Drive Control Corporation’s (DCC) distribution of the Alienware PC gaming series represents an important move in a marketplace that continues to show noteworthy growth. The PC gaming market is a core focus for Dell EMC and the company expects it to grow over the next five years.
In line with Dell EMC’s focus, DCC now offers the new Alienware series which includes the 15- and 17-inch models to the South African reseller channel which is packed with compelling and powerful features, optimised for gaming consumers. The Alienware series for example is VR-capable and has VR-certified configurations available.
Comments Heinrich Pretorius, Dell EMC consumer product specialist at DCC: “Offering the Alienware range to the channel enables our resellers to proactively pursue opportunities in this exciting marketplace that continues to show exciting growth.”
The gaming PCs comes in a thin, industrial factor that includes an infrared camera with support for Windows Hello technology, providing an intuitive PC experience. The Alienware series is available in materials such as anodised aluminium, magnesium alloy and offers steel reinforced keys, and copper thermal modules.
The new chassis design delivers increased total system ventilation and enables a higher TDP (thermal design power) with most of the thermal dissipation occurring towards the rear.
The Alienware gaming PCs are engineered to support NVIDIA’s 10-series GeForce graphics and overclocked Intel Core i7 processors, available in 8GB and 16GB RAM.
The Alienware series also features an Alienware TactX keyboard which support n-key rollover, enabling over 108-key commands for maximum actions per minute. The keyboard is reinforced with a steel back plate for rigidity and uniform feedback with a guarantee to stay functional for up to 10 million keystrokes.
Other important Alienware features include:
* 13 programmable AlienFX lighting zones which can also be used by supported game titles;
* Graphics Amplifier that enables future-proofing of upgradeable full-length, dual-wide graphics and additional 4-port USB 3.0 hub for added peripherals; and
* Hinge-forward engineering enables a design that is 25 percent thinner with more rear I/O, improved audio, larger internal fans with improved acoustic pitch.
The Alienware series are available in the following configurations from DCC:

Dell 15-inch (15-R3)
* Alienware 15″ R3: 15.6″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7300HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1050Ti, WINDOWS 10 SINGLE LANGUAGE, one-year, next business day warranty;
* Alienware 15″ R3: 15.6″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1060, WINDOWS 10 SINGLE LANGUAGE, one-year, next business day warranty; and
* Alienware 15″ R3: 15.6″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1070, WINDOWS 10 PRO, one-year, next business day warranty.

Dell 17-inch (17-R4)
* Alienware 17″ R4: 17.3″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1060, WINDOWS 10 SINGLE LANGUAGE, one-year, next business day warranty;
* Alienware 17″ R4: 17.3″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1070, WINDOWS 10 SINGLE LANGUAGE, one-year, next business day warranty; and
* Alienware 17″ R4: 17.3″ FHD IPS, 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX-1070, WINDOWS 10 PRO, one-year, next business day warranty.