Just ordered my R10, although I’ve built many a custom PCs I’ve never bought a prebuilt but with a 3080 for under 2k I couldn’t pass it up. Really appreciate the info you put out it’s super valuable. Your presentation is on point.

Really like your channel man. You're concise and even though I'm not a noob when it comes to this stuff, even noobs will get value. Good stuff.

Doing this tomorrow on my R9, two fan install, one to replace the louder stock fan on top and to add the top front. Can’t wait to see the results.

Hey man, IDK if you are gonna see this comment, but I really appreciate the videos you put up over the Aurora series. I had to buy an R12 to upgrade my setup because i cant get parts anywhere, and my rtx 970 was no longer cutting it. Your videos have been a big help and i really appreciate it. Thank you

Just got my R12 with 3080 yesterday and completed all cooling mods, using 4 Noctua NF-A12x25s, 2 in the front and two on the top in push/pull configuration. I actually pulled the other side/front of case so I was able to use the rubber mounting accessories for the 2nd front fan. I also put Noctua thermal paste around the GPU heatsink. Running NiceHash 97MH/s and average GPU Junction temps of 78c. CPU temps around 50c while mining. Great videos and info to get my system set up. Thanks!

@Ginomendes

3 жыл бұрын

did u get any bios error on boot?

Dude ... I’m glad us Alienheads have you supporting us really man thanks for your bravery and expertise 👍🏻

@Mako-sz4qr

3 жыл бұрын

Also , did you get any Bios errors after you installed the new fan w/ splitter ? thx

@elhehe8476

3 жыл бұрын

Alienheads? Lmao mad cringe.

@KydaWoIf

Ай бұрын

@@elhehe8476 what does it matter to you? don't stop others from being happy just because you aren't

Also you mentioned about replacing the AIO fan. You do not need to take the top panel off. There is a cage that will slide out with two screws. One is near the left most ram slot at the top of the case, and the other is on the far left of the bracket. You'll have to un-do the CPU power cable and remove them from their cable mgmt grommets (there are two, one plastic and one metal) for clearance. Good luck.

Again dude, life saver! My R10 is thankful for the extra cooling 😎 💻

Thx for the vid - looking into swapping a couple Noctua fans into the R11.

Wow... ok.. I might have to watch this a few times. Great content! Thanks

It’s People like this that make the difference! My hats off to you for sharing this my friend! And I will do the same......When I get my R12 on the 19th🤞🏻. Looking forward to that push pull method! And any other mods! Like you said brother....They don’t know jack! Keep em coming!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hey man, appreciate your videos, I just ordered an Alienware desktop. I can’t wait to work and game on it. I’ll be starting to crypto mine on it as well. You have been really helpful. Thanks!

@Godzilla015

2 жыл бұрын

How's it been thinking of getting a amd or intel 3080

@cepherator

2 жыл бұрын

@@Godzilla015 so far so good, I've been running it 24/7 with no problems

i'm getting my r12 with a 3080 this week. going to do many of the upgrades myself. thanks for leading the way

@raezur.b

3 жыл бұрын

Interested to see what you do! I’m getting ready to invest in my r12 as well.

@K-A-RVing

3 жыл бұрын

@@raezur.b i replaced the fans with RGB ML120's. got a BIOS error though, so i'm going to have to troubleshoot that. I am getting the error on the top fan, where i've installed the push/pull configuration. i'm not getting an error on the front intake fans, though. i've been using it strictly for mining thus far, but i'm planning on getting Flight Simulator soon

@Skynet4k

3 жыл бұрын

How long did it take you to receive from order to the arrival date? Just curious, ordered mine a couple days ago

@K-A-RVing

3 жыл бұрын

@@Skynet4k approximately 3 weeks, iirc

Thank you man for the great idea!

I added a corsair h60 to cool the cpu with thermaltake ring12 fans, push pull config, also added a 80mm fan to the 3.5 slot in front, since it fits the mounting holes of the cage perfectly..I can attest to getting sub 40c idle temps and stable 50c running in cinebench r20. 10700f and 3060ti Edit: It's around 30c idling

Good video. That water cooler on the cpu and the second fan will work wonders for its cooling. The Alienware Aurora R11 engineers should not have the customers developing a fix for their poor lack of cooling the pc.

9:00 The down arrow indicates the direction in which the fan blades rotate. Lose the cage and attach the fan directly to the chassis.. but use 2x40mm or 1x80mm fan(s). The 120mm fits, but the case blocks the leading edge of the fan, which is the part that produces the most velocity. Use non-flammable tape or make a custom plate to block the rest of the holes. The empty holes reduce the amount of thrust that your pull fans can create. Cheers!

Great video- very detailed. Thanks for the help! Subbed up

Hello sir! I almost never comment on videos, but I just wanted to thank you for these useful Aurora upgrade videos! You have helped me a lot upgrade my R11, very well explained and easy to follow. Quick question: will you be doing a video on the push/pull upgrade for the top fans? I'm have my fans ready to be installed and I'm just waiting for the tutorial 😁 Keep up the good work!

Thanks to videos from you, I have learned a lot bout my R10. Installations, upgrades, capabilities were intimidating. Following your videos, I was able to lower temps from 65C-75C to 45C-55C! 2 fans and an H60 Liquid Cooler install thanks to you! This morning(April 11), I figured out that my rig was OC to 1.38V. I lowered it to 1.28V and temps have gone to 38C-45C under load!!! I still may try that push/pull method cause now I am addicted! LOL... Thanks Shipmate!

@LG141602

2 жыл бұрын

Sad that you have to do all of that. Dell should make them like that out of the box. Aren't they the ones on top of the world? Meanwhile I have to disassemble my new Alienware laptop to clean it every week.

The 3.5 inch drive is actually fitting on the bottom, it requires a bit adjustment, but I was able to install it on the left, you are right, not an option to install it close to the front because of the ssd ports and it will obstruct the air flow but you can definitely install with a little adjustment on the cadi

@swordfish72

3 жыл бұрын

I used dremmel to cut small hole so you can place the 3.5 hdd cage all the way thru.

@NANOTVLOGSjmf

2 жыл бұрын

How did you manage to fit the 3.5 below

The arrows on the cooler Master fan indicate, as you said, airflow direction -but, the down arrow indicates the direction of fan rotation.

Thanks for this video. I actually used that 2nd ssd bay and installed another fan in that location using that technique you used to add the additional fan in the front. This has made a huge difference.

@Ghost88o9

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea. I’m gonna try that. Did you splice them power wires?

@thaigerzord

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ghost88o9 I used a splitter

I just found your channel and I love all your content man! Super helpful and the way you explain everything makes it so simple

first time viewer here and i feel it'd be a disservice to both Gamer Heaven and anyone watching for the first time, like myself, if i were to click off this video before expressing my gratitude. not only was the video very helpful and informative, it is also made in such a relaxed and straight forward manner. no unnecessary over-editing, no filler bullshit just to extend the runtime, and leading the video is a seemingly knowledgeable and charismatic host that is both articulate and precise with his explanations while also keeping them in lamen's terms as much as possible to accommodate less tech savvy viewers. i specifically applaud these attributes because they are seemingly lacking in a lot of other similar style videos ive seen. but at the risk of glazing this guy even more than i already have, i'll just sum up this whole spiel in a couple words: good video.

@GamerHeavenOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the awesome compliment. Seriously that means a lot.

I swapped fans to some thermaltake fans (2 intakes) and than a 120mm AIO as the exhaust, temps went from 85 on the CPU to 55 now. Absolute night and day difference on the noise level aswell. Pc sounded like a jet and was still hitting low 80s, now my room fan is louder than the pc itself

Going to be doing this for my R10. I've already removed the HDD and gotten an 870 evo installed, just need the extra fan.

definitely gonna do the fan upgrade. You do know though that if you didn't have your NVidia drivers set to max performance that it would cool things down too. I noticed that your card was on full blast. You gotta let it throttle down, guy. Plus, your bench cannot be accurate because you have the side panel off. Put the panel on then test.

Apologies in advance, I'm using most of your videos to upgrade my 2 year old Aurora R11. I watched this video for fan placement with a splitter, but the video skipped over where your HDD ended up. So I.m seeing 2 fans up front, but then the video skips over the part where I,m supposed to mount the HDD......Thanks for making all these mod videos for the r11, good ones are hard to find, and yours are by far the best. Thanks in advance.

How did you get the errors to stop throwing when booting up? I changed out both my front and top fans with Noctua NF-F12 PWM, which are working and accurately following my custom fan curves, but it runs a “SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check” that always has a critical error saying that the top and front fan aren’t responding correctly. I get this error unless the OEM fans are connected, Dell confirmed this and said that there no way to get around the errors other than switching back to the OEM fans. Thoughts?

Will you notice a temp drop and if so how much just by only adding a second intake fan?

i will try bluetack to mount the fan lol i assume controlling the stock fan also controls the second fan you add? no separation here? also, will any fan work or does it have to be a specific one?

Can I plug the front fan in the 'FAN CPU' slot on the mother board?

Do you have to keep the SATA hard drive in the tray? Looks like there would be enough room if you just sit it on top of the front SSD bay, but not have it in the metal tray. Is there any downside to that?

Where exactly would you buy on Dell the fan case to install? I'd rather use that instead of the two other options for long term and to make it easier if I ever needed to change fans again

how do you make the fans go faster on the 3 pin connecter??

Hey thanks for the video! I have a quick question, is the splitter for the fans compatible with two (4)pin corsair fans or is this splitter strictly for a 3pin/4pin set up

would I benefit more from putting that second fan as an exhaust fan rather than an intake fan?

Ya is cool air even able to come through the front? Because I do not see any mesh in front of the case

"cheap fans are better than no fans" 😎😎👍👍

Have an aurora R12 factory water cooled. You happen to know if i will get any bios errors or issues disconnecting water pump wires completely? Going to run a rad and pump in a separate case to help temps. Second case will be powered by a separate power supply with hard lined tubbing running between the two cases. Yes i watch to much linus tech lol. Seen a video you posted about certain brand fans not working and giving bios issues witch is why i ask. New to the alienware world.

How do you get the error in start up saying front fan not working to stop? Both fans are going great.

Hi, I switched out the fans for new noctua fans, and now i cant control the fans in AWCC, and they dont seem to go over 31%. . Help please?

hey, I have a harddrive, which is my main drive, where you installed the fan, can i just move my harddrive to one of the bottom slots under the gpu? thanks

Can you show how to put thermal paste on next?

That down arrow on the fan is the direction of the blades

Have you considered pulling out the components and putting it in a different case?

replaced the fans as described. They work just fine but on reboot alienware bios says front fan does not test properly. Any thoughts on that?

Do you happen to have a link for the dell fan mount? Can’t seem to find it, kinda wanting to do it with proper tools without stickey tape

Will these fans fit in a Aurora 10 and the adapters. Where did you buy your mounting tape at.

Great Vid. I will link to this video for reference. woof

The mounting tape is red to your link, where can I get the same color as you have?

That is awesome bro !!! I’m def gonna do that to mine. Thanks man 👍🏻

@Mako-sz4qr

3 жыл бұрын

If you can only pull the psu out of that case and make the wires longer I have seen that done on the Alienware forum

Anytime you hook up a 3pin into a 4pin connector, the 3pin will run at 100%. So naturally the top fan is going to blow more air than the bottom since it's running at full speed.

@buflen

3 жыл бұрын

In this case, yeah because it is paired with a PWM fan on a splitter. But it's not true that a 3 pins fan will always run at 100% into a 4 pins connector. The 3 pins fan can be controlled by voltage and you can do that on any 4 pins connector on MOST motherboard. Not sure for the aurora because of AWCC.

@Noooo23523

3 жыл бұрын

no 2 pin fans run at 100% 3 pin fans run at 70% and you set rpm in bios by voltage on auto

@Noooo23523

3 жыл бұрын

i have 4 3 pin fans in 4 pin headers and they are set with a fan curve with voltage control and cpu 4 pin on 4 pin and a fan curve with pwm

where did you end up placing the mechanical hard drive. i love your videos very detailed with the guide.

Smhhh “tomorrow” my asssss jokes but FINNALLY I’ve been waiting

glad to stumble across the channel and video as a new R11 owner (slammed that like/subscribe button), was a little disheartened to see how hot the computer was getting and unsure how to remedy the situation.. looking forward to what the addition of a fan will do is there a reason why you didnt wedge the HD in the bottom left, does it need to remain locked in the brackets? could you simply place it or is there a reason to avoid doing this

Hello :) What is the 3080 you have installed there and what is the maximum length of a card to be installed inside the case?

Do you have a video installing the two push pull fans on the radiator liquid cooler? I thought you said you have one but I cant see it at all on your site.

What program are you using to monitor your cpu/ fan/ temps etc? Thank you

FYI the Alienware Aurora line has been using the same basic chassis design since nearly the beginning. I have an r5 that opens up and is internally organized identically. It’s just the outside that changed in the past few revisions.

Thanks for making this vid. I added a fan in the same spot with the same splitter cable - but the fan I used is a 4 pin. Will this have any kind of effect?

Quick question: Do I want 4 pin or 3 pin fans and/or splitter?

so do i need a Y splitter cable? Also for 2nd new fan, 3 or 4 pin?

Would you still use the same fans from this video now that it's been 3yrs?

So the issue I have is, I have an r12 with a 3060ti.. and I have two Corsair ml120 (non rgb), and they install them just fine, however in AWCC they won’t go above 32% fan speed. I tried uninstalling and re installing the software, did nothing, and eventually fusion wouldn’t even load. Had to do a factory reset. And just moved the stock fan to the top and used one ml120 on the bottom because my gpu temps are fine but the cpu gets pretty high. The stock fan goes up to 100% just fine, but the ml120 still tops out at 32%, even if I plug it into the 4pin slot on the splitter.

If the new fans are 3 pin not 4 pin will they still increase and decrease when under load

Have anyone try to change the case for this pre-built? I order mine because the 3080, but I don't want the case and cpu cooling,didn't see anyone post a video about case upgrade

You got those temps when your case was open. It’s possible that you got those lower temps with more airflow out of the case. Close the side panel and test again? Great video. Keep the content going!

@GamerHeavenOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

That is true, and I think it does make a pretty good difference with the side off. The temps are still lower, but having the side off probably aided with that. Will do man.

@ichheibeangel

3 жыл бұрын

@@GamerHeavenOfficial What was the verdict on this?

@JoshTheHod

3 жыл бұрын

@@ichheibeangel the verdict was, your PC will run cooler with the side of your case off, don't bother installing another fan because it wont accomplish much

@JoshTheHod

3 жыл бұрын

wont accomplish much IN THIS CASE

@douglasgrillo

3 жыл бұрын

This is a poorly designed PC case, the small side vent shares the air intake with exhaust from the GPU, you can feel that the bottom it's cooler than the top of that vent, and to make it worst it's circular, this vent should have been rectangular and covering all the PCI chamber and also no restricting the intake, you can see how dumb it is, when you can compare the external plastic vent which it's round and the internal part of the panel it's rectangular but it's not even covering the circular part. I made a chamber for the GPU to separate and keep the front cool air away from the side exhausted hot air, this just improves my VRam temperature in 4C, at least allows me to keep the RTX 3090 running without throttling, also I added the top fan but nothing really improved still I plan to keep it in case the RAM needs some cooling. I created a profile where the front fan it's spinning faster at lower CPU temps so more air can be taken by the GPU.

does the motherboard not have another fan header? By using the splitter method how will the Control center work for the fan?

Is there a splitter with duel 4 pins rather than the 4 and 3 pin? Or does it have to be the 3pin and 4 pin splitter?

Do they actually use liquid cpu coolers now instead of those lousy air ones ?

I have the R9. Would I be safe to simply let my HDD lay in the bottom unsecured, to do this fan upgrade?

So I bought the everything you linked below. I have installed all 4 fans. The fan on bottom and the extra on where ur hard drive went. No problem. I also replaced radiator fan and installed the upper for push pull airflow. However. The top of my r11 will not go on with the upper fan installed. I don’t think these fans will work for the top fan. If I’m wrong please help. I’m currently defeated by this upgrade

I have the R10, 5800x, 3080 and with AMD. I switch my to Corsair ML 120 Pro and getting front fan errors when booting up. Can't my fans with Alienware Command Center and tried MS afterburner still not working. Any ideas. My fans two fans are as well. Any help will be appreciated...both fans stay at one speed.

How did you not get a bios error for replacing the fan? I put a pump in and I get a cpu_fan error?

Where is the follow up vid for the other fans? I live in SD, my rig arrives soon. Your videos are very helpful, currently binge watching . @Gamer Heaven

Thank you for another R11 vid that I have enjoyed. Why did you get a mechanical HD at all? When buying new, building, and/or prebuilt, why not just select a M.2 or SSD? Got my R12 on order, but only went with a 256GB M.2 (really boot only) and will get a SSD aftermarket. Also, fan add... why nearly permanent tape instead of command tape or rubber cement that would be much easier to remove, but still hold a light fan quite well and dampen sound?

Do you think it'd be worth it to upgrade to a different motherboard and buy a case of power supply and swapping everything over I have an Alienware r10 ryzen 9 5900x rx6800xt 16g ram killer wifi. You really get the 4.0 speeds by using the pcie slot and can you boot from the adapeter? I guess the only other thing I'm not getting because of the boards is smart access memory.

I have no idea what I did but now my computer is acting up the cpu the nvidia everything is high temps some temps hit 111F- 120F and that’s with nothing open or running

HI man,thanks for your videos, that helps me a lot! I just ordered an Aurora r10 5800x with 3090, i am wondering the generation of the nvme m.2 slot is gen3 or gen4, i think it's gen4 but i am not sure. i checked the user document but get nothing. i am waitting for your answer

Hey can anyone help with finding the front chassis fan bracket. I want to mount the extra fan with the bracket by dell is out of the part and the only thing I can find on ebay is for R7 and older

Where did you put your Hard drive after installing the fan there?

Could I put a good fan infront of the pc until my fans come in?

The Front Fan works perfect at 12% speed at 31 degrees... the second fan that I installed is not spinning at all. I used the same spliter in this video and the fan is a CORSAIR AF ELITE Series, AF120 ELITE, 120mm. Anyone have any ideas why its not matching the speed of the primary front fan? Thanks all!

Any news on that custom side panel? I would love to replace it.

Bro i wished u would show more the install of the fan, i mean u told us how to do but at least there was a cut and the fan was in. Without any glue or something else, and i wish u show us how to install it and put it in and which cable gets to be used for and how u do the cable management and everything.. my aurora r10 coming in 2 weeks and i even bought a second nvme wirh heatsink, 4fans from corsair, new heatpaste and everything else so i want to pimp up that little badass to the maximum of airflow but i just never worked on pcs at all so im really excited and scary of not to break anything in there. So i need a step by step video with all that stuff u are doing.. thx bro u are great and your Videos are fantastic much thx!

@GamerHeavenOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry man. The fan just slides into the empty slot where the hard drive used to be, I literally pushed it in with the sticky roll that's in the description. The fan splitter is plugged into the "front fan" slot on the motherboard, where the stock fan is plugged in. The cables, I showed the little bit of what I was able to do with running it around the outside. Dude that's awesome, your R10 is going to be nice AF. I will do all my future tutorials with more detail. Thank you Erto, I appreciate that man!

@NithilMaleveettil

3 жыл бұрын

@@GamerHeavenOfficial Can you please mention where on the fan you added the sticky roll?

Do you need splitters to add a second fan?

Hey kevin i just replaced my front fan and top fan and added a second intake fan now i get a pre performance boot error code any idea how to solve it

Can You switch the hardrive with an ssd and will it be optimal If you Switch the fan with the cooler master fan instead

Hey man, was it really worth it the upgrade? Do you think that repasting the GPU made a difference or just adding a second fan will get the job done? Nice vid!

i have a 3090 FE coming for my r11 any hints for front intake fan? help it has the dell 3080 in it now but the 90 is a thic girl

I have a 4 year warranty with my R10 I cant do the thermal paste upgrade sadly on the GPU or CPU due to Voiding the warranty but i think i can add case fans.

Hi I replaced all my fan in R5 alienware now i geting a bios top fan alarm any Suggestions

Damn man, how complicated would it be to upgrade the hard drive? I've got a 1tb drive in mine, but with how simple it looked to disconnect the drive I wonder about putting in a 3 or 4 terrabyte drive since they're so cheap now.

I'm with ya

Hi, What length splitter do I need? Thanks

which port exactly did you plug the new fan into?

Hi @GameHeaven What's Best For Power Supply i have got ryzen alienware r10

Does this apply if it's water cooled?