Alienware's Area-51 gaming desktops sport Intel's 8-core processor and a 34-inch curved display

Alienware is unveiling its latest Area-51 gaming desktops today with Intel’s new eight-core processor. It also comes with an optional curved display designed for the most demanding hardcore PC gamers.

Intel is announcing its latest Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processors today, and lots of gamer PC companies are unveiling new models that use them. The Area-51 can be equipped with anywhere from one to four graphics cards and can display images at 4K UltraHD resolution.

The desktop includes Intel’s newest processors with six cores (computing brains) or eight cores. Those processors were previously code-named Haswell-E. Alienware first launched its initial Area-51 computers more than two decades ago. The latest versions include flagship gaming technology.

It also has what Alienware calls its “striking new industrial design, codenamed ‘Triad.'” That means it has easy access to both front and rear ports, a better thermal management system, and a triangular chassis. It uses fans to pull in fresh cool air at the front, and it spits out warmed air diagonally and away from the chassis out the rear.

It has support for up to 32GB of 2133 DDR4 memory, the first new kind of main memory chip in seven years. That memory has 20 percent more bandwidth and it uses 20 percent less power.

“We’re excited to reveal the reimagined Alienware Area-51, a system that is the result of 18 years of innovation fueled by our love of gaming,” said Frank Azor, the general manager of Alienware, in a statement. “We questioned everything and then began working on a system based on how we actually use our full-tower desktops rather than based on what was quick, easy or comfortable for us to design. The Area-51 features the all-new Triad chassis, designed from the ground up to deliver on exactly what gamers want, state-of-the-art performance, scalability and ease of use. “

The Dell UltraSharp 34 Monitor features an ultra-wide 21:9 screen with WQHD 3,440-by-1,440 resolution. It operates at 60 hertz.

The Alienware Area-51 will begin shipping in October of this year and globally this holiday season. An accompanying Dell UltraSharp 34-inch monitor (U3415W) will be available to order in China in November and globally in December of this year.