This week I had someone donate an “Alienware X51 R2” desktop at my Store, and so this weekend I pulled it apart to securely erase the drive and then explore the innards. The machine is an odd design, it feels almost like a console in some regards, but does have a more upgradability than one would presume given how compact it is. I will try swapping the GPU at some stage for something more powerful as the built-in one is a GTX 745, which I’m sure I can improve upon…

Lastly, look at the size of the external power brick!