Alienware Aurora R11 Case Swap Full Tutorial/Build Guide
1,632The Alienware Aurora series (R line) is one of the best selling prebuilt gaming PC's, but has notoriously bad stock cooling and an appearance people either love or hate. In this video we will document the entire process of removing the components of AW desktop. *This will void your warranty* This is a first on YouTube and will have tons of information to help you along the process, I make stupid mistake so you don't have to. All parts/tools used in this build are linked below as well as time stamps/chapters as this video is long. Also if you aren't case swapping but want to watch videos about Alienware PC's, there is a playlist below for you to binge watch.
0:00 intro
1:31 like this video please
1:44 thank you bangood
2:02 meet the new case
5:19 subscribe to humble garage
6:00 painting the case
8:15 last look at the R11, backup your files
8:51 disassembling the Aurora
9:30 removing GPU, and RAM
11:24 removing CPU cooler
11:55 removing PSU power supply
13:08 removing motherboard
13:49 removing AIO
16:10 the stock chassis/case stripped
16:30 new case is tiny
17:20 FPS spray painting
17:52 weird IO shield
18:32 stock PSU is good!
19:16 stock mobo size and features
20:06 cleaning thermal paste from cpu and AIO
21:03 “guys” is a gender neutral term
21:24 love my CPU
21:53 fans we ended up not using
23:19 it’s silent
24:00 dell has their own nvidia 30 series GPU’s
24:46 3080 is best bang for buck GPU
25:38 AIO in new case
25:59 adding mobo standoffs
27:01 adding new thermal paste
27:27 cpu cooler on
27:50 RAM installed
28:14 stock PSU modular plug diagram
30:50 this build is hard
31:25 options for IO shields
32:30 you need an atx 24 pin extension
32:50 it’s a pain but so worth it
33:55 the power of caffeine
34:33 GPU Install
36:10 power cable from mobo to case
36:50 first start…or attempts
37:36 she’s alive ! Dell system scan
38:34 boots into windows
38:53 couldn’t use our fans
42:52 scuffing the panels
42:57 case cable management
43:22 cutting out IO shield
44:07 what to do with old case!?
45:01 troubleshooting issues
50:36 BIOS settings
51:32 have a backup PC
53:00 case modification (pop the hood)
53:54 custom mesh vents
54:50 you can buy cheap fans
57:00 how many fans
57:49 one off custom
58:42 glamor shots , b roll
01:00:10 Thank you for watching
Case in this video:
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