The Alienware Aurora is a great gaming PC series that combines impressive beauty with very powerful components. Unless you live in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington. These states have implemented new regulations regarding power consumption of consumer PCs, and the Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 do not meet the revised standards. If you try to order from these states, Dell (Alienware's parent company) will cancel your order.

This information comes from The Register, which noticed that Dell's website will not accept orders for most Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 models addressed to one of the six states listed above.

"Due to power consumption regulations adopted by California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, this product cannot be shipped to these states. Orders for these states will be cancelled. "

The exact power consumption requirements vary from device to device and state to state, but the conclusion is clear. These six states set limits on the amount of power that consumer high-tech devices can consume. The Alienware Aurora R10 and R12, large, heavy, and powerful gaming PCs, exceed these limits. Unless Dell finds a way to make its machines more power efficient or the states in question revise their energy consumption guidelines, gamers living in these areas will have no choice but to buy another machine or build their own. [But it's not all bad news; PC Gamer notes that many of the Aurora R10 and R12 models can still be shipped anywhere in the country; you just need to find a computer that "complies with CES power consumption regulations" and can be "shipped to all states. Dell's website clearly lists these PCs.

Tom's Guide reviewed the Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen Edition and found it to have excellent components and deliver solid performance. At the same time, to keep everything cool, the fans were running overtime and making a very loud noise; with a 1000W power supply on board, one has to imagine that the machine is drawing a lot of electricity.

Limiting power consumption is an inconvenience in the immediate future, but could have positive long-term consequences. If Dell wants to continue shipping computers to these six states, they will have to innovate and make their PCs run more efficiently. That is good for gamers, good for the environment, and good for Dell. When that will be, however, is yet to be determined. If you live in one of these states and need a gaming PC ASAP, you may want to build your own. Just be sure to calculate the potential power consumption before you do so.