I am at CES 2026, where Dell's gaming arm, Alienware, has teased a new portfolio, unveiled anti-glare OLEDs, and introduced new silicon.

AMD’s CES 2026 desktop CPU announcements raised eyebrows by their simplicity. Despite widespread expectations of a broader 3D V-Cache refresh, the company introduced only a single new X3D processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D.

All three flagship notebooks—the 16X Aurora, 16 Area‑51 and 18 Area‑51, now run on Intel’s new Core Ultra 200HX processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, pushing performance ceilings for high‑end gaming and multitasking

Alienware says its new Area-51 desktop gaming PC with AMD's new world's best gaming CPU aka Ryzen 7 9850X3D, is the 'king of performance in our portfolio'.

That's not to say the new AMD-powered Alienware Area-51 range isn't impressive, but the cheapest models showcased at CES 2026 do largely give mid-range vibes. You're getting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070,