigabit Ethernet jacks, and integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless (with an on/off switch). We would have liked to see Bluetooth as an option, but Alienware will throw in a USB Bluetooth adapter for $30.

Our Area-51 m5790 Special Edition review unit used Windows Vista Ultimate Edition and came with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 CPU, overclocked to 2.66GHz (from the stock 2.33GHz), a healthy 2GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon x1900 graphics, two 7,200rpm 100GB hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration, and a Blu-ray optical drive, which alone accounts for $600 of the system"s $4,000-plus price. The basic configuration starts at $1,299 and includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 CPU, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive, and a plain old CD-RW/DVD combo drive. Decent enough specs for casual users, but not suited for a gaming system.

Despite the overclocked CPU, the Area-51 m5790 Special Edition was more average than special on CNET Labs" Multimedia multitasking test, falling slightly behind two systems with nonoverclocked T7600 CPUs, the Lenovo ThinkPad T60P, and Dell"s high-end gaming rig, the XPS M1710 (a Windows XP system we upgraded to Vista). That"s disappointing, but it shows that even gaming experts such as Alienware haven"t mastered the intricacies of building Windows Vista systems yet. To quote our recent Vista benchmarking feature (Windows Vista performance: What to expect), "It"s entirely possible--even probable--that, as better driver updates become available over time, Vista performance will improve."

In gaming, the Area-51 m5790 Special Edition is a solid performer, but it"s 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon x1900 can"t compete with the newer 512MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7950GTX found in the XPS M1710. You"ll still get very playable frame rates out of the Alienware, especially if you lay off high-end options such as antialiasing.

Desktop replacement laptops are not known for their battery life, and this one is no exception. The Area-51 m5790 Special Edition ran for 1 hour, 32 minutes on our DVD battery drain test, using the included eight-cell battery. That"s not an unreasonable score for a system in this class, although the equally hefty Dell XPS M1710 managed to get 2 hours, 28 minutes from the same test. Just be prepared to bring your AC adapter along when you head down to the local coffee shop.

Alienware backs the system with a standard one-year warranty on parts and labor, including on-site service and 24-7 toll-free phone support. You can extend the warranty to up to three years for $300. Support options on Alienware"s Web site include live chat, an extensive knowledge database, and a page of drivers. Our review system also included Alienware"s Respawn recovery DVD, a $34 option.

While thin and light gaming laptops catch all the headlines these days, there’s still a market for the massive desktop replacements of yore – and the Alienware Area-51m is here to take things to the next level.

Ports: 3 x USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), mini DisplayPort, HDMI-out, Gigabit Ethernet, 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier, 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Headphone-out

The Alienware Area-51m we got in for review is equipped with a full-fat Intel Core i9-9900K processor, 32GB of memory (RAM), 1TB of solid-state drive (SSD) storage, a 1TB solid-state hard drive (SSHD) and a desktop-class Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080. Needless to say, it’s not cheap. To get your hands on this configuration, you’re going to have to fork over $4,499 (£3,818, AU$5,998). That’s a huge ask for a gaming laptop, but you legitimately won’t find better performance anywhere else.

The entry-level model in the US is relatively affordable by comparison. The Alienware Area-51m starts off with an Intel Core i7-8700, 8GB of RAM, an RTX 2060 and a 1TB SSHD, and is available for $1,949 (about £1,480, AU$2,770).

In the UK, the starting configuration has all the hardware above, but with a 256GB SSD and a Core i9 processor for £2,199 (about $2,900, AU$4,121). Australians will have to pay at least AU$3,999 (about $2,800, £2,133) and will get a Core i7, 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.

We’d suggest going with at least 16GB of RAM if you want to pick up the Alienware Area-51m, but the good news is that pretty much everything in this laptop is user-upgradeable – including a socketed CPU and replaceable graphics. This means that you’re not just getting a powerful laptop now, it can stay powerful in the future. This laptop is an investment in a way that no other gaming laptop is.

In fact, the desktop-class socketed components make the Alienware Area-51m a prodigious value, compared to competing laptops like the MSI GT75 Titan. MSI’s desktop replacement will set you back $4,199 (about £3,150, AU$5,900) at the top end, with weaker laptop hardware, and without the possibility of future upgrades. The Alienware Area-51m is more expensive now, but it will last years if you take care of it.

Simply put, the Alienware Area-51m is freaking gorgeous. This is the antithesis of the ‘gaming laptop’ stereotype. This laptop features a beautiful, clean design, and while it’s definitely huge, it doesn’t look like an edgy toy. You won’t feel the need to hide this laptop when people come over.

The Alienware Area-51m weighs a whopping 8.54 pounds, and is 1.7 inches thick at its deepest point. This means you probably won’t be carrying it around anywhere, but it’s actually thinner and lighter than the MSI GT75 Titan.

It looks better, too: the Alienware Area-51m comes in two color options, Lunar Light (white) and Dark Side of the Moon (black), and both options are jaw-dropping. We got the Lunar Light model, and the laptop has a white chassis with black accents in the front, and where the vents are around back.

You’ll find RGB lighting literally everywhere – the keyboard, power button, trackpad, the logo around the back and a ring around the vents in the back all light up in whatever color you’d like. What’s more, unlike many other gaming laptops, the Alienware Area-51m’s keyboard features per-key RGB, which means your imagination is the only limit to how you can make this laptop look.

And, obviously there are more than enough ports on the Alienware Area-51m. On the right side of the laptop, you’ll find two USB 3.1 Type-A ports. Over on the left, you get a Thunderbolt 3, another USB 3.1 Type-A and your headphone and mic jacks. Finally, around the back, there is a Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, Ethernet, an Alienware Graphics Amplifier for an external GPU and two power inputs.

You read that right. For the level of hardware on offer with the Alienware Area-51m, you’re going to need to plug in both a 330W and a 180W power brick. However, you can plug in the 330W power adapter, and it will be good enough to keep the laptop running, it just won’t charge the battery.

As for inputs, the trackpad is nothing to write home about. There are two dedicated hardware clickers, and the trackpad itself is responsive and accurate, even if it is a bit too small for our tastes.

The Alienware Area-51m’s fans, however, are loud, pretty much all the time. This is to be expected because of the class of hardware in such a small space (small for desktop parts, anyway), but if fan noise gets on your nerves, you may want to look elsewhere.

For a thiccgaming laptop like this, the Alienware Area-51m has surprisingly thin display bezels. They’re not on the level of one of the best Ultrabooks, but they’re small enough that we don’t notice them in day-to-day use. This is likely because the lid of the laptop doesn’t cover the entire chassis, as there’s about 2 inches of space behind the screen.

Finally, there’s the speakers. They’re located on the front of the chassis and are, frankly, amazing. Even with this extremely loud laptop, these speakers are loud and clear enough that we don’t have to go scrambling for a headset while playing games. There’s plenty of bass and clear detail that it’s almost like having some of the best computer speakers built into the laptop.

Basically, the Alienware Area-51m is a thing of beauty. This isn’t a laptop that you are going to be able to carry around with you, obviously, but we can’t stop staring at it. Alienware has a reputation for crafting unique and awe-inspiring computer designs, and the Alienware Area-51m is proof that the manufacturer hasn’t lost its touch.

Alienware is an American computer hardware subsidiary of Dell. Their product range is dedicated to gaming computers which can be identified by their alien-themed designs.corporate headquarters is located in The Hammocks, Miami, Florida.

Established in 1996 as Saikai of Miami, Inc. by Nelson Gonzalez and Alex Aguila, two childhood friends, Alienware assembles desktops, notebooks, workstations, and PC gaming consoles.Area-51, Hangar 18, and Aurora.

Initially, Dell maintained its competing XPS line of gaming PCs, often selling computers with similar specifications, which may have hurt Alienware"s market share within its market segment.

Alienware announced that it would be releasing a series of video game consoles starting in 2014, aiming to compete with the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii U, and the Microsoft Xbox.Windows 8.1.eighth generation of video game consoles. At E3 2016, Alienware announced the second rendition of the Alpha, the Alpha R2. The R2 adds 6th generation Intel processors, a choice of either the AMD Radeon R9 M470X or Nvidia GeForce 960 graphics cards, and support for Alienware"s proprietary Graphics Amplifier. It also ships with Windows 10.

M18x (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2011, it is considered a replacement for the original M17x design, but with a bigger chassis, a screen up to 18.4 inches (47 cm), dual MXM 3.0B GPU support, special keyboard macros, and up to 32GB of DDR3-1600MHz RAM. Shipped with Intel Sandy Bridge processors and the option of single or dual AMD Radeon 6870M/6970M/6990M Radeon HD 6000 Series GPU(s), single or dual Nvidia GeForce 500 Series GPU(s). Factory CPU overclocking was also an available option.

M18x-R2 (Discontinued) - 2012 revision of the M18x; originally shipped with Intel Sandy Bridge processors, later shipped with updated with Intel Ivy Bridge processors, single or dual Nvidia GeForce 600 Series GPU(s), single or dual AMD Radeon HD 7970M Radeon HD 7000 Series GPU(s), up to 32GB of DDR3-1600MHz, and optional factory overclock.

Alienware 18 (Discontinued) - 2013 refresh of the M18x; updated with Intel Haswell Processors, single or dual Nvidia GeForce 700 Series GPU(s), single or dual AMD Radeon R9 M290X GPU(s), and up to 32GB of DDR3L-1600MHz RAM, and 1TB RAID 0 SSDs along with facelift with new design. Marketed as "Alienware 18" but listed in some countries as "M18XR3 Viking".

Alienware 18 R2 (2014) (Discontinued) - 2014 Updated version of the Alienware 18 or "M18x R3"; updated with Intel Haswell micro architecture processors, single or dual Nvidia GeForce 800 Series GPU(s), up to 32GB of DDR3-1600MHz, and optional overclock.

Alienware 18 R3 (2015) (Discontinued) - 2015 version was a limited re-release of the previous Alienware 18, with updated dual Nvidia GeForce 900 Series GPUs and up to 32GB of DDR3L-1600MHz.

M17x (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2009, it is the first laptop released by Alienware after the company was bought by Dell. The name and some of the design is based on the Alienware 17 inch laptop, the Alienware M17.

M17x-R4 (Discontinued) - 2012 Revision of the M17x, updated with Windows 8, Intel Ivybridge Processors and Nvidia GeForce 600 Series or the AMD Radeon HD 7970M.

Alienware 17 (Discontinued) - 2013 refresh of the M17x, updated with Intel Haswell Processors and Nvidia GeForce 700 Series GPUs or the AMD R9 M290X with new facelift and body design. Marketed as "Alienware 17" but listed in some countries and order details as "M17XR5 Ranger". Updated with Nvidia GeForce 800 Series in 2014

Alienware 17 R2 (Discontinued) - 2015 revision of the Alienware 17, updated with Nvidia GeForce 900 Series. Features FHD matte display or FHD touch display. A port on the rear for graphics amplifier. This model introduced BGA mounted CPU and GPU, removing the ability to replace the CPU or GPU without changing the entire motherboard.

Alienware 17 R3 (Discontinued) - 2015 refresh of the Alienware 17, Windows 10 available. Features FHD overclocking display. Ultra HD IGZO display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 900 Series with 4GB GDDR5 and 8GB GDDR5 option.

Alienware 17 R4 (Discontinued) - 2016 Alienware 17 (2016), Windows 10. Features 6th / 7th generation Intel CPU, Tobii eye tracking, Ultra HD display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series with up to 8GB GDDR5.

Alienware 17 R5 (Discontinued) - 2018 Alienware 17 (2018), Windows 10. Features Tobii eye tracking, Ultra HD display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series with up to 8GB GDDR5, 8th / 9th generation of Intel processors.

Alienware M17(Discontinued) - 2018 Thin and light gaming laptop for 17" category. Comes with 8th Gen Intel CPU up to Core i9-8950HK, RTX 2070 Max-Q, 16GB of RAM and 17.3 inches (44 cm) 1080p display with optional 4K upgrade.

Alienware Area-51m (Discontinued) - 2019 desktop replacement gaming laptop with a desktop CPU, up to Intel Core i9-9900K (from i7 8700 to i9 9900K), 128GB of upgradeable memory, upgradeable GPU (ships with GTX 1080 but will be upgraded to RTX 2080) and overclockable as well. Also features two power adapters and new Legend design language for Alienware.

Alienware M17 R2 (Discontinued) - 2019 Thin and light gaming laptop for 17" category, replace the M17 after 6 months of announcing. Comes with 9th Gen Intel CPU up to Core i9-9980HK, up to RTX 2080 Max-Q, 16GB of RAM and 17.3 inches (44 cm) 1080p display with optional 4K upgrade. The Alienware m17 R2 will be based on the same design language and chassis material as the beefier 17.3-inch Area-51M.

Alienware Area-51m R2 (Discontinued) - 2020 Alienware took the world"s first fully upgradable gaming laptop and added the latest 10th-gen Intel processors and an optional 4K screen — a first for the Area-51 lineup.

Alienware M17 R3 (Discontinued) - 2020 Thin and light gaming laptop for the 17" category. Comes with 10th generation Intel CPU up to Core i9-10980HK, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB GDDR6, 32GB of RAM and 17.3-inch (44 cm) 3840 × 2160 60Hz 25ms 500cd/m2 100% Adobe RGB color gamut display with Tobii Eye tracking technology.

Alienware M17 R4 (Discontinued) - 2021 Thin and light gaming laptop for the 17" category. Equipped with 10th generation Intel CPU up to Core i9-10980HK, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 32GB DDR4 RAM at 2933MHz, 17.3-inch (44 cm) 3840 × 2160 60fps.ray tracing and DLSS.

Alienware X17 R1 (Discontinued) - 2021 Thin and light gaming laptop for the 17" category. Equipped with 11th generation Intel CPU up to Core i9-11900H, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 32GB DDR4 RAM at 3466MHz, 17.3-inch (44 cm) 3840 × 2160 60fps. Thinnest 17 inch Alienware laptop so far.

Alienware M17 R5 - 2022 Thin and light gaming laptop for the 17" category. Equipped with 6th generation AMD CPU up to Ryzen 9 6900HX, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 32GB DDR5 RAM at 4800MHz, 17.3-inch (44 cm) 3840 × 2160 60fps.

Alienware X17 R2 - 2022 Thin and light gaming laptop for the 17" category. Equipped with 12th generation Intel CPU up to Core i9-12900H, up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 32GB DDR5 RAM at 4800MHz, 17.3-inch (44 cm) 3840 × 2160 60fps. Thinnest 17 inch Alienware laptop so far.

Alienware 15 (Discontinued) - 2015 revision of the M15x, updated with Intel Haswell Processors and Nvidia GeForce 900 Series. Features FHD matte display or UHD touch display. Features a port on the rear for graphics amplifier.

Alienware 15 R2 (Discontinued) - 2015 refresh of the Alienware 15, updated with Intel Skylake processors and using the same NVIDIA graphics chipsets. Uses same FHD and 4K UHD screens and graphics amplifier port on the rear.

Alienware 15 R3 (Discontinued) - 2016 Alienware 15 (2016), Windows 10. 6th / 7th gen Intel CPU, 1080p standard display and Ultra HD 4K display and 120Hz TN+WVA Anti-Glare 400nit NVIDIA G-SYNC Enabled Display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series with up to 8GB GDDR5.

Alienware 15 R4 (Discontinued) - Early 2018 Alienware 15 (2018), Windows 10. Features Tobii eye tracking, Ultra HD Display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series with up to 8GB GDDR5, 8th / 9th gen Intel CPU (i7 8750H or i9 8950HK)

Alienware M15 (Discontinued) - 2018 thin and light gaming laptop. 1080p standard display and Ultra HD 4K display and 144Hz IPS 1080p display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series with up to a GTX 2070 Max-Q design.

Alienware M15 R2 (Discontinued) - 2019 thin and light gaming laptop. 1080p standard display and 60Hz Ultra HD 4K display, 144Hz IPS 1080p, and 240Hz IPS 1080p display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 20 series with up to a RTX 2080 Max-Q, 9th gen Intel CPU.

Alienware M15 R3 (Discontinued) - 2020 thin and light gaming laptop. 1080p standard display and 60Hz Ultra HD 4K display, 144Hz IPS 1080p, and 240Hz IPS 1080p display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 20 series with up to a RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, 10th gen Intel CPU.

Alienware M15 R4 (Discontinued) - Early 2021 thin and light gaming laptop. 1920 × 1080 standard display and 60Hz 3840 × 2160 display, 144Hz IPS 1920 × 1080, and 300Hz IPS display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 30 series with up to a RTX 3080 mobile and Intel 10th generation CPU. Features Tobii eye tracking with 3840 × 2160 variant.

Alienware M15 R5 (Discontinued) - 2021 thin and light gaming laptop. 1920 × 1080 standard display and 60Hz 3840 × 2160 display, 144Hz IPS 1920 × 1080, and 300Hz IPS display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 30 series with up to a RTX 3080 mobile and AMD Ryzen 5th generation CPU. Features Tobii eye tracking with 3840 × 2160 variant.

Alienware M15 R6 (Discontinued) - 2021 hin and light gaming laptop. 1920 × 1080 standard display and 60Hz 3840 × 2160 display, 144Hz IPS 1920 × 1080, and 300Hz IPS display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 30 series with up to a RTX 3080 mobile and Intel 11th generation CPU. Features Tobii eye tracking with 3840 × 2160 variant.

Alienware X15 R1 (Discontinued) - 2021 thin and light gaming laptop, updated with Intel 11th gen Alder Lake processors and Nvidia RTX 30 series GPUs. Thinnest 15 inch Alienware laptop so far.

Alienware M15 R7 - 2022 thin and light gaming laptop. 1920 × 1080 standard display and 60Hz 3840 × 2160 display, 144Hz IPS 1920 × 1080, and 300Hz IPS display also available, as well as a Nvidia GeForce 30 series with up to a RTX 3080 mobile and Intel 12th generation CPU. Features Tobii eye tracking with 3840 × 2160 variant.

Alienware X15 R2 - 2022 refresh of the X15 R1, updated with Intel 12th gen Alder Lake processors and Nvidia RTX 30 series GPUs. Thinnest 15 inch Alienware laptop so far.

Alienware 14 (Discontinued) - 2013 refresh of the M14x, updated with Intel Haswell Processors and Nvidia GeForce 700 Series and Blu-ray slot drive with new facelift and body design. It also features an IPS display. Marketed as "Alienware 14" but listed in some countries and order details as "M14XR3".

Alienware X14 - 2022 refresh of the 14, updated with Intel 12th gen Alder Lake processors and Nvidia RTX 30 series GPUs. Thinnest 14 inch gaming laptop in the world!

Alienware 13 (Discontinued) - Introduced in 2014 as a replacement for the M11x, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M and ULV Intel Haswell and Broadwell i5 or i7 processors. Features HD or FHD matte displays or QHD touch display. Alienware"s thinnest gaming laptop to date. Updated with Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M in 2015. A port on the rear for graphics amplifier.

Alienware 13 R2 (Discontinued) - 2015 refresh of the Alienware 13 featuring ULV Intel Skylake processors. It retains the same Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M from the previous generation.

Alienware 13 R3 - Refreshed 2016 Alienware 13 featuring either a 13.3 inches (34 cm) FHD (1920 × 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300nit display or a 13.3 inch QHD (2560 × 1440) OLED Anti-Glare 400cd/m2 Display with Touch Technology. It is equipped with a Nvidia GeForce 1000 series GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5. This generation also saw the use of the H-series quad-core CPUs as opposed to the ULV CPUs.

M11x (Discontinued) - First introduced in early 2010, it was the smallest-size gaming laptop from Alienware. It was equipped with 1GB DDR3 RAM and a Penryn dual-core processor, with a Pentium SU4100 at the entry-level and a Core 2 Duo SU7300 at the top. Driving the 11.6 inches (29 cm) screen were two video processors, a GMA 4500MHD integrated and a discrete Nvidia GeForce GT 335M.

M11x-R2 (Discontinued) - The late 2010 revision, it used ULV Intel Arrandale Core i5 and i7 processors. The revision also added a rubberized "soft-touch" exterior to the design. The same GT 335M was used for video; however, NVIDIA"s Optimus technology had been added to automatically switch between it and the still-used GMA 4500MHD.

M11x-R3 (Discontinued) - The 2011 revision, it added support for the second generation of Intel"s Mobility series Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. It also provided a 500GB 7200RPM HDD. It included the Nvidia GeForce GT 540M and integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000. A second revision of the motherboard design used on the R3 series came in Q4 2011, although on a limited amount of laptops. This version used the Nvidia GeForce GT 550M.

The Aurora R1 (Discontinued) - This model was based on the Intel"s X58 platform (LGA 1366 Socket). It shared identical hardware with the Aurora ALX R1. The Aurora R1 is equipped with 1st Gen Intel Core i7 and i7 Extreme processors. In order of model number: 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 965, 975 (quad core), 980X, 990X (six core). Sealed liquid cooling units for the processors came factory installed. The R1 used triple channel memory and had dedicated graphics card options from AMD"s HD 5000 series line as well as Nvidia GeForce 400 Series and Nvidia GeForce 500 Series line. Power supply options included 525W, 875W, and 1000W output power. Both SLI and CrossFireX were supported.

The Aurora R2 (Discontinued) - This was the second revision of the Aurora, and the first Alienware desktop to be sold in retail chains such as Best Buy. It was based on Intel"s P55 platform (LGA 1156 Socket). Processors include the Core i5 and i7 (first generation Lynnfield quad core only). In order of model number: i5-750, i5-760, i7-860, i7-870, i7-875 and i7-880. Sealed liquid cooling units for the processors came factory installed. The R2 used dual channel memory and had dedicated graphics card options including AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series, Nvidia GeForce 400 Series and Nvidia GeForce 500 Series. Power supply options were 525W or 875W. Both SLI and CrossFireX were supported.

The Aurora R3 (Discontinued) - This was the third revision of the Aurora. It was based on Intel"s P67 platform (LGA 1155 Socket). Processors included Core i5 and i7 processors only (second generation quad core Sandy Bridge). In order of model number: i5-2300, i5-2400, i5-2500, i5-2500K, i7-2600, i7-2600K. Sealed liquid cooling units for the processors came factory installed. The R3 used dual channel memory and had dedicated graphics card options including AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series and Radeon HD 5000 Series as well as Nvidia GeForce 400 Series and Nvidia GeForce 500 Series. Power supply options were 525W and 875W. Both SLI and CrossFireX were supported.

The Aurora R4 (Discontinued) - This is the fourth revision of the Aurora. It is based on Intel"s X79 platform (LGA 2011 socket). This model shares identical hardware with the Aurora ALX (R4). Processors include Core i7 processors only (third generation quad core and hexacore Sandy Bridge Extreme). In order of model number: i7-3820, i7-3930K (six core) and i7-3960X (six core). Sealed liquid cooling units for the processors came factory installed. The R4 is the first to use quad channel memory and has Dedicated graphics card options including AMD Radeon HD 6000 series and Radeon HD 7000 series as well as Nvidia GeForce 500 Series. Nvidia GeForce 600 Series were added later in the year. Power supply options were 525W and 875W. Both SLI and CrossFireX were supported. The optional ALX chassis offered thermal controlled venting, tool-less/wireless hard drive bays, internal theater lighting and an extra array of external LEDs. Coupled with the TactX keyboard and mouse it offered up to 25 billion lighting color combinations.

The Aurora R5 (Discontinued) - The fifth revision of the Aurora was announced on June 13, 2016 and was available to purchase June 14, 2016. The updated Aurora was given a facelift and ergonomic handle on the top of the case and is the first of its kind to offer tool-less upgrades to graphics cards, hard drives, and memory. The Aurora was being marketed as being VR ready out of the box, even so far as being HTC Vive Optimized and Oculus Certified. The base model was released with an MSRP of US$799.99 and adding all the extra hardware can cost the consumer up to US$4,189.99. The processor options are Intel based; i3-6100, i5-6400, i5-6600K, i7-6700, and i7-6700K. The Aurora R5 was released during the transitioning phase between the GeForce 900 series and GeForce 10 series graphics cards, and the list was extensive; GTX 950 with 2GB GDDR5, GTX 960 with 2GB GDDR5, GTX 970 with 4GB GDDR5, GTX 980 with 4GB GDDR5, and the GTX 980 Ti with 6GB GDDR5, all of which could also be put in SLI. Alienware, however, would only allow one GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 or one GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X to be installed at launch. Consumers were also allowed to purchase but one GPU from AMD, the Radeon R9 370 with 4GB GDDR5 (CrossFire R9 370 was optional). PSU choices were 460W or 850W, or a liquid cooled 850W PSU. Hard drive and SSD options ranged from 1TB and 256GB, respectively to 2TB and 1TB, respectively. RAM was available at launch between 8–64GB of DDR4 all clocked at 2133MHz.

The Aurora R13 - The Aurora R13 became available to purchase on October 27, 2021. It brought in several new features and specifications, including more decoration, a bigger chassis for more airflow, and higher available specs. The R13 has several options for design available, including a clear side panel on the left side of the machine, letting you view all the RGB inside, along with an added bar at the top of the panel inside, featuring the word "Alienware", in RGB. The R13 also made available the RTX 3070, 3070 Ti, 3080, 3080 Ti, and 3090, leading to increased performance, and bringing in the newer 12th gen Alder Lake intel core i9. This system also brought the CryoTech cooling option, which was influenced from an Alienware employees rant about the Intel chip"s heat problem, influencing the engineers to make a solution. (Default color is Static Blue)

The Aurora R14 - The Aurora R14 is completely similar to the previous R13, with the only difference being that the R14 is for AMD processors, not Intel processors. (Default color is Static Red)

ALX (R1) (Discontinued) - This model is based on the Intel"s X58 platform (LGA 1366 socket). This model shared the identical hardware with the Aurora R1. The ALX R1 is equipped with 1st generation Intel Core i7 and i7 Extreme processors. In order of model number: 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 965, 975 (quad core), 980X, 990X (six core). Sealed liquid cooling units for the processors came factory installed. The R1 used triple channel memory and had graphics card options from AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series, Nvidia GeForce 400 Series and Nvidia GeForce 500 Series line. Power supply options included 525W or 875W. Power supply and motherboard supports both SLI and CrossFireX. The ALX (X58 platform) was offered from the beginning alongside the Aurora R1, R2 and R3. It offered thermal controlled venting, toolless/wireless hard drive bays, internal theater lighting and an extra array of external LEDs. Coupled with the TactX keyboard and mouse it offered up to 25 billion lighting color combinations.

Area-51 R1 (Discontinued) - This model is based on the Intel X58 platform (LGA 1366 socket). This model shares identical hardware with the Area 51 ALX. The Area-51 R1 is equipped with 1st Gen Intel Core i7 and i7 Extreme processors. In order of model number: 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 975 (quad core), 980X, 990X (six core). The Area 51 used triple channel memory and had Graphics Card options from AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series, Radeon HD 6000 Series as well as Nvidia GeForce 400 Series and Nvidia GeForce 500 Series. Power Supply options included 1000W or 1100W. Power supply and motherboard supports both SLI and CrossFireX. The Area 51 was offered from the beginning alongside the Aurora R1, R2, R3 and the Aurora ALX (R1). It offered thermal-controlled active venting, tool-less hard drive bays, internal theater lighting and an array of external LEDs. Area-51 was offered in either semi-gloss black or lunar shadow (silver) finishes, with a non-motorized front push-panel. Command Center software and AlienFX features are offered via a discrete master I/O daughterboard.

Area-51 ALX R1 (Discontinued) - Alienware"s most expensive desktop to date ($5000–$7000 US fully equipped), ALX offered every available option as the standard model (see above); ALX is distinguished from the standard model by its matte black anodized aluminium chassis, and motorized front panel powered by a dedicated ALX-specific master I/O daughterboard.

Area-51 R2 (Discontinued) - unveiled late August 2014 - available October 2014; newly redesigned Triad chassis; Intel x99 Chipset, support for socket LGA 2011-3 Intel Haswell-E processors; 2133MHz DDR4 memory; up to 1500W power supply; support for 3-way/4-way SLI graphics; liquid cooling and the return of Command Center 4.0 with AlienFX/overclocking features via front I/O daughterboard.

Area-51 R4 (Discontinued) - The fourth revision of the Area-51 was announced at E3 2017. The base model was released with an MSRP of US$1899.99 and adding all the extra hardware can cost the consumer up to US$6,659.99. The Area 51 R4 is based on the Intel X299 chipset and the processor options include Intel based; Core i7-7800X, Core i7-7820X, Core i9-7900X Core i9-7920X, Core i9-7960X and Core i9-7980XE. Memory options include 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB DDR4 2400MHz memory or 8GB, 16GB or 32GB of HyperX DDR4 2933MHz memory (64GB kits sold separately). The Area-51 R4 was configurable with Nvidia GeForce 10 series, AMD RX Vega series or AMD Radeon 500 series graphics cards. Video cards offered include AMD RX 580, RX Vega 64, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 1060, 1070, 1080, 1080 Ti (11GB), liquid cooled 1080 (8GB), Dual GTX 1070 (SLI Enabled), Dual GTX 1070 Ti (SLI Enabled), Dual GTX 1080 (SLI Enabled), Dual GTX 1080 Ti (SLI Enabled), triple AMD Radeon RX 570 or RX 580. Available PSU choices were 850W or 1500W. Storage options ranged from a 2TB hard drive, 128GB M.2 SATA, or 256GB to 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD.

Area-51 R4 (Discontinued) - The fourth revision of the Area-51 was announced at E3 2017, and the first Area-51 model to be sold with AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. The base model was released with an MSRP of US$2399.99 and adding all the extra hardware can cost the consumer up to US$5,799.99. The Area 51 R4 Threadripper Edition is based on the AMD X399 chipset and the processor options include Ryzen Threadripper 1900X, 1920X and 1950X. Memory options include 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB DDR4 2400MHz memory or 8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of HyperX DDR4 2933MHz memory. The Area-51 R4 was configurable with Nvidia GeForce 10 series or AMD RX 580 graphics cards, which include; GTX 1060 6GB, GTX 1070 8GB, GTX 1070 Ti 8GB, GTX 1080 8GB, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, or an AMD RX 580 8GB. Available PSU choices were 850W or 1500W. Storage options ranged from a 2TB hard drive, 128GB M.2 SATA, or 256GB to 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD.

R3 (Discontinued) - This model is equipped with 6th Gen Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce 900 Series GPUs. Added port for graphics amplifier. The hard drive is 256GB M.2 SSD 6Gbit/s main plus 1TB 7200RPM storage.

Alienware Alpha (Discontinued) - A PC/console hybrid introduced in 2014. It contains a custom-built Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M; a Core i3, i5, or i7 Intel Processor, depending on what model is purchased, up to 8GB of RAM; and between 500GB and 2TB of hard drive space.

Alienware Alpha R2 (Discontinued) - Alienware"s update to the small form factor released on June 13, 2016. It contains (depending on customer choice) an AMD Radeon R9 M470X GPU with 2GB GDDR5 memory or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 GPU with 4GB GDDR5. The processor line chosen this rendition are 6th generation Intel processors; the i3-6100T, i5-6400T, or i7-6700T. The RAM from factory comes in either 1 stick of 8GB or 16GB configurations of DDR4 memory clocked at 2133MHz, and the system comes with one SO-DIMM slot. Hard-drive options have been expanded to include a HDD, SSD, or both. The HDD comes in one size, 1TB at 7200RPM, whilst the SSD is available in the M.2 mini-PCIe standard ranging in sizes between 256GB to 1TB. The new console also has a Graphics Amplifier slot with all models except the AMD Radeon R9 M470X equipped variant. The console ships with Windows 10.

On most 60Hz displays, a frame is continuously displayed for no less than 1/60sec. Your eye movements can “smear” the frame across your vision, creating motion blur.

Here is a popular TestUFO Animation demo of motion blur from persistence (MPRT). Click on the animation for a bigger animation. The background looks different depending on which UFO you look at!

Even though GtG can be fast, the MPRT can still be slow. Even for 60Hz OLED displays, the MPRT100% of most 60Hz displays is always at least 1/60sec = 16.7 milliseconds. This creates display motion blur even with instantaneous or near-instantaneous GtG. See Why Does Some OLEDs Have Motion Blur.

In a high speed video, slow GtG pixel response looks like a refresh cycle “fades into” another refresh cycle. Here is a high speed video of an 5ms 60Hz IPS LCD:

More high speed videos can be found at Understanding Scanout Lag Via High Speed Video, which also has high speed video other panels including TN LCD and OLED pixel response.

Pixel response can be a tiny fraction of a refresh cycle, and still produce human-visible artifacts such as ghosting or coronas — especially if pixel transitions are different speeds for different colors.

Accomplishing (B) in current technology, is often done via upgrading to a higher refresh rate along with a faster GPU.  240fps at 240Hz can have one-quarter the display motion blur of 60fps at 60Hz. See Official List of Best Gaming Monitors.

Bear in mind, GtG response will also add extra artifacts (ghosting, coronas, blurring) above-and-beyond the above chart. It’s important for GtG to be a tiny fraction of a refresh cycle to keep MPRT blurring as low as theoretically possible, as well as avoid other side effects such as strobe crosstalk.

It is possible for the same panel to have a higher GtG than MPRT (some strobe backlight driven LCDs). Conversely, it is also possible for the same panel to have a lower GtG and a higher MPRT (OLED panels creating motion blur). Ideally, GtG and MPRT must be simultaneously very low to eliminate motion blur.

Instead of being controlled by the refresh rate, the motion blur (persistence, MPRT) of an impulsed display is controlled by how long a pixel is visible for: The length of the backlight flash, at one flash per refresh cycle.

Usually, most strobed displays (e.g. LightBoost, ULMB) attempts to hide LCD pixel response in the dark periods between strobe-backlight flashes. See High Speed Video of LightBoost.

On an 8-bits-per-channel display (24-bit color), there are 256 different grey levels for each channel (red, green, blue). Different shades can have different GtG pixel transition speeds from one source color to one destination color. Thus, there are thousands of different GtG numbers for the same panel!

This means some monitors have GtG colors more than 10x slower than the fastest GtG number measured. In addition, these are usually only VESA GtG 90% numbers. VA panels usually have slower worst-case GtG than for IPS and TN panels.

There are large GtG differences in different colors on some panel technologies such as VA, especially at colder temperatures, GtG can change by several milliseconds due to temperatures being a few degrees lower. Lower temperatures slows down LCD response significantly, especially in cold rooms in mid-winter.

Blur Busters tends to use the full 0% to 100% where practical, using MPRT100% instead of MPRT90% (in the scientific paper). A120Hz ideal sample-and-hold display has identical motion blur (MPRT100%= 8.333ms) as a 1/120sec photo shutterfor the same physical panning velocity of full frame rate material.

We preferMPRT100%at Blur Bustersfor simplicity and to match human-perceived motion blur on fast sample-and-hold displays. This is also easier for blogs to calculate from TestUFO motion tests.

GtG has been improving over the years, approaching nearly 0.  For the same panning velocity, motion blur has become more and more identical between a photograph versus a display.A 120Hz sample-and-hold display adds the same motion blur as a camera photograph taken using a 1/120sec camera shutter — for the same panning velocity on display, versus same panning velocity of a handheld camera.

With GtG becoming less and less of an error margin for MPRT in the era of ultra-high-Hz displays, the MPRT100%motion blur measurement number (milliseconds) is now reaching an equivalence to the motion blur caused by a camera photograph shutter speed, for the same milliseconds count. This equivalence is achieved assuming that the motion material on the display has no source-based blur, and all the blurring is purely persistence (MPRT) blur.

In the next ten years, a 1000Hz display running at 1000fps, will be able to achieve 1ms MPRT without the need for any form of impulsing (phosphor, strobing, flicker, black frames, etc).

Pre-requisite technologies are starting to be demonstrated successfully in the laboratory, and probably will hit the high end gaming market before 2030s as a flickerless MPRT blur reduction technology — for strobeless ULMB — for blurless sample-and-hold.

It’s worth noting that Blur Busters had a contract with the Oculus Virtual Reality Kickstarter, convincing them to research low-persistence for their future headsets. Now, today, the Valve Index VR headset can achieve 0.33ms MPRT persistence!

The Alienware AW3423DW is a new kind of gaming monitor. Featuring a Quantum Dot enhanced OLED display, it’s bright, vivid, and almost supernaturally fast. With the incredible contrast only an OLED panel can provide and peak brightness of 1000 nits, it delivers an HDR experience unlike any other gaming monitor today. It’s the first of its kind, and that’s reflected in its $1299 price, but if you’re in the market for an ultrawide gaming monitor, the Alienware AW3423DW is out of this world.

Console and laptop gamers have long known the joys of OLED gaming, but it’s been slow in coming to the PC gaming market. So far, most of the monitors to feature OLED technology have been aimed at creators or have been so large that they’re just not practical to use at a desk (Gigabyte’s FO48U is a whopping 48-inches, for example). The desire for them is easy to understand. Since OLED panels don’t rely on backlights and instead dim individual pixels, they’re able to deliver incredible contrast and dynamic range. Blacks can be truly black since the pixel is literally turned off. Because of that granular level of pixel control, HDR content is better than ever, even without the ability to hit 1000 nits of peak brightness, which this panel can also do.

Brightness on this display is more varied than you might expect, however. In SDR mode, its typical brightness is only rated at 250 nits, and my Datacolor SpyderX Elite only measured 230 nits of consistent, sustained luminance at maximum brightness. On this setting, the display actually looks a little drab, but comes right back to life when either HDR400 True Black or HDR1000 is enabled with Windows HDR. While neither measurably improves brightness, the screen certainly seems to pop more and is much more vibrant. Between the two, HDR400 True Black actually offered the brightest, best looking image when not gaming.

The typical brightness in SDR was actually an early cause for concern. 250 nits is dim for a premium gaming HDR monitor. On top of that, Windows HDR is notoriously… well, bad. On Windows 11, the opposite is true: enabling HDR allows this monitor to come to life. Strangely enough, HDR400 True Black looks noticeably better outside of games. If you’re gaming in direct sunlight, the brightness could potentially be an issue, but the dynamic range on the QD-OLED panel allows it to look great without needing an exceptionally bright backlight to compensate.

Around the rear of the monitor, we have the I/O panel. There are two HDMI inputs and one DisplayPort. There’s also two USB 3.2 SuperSpeed ports, and a USB Type-B to handle upstream communication with the computer. Along the bottom edge of the display are two more USB 3.2 ports and a headphone jack (there are no built-in speakers), all to the left of the joystick used to navigate the OSD. On the opposite side of the rear panel is the jack for connecting the power cable, and it’s the sturdy three-prong sort instead of the flimsy single-pole connector found on many cheaper 1440p ultrawides. Once everything is connected, the cables route behind a pair of hooks and through the stand for easy cable management. A plastic panel snaps in place to keep the back of the monitor looking tidy.

All of this is well and good, except that the AW3423DW only supports HDMI 2.0. That means current-gen consoles will be limited to 60 FPS. It’s an odd omission for a $1300 monitor, even if the 21:9 ratio isn’t ideal for console play. On PC, you’ll likely want to stick with DisplayPort as using HDMI will limit you to 100Hz instead of the native 144Hz or overclocked 175Hz.

Since this is a premium gaming display, you can count on customizable RGB lighting. There are four zones available to customize with your own color or one of eleven preset lighting effects. A ring around the center of the back and an alien logo both illuminate, as well as the power button and a small “downlight” in front of the joystick. Like most gaming monitors, these effects are pretty simple due to the limited number of LEDs and mostly won’t be visible (even the downlight; you’ll really only see the power LED when sitting in front of it), but it’s nice they’re there.

The Gaming tab offers a few other important options. Surprisingly, there’s no on-screen reticle or magnifier option under the Game Enhance Mode menu. Instead, you can set a timer or the frame rate to appear in the corner of your screen, or cause a series of red lines to appear to help you align multiple monitors. Below this menu, you can enable the Dark Stabilizer, which increases detail in the shadows, and select your HDR mode.

The AW3423DW is tremendous when it comes to gaming. It is, without question, the best gaming monitor I’ve ever used. The Quantum Dot enhanced OLED panel feels like nothing short of a peek into the future of where gaming monitors are going, and is an absolute joy to use. Its nearest competitor, the Acer X35, pales in comparison, as does any other LCD monitor I’ve tested. OLED is game-changing for PC gaming in HDR.

Moving over to Lagom’s LCD Tests, the results were much the same. Usually, we would see one bar or more halfway through transition, but across more than 20 high-speed snaps, only three caught a slightdifference between the bars, while the remaining 17 were exactly as pictured here. These are the best results of any gaming monitor I’ve tested, and make it clear why there’s no overdrive or motion blur reduction setting in the OSD: it just doesn’t need it.

Gaming on the Alienware AW3423DW is an absolute pleasure. Even on the HDR400 True Black setting, the dynamic range that’s possible on this OLED display is next-level. Since the blacks can reach so deep and so much detail can be retained within the shadows, it doesn’t need to have the same level of brightness to achieve the same range as an LCD panel. Deciding whether to use the HDR400 True Black or HDR1000 setting is really a matter of personal taste.

The one thing to know, however, is that this display is designed to achieve 1000 nits only in very small areas to stay within power limits. It is, in fact, very conscious of power usage and will warn you that you’re exceeding recommended levels when turning up the brightness too high in Creator mode. In practice, using 1000-nit brightness for highlights is perfectly fine and works well to add sparkle to an already rich image.

The responsiveness of the panel also means that ghosting is never a problem. Whatever minor ghosting I picked up in the UFO test just isn’t visible here. In fact, it’s the opposite: motion clarity is visibly improved, which is helpful in high-level first-person shooters. This effect is only enhanced if you enable Nvidia G-Sync, and if you’re running an Nvidia graphics card, you certainly should be for the enhanced smoothness.

Even if you choose to run at 144Hz for the added color depth, the OLED panel is much more competitive against 240Hz and 360Hz LCD monitors than others at 144Hz.Purchasing Guide

Dell’s Alienware line-up of displays has become very popular in the last few years. We have recently reviewed the largest model in their Alienware range, the new 37.5″ ultrawide AW3821DW, and we have with us now their latest 27″ offering, the AW2721D. This model features a 2560 x 1440 resolution, that should be very familiar to 27″ monitor users, but this time combined with a native 240Hz refresh rate – something that has until very recently been limited to only 1080p IPS displays. This will be the first 1440p @ 240Hz IPS panel we’ve had chance to test, and a few screens with this spec are now starting to appear in the market. Dell have also made use of the still-popular and beneficial NVIDIA G-sync hardware module (“Native G-sync”) for the AW2721D, offering reliable and verified variable refresh rate (VRR) performance, variable overdrive to control response times nicely and super low input lag. The screen has actually even been awarded the ‘NVIDIA G-sync Ultimate’ certification, which is their top tier level, although something that has recently been relaxed it seems. We will talk a bit more about that later in the review. For gaming the screen also offers a 1ms G2G response time spec, although they do stipulate that is in the ‘extreme’ mode so we will see how that really performs later.

Other interesting features of the AW2721D include the VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification which necessitates some form of backlight local dimming, a wide colour gamut (98% DCI-P3 coverage is quoted) and 10-bit colour depth support for HDR content. The screen has a distinctive Alienware design including their RGB ‘AlienFX’ lighting system.

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The AW2721D comes in black (front and edges) and white (stand and rear enclosure) design and has a 4-side “borderless” panel. There is a thin 2mm black plastic edge along the top and sides, with an additional 3.5mm black panel border before the image starts (total edge is 5.5mm). This provides a nice thin border overall for multi-screen setups if needed. Along the bottom edge is the same thin 2mm matte black plastic bezel, with a slightly thicker 8mm black panel border before the image starts (total edge approx 10mm). This bottom edge slopes away from you so is actually a little thicker but out of your line of sight. There are no label, markings or logos on the front of the screen anywhere.

The back of the screen is encased in a matte white plastic which looks attractive and provides something different that stands out relative to all the usual black screens on the market. The stand connects in the middle and can be removed for VESA 100mm mounting if you’d prefer. You can also notice the built in cable tidy hole on the back of the stand here in the black central section.

There is an RGB lighting system built in to the back of the stand as shown in the pictures and a small alien logo in the top right corner as well. There is also a small “down-lighting” strip on the bottom of the front edge of the screen, which you can see from the front view pictures above. All of these lighting sections along with the power LED (bottom right hand edge of the screen) can be controlled via the OSD menu individually or additional Dell AlienFX software utility. There is a wide range of colours and settings to choose from. It’s not the kind of RGB lighting system that will provide any major bias lighting projection for your setup or underneath the screen, they are a bit more subtle than some others available. But they do look pretty cool if you can see them where your screen is positioned. The bottom bezel is also touch sensitive to turn the down-lighting strip on/off which is neat.

The AW2721D offers a reasonable range of connectivity with 1x DisplayPort 1.4 and 2 x HDMI 2.0 offered for video connections. There is no HDMI 2.1 offered, and that has yet to be used on any available desktop monitor. Although it’s interesting to note that this screen uses a Native G-sync hardware module and until now the “v2” module has been limited to a single DP 1.4 and single HDMI 2.0. NVIDIA haven’t yet added HDMI 2.1 support, but it’s interesting to see a second HDMI 2.0 port is now available. We refer to this as the v2.2 module to make that distinction.

The ports are located on the back underside of the screen along with an audio output and 1x USB upstream / 2x USB downstream ports. There are also an additional 2x USB 3.2 ports (1 with fast charging support) and a headphone connection located on the bottom front edge of the screen for easier access which is a nice feature. For PC connectivity the DisplayPort is the most common option and required to support the maximum resolution and refresh rate of the screen, with HDMI being available then for connecting external games consoles or Blu-ray players potentially. At native resolution the HDMI 2.0 connection can support a maximum 144Hz refresh rate. The screen has an internal power supply and the screen also comes packaged with a standard kettle lead power cable.

The OSD menu is identical to the AW3821DW and is controlled primarily via a joystick control on the back right hand side of the screen (when viewed from the front). There are also a couple of pressable buttons that give quick access to the preset mode, brightness/contrast and Black Stabilizer options by defaults. These can also be configured to give quick access to other controls via the main menu too. When you press any button you also get a confirmation of a few key settings as shown in the top image above. The OSD menu itself is then split in to 8 sections and each contains a modest range of options and settings. Navigation was quick, easy and intuitive thanks to the joystick which was good, although we felt some of the normal colour-related controls were a bit lacking. For instance there’s no gamma or colour temperature modes beyond just a cool and warm preset, and no blue light filter modes either just a specific ‘ComfortView’ mode.

It should be noted that while