That's why it's better to play the Alpha first, as combining a Core i3 CPU with a middle-of-the-road graphics card doesn't sound like the best way to build a gaming desktop.

That's why it's better to play the Alpha first, as combining a Core i3 CPU with a middle-of-the-road graphics card doesn't sound like the best way to build a gaming desktop.

The back of the Alpha R2 gives you an optical S/PDIF audio port, two USB 3.0 Type A ports, gigabit ethernet, HDMI 2.0 out, HDMI In, and a port that supports Alienware’s Amplifier GPU enclosure.

Alienware has refined its Alpha over the past several months, and today, it has announced the Alpha R2. The small form-factor PC features a GTX 960 GPU, an i7 6700T CPU, improved hard drive ...

The $550 version of Alienware's Alpha ships with a 2.9GHz Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a slightly souped up Nvidia GTX 860M GPU with 2GB of VRAM.

The NEW Alienware Alpha options include: • 6th Generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs • Graphics options include AMD Radeon R9 M470X or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 • 4 GB DDR4 ...

Alienware's $200 graphics amp weighs just under 8 pounds and is 7 inches by 16 inches by about 7 inches. That isn't huge by desktop standards, but sitting next to the tiny R2, it looks enormous.

It’s also more like a PC in terms of its configuration options. The base version of the Alpha has an Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB RAM, and a 500GB hard drive, with a custom integrated Nvidia GPU.

But one element is a mystery: The graphics card. Obviously a discrete desktop GPU won't fit inside the Alpha, so you'd assume Alienware would utilize one of Nvidia's 800M laptop GPUs.