This post shows what I did with my R10 Re: Aurora R10, air cooled to Corsair H60 AIO/Noctua setup - Dell Community There isn't much space for better air cooler so you'll need to get an AIO like the Corsair H60.  Doing push/pull on the AIO and replacing the front fan doesn't help with thermals but does make it run bit quieter.  You'll also need to get VRM heatsinks.  I got mine off ebay but sometimes you can find it on Amazon. Solved: Re: Aurora R10, mm thickness of the VRM Heatsinks J46J2 and 4D5V9? - Dell Community If you're not tech savvy, the R10 is not a system that's forgiving to work on.  I've had to reset my memory modules several times, reset my cmos when my system would not boot up (mostly due to installing 3rd party mem modules in a configuration technically not supported, 4x8gb).  It's been stable/unstable/stable with various bios/AWCC updates over the months.  Most youtubers are pushing system to extremes and very comfortable working inside a computer. But generally speaking, most normal usage don't involve maxing out CPU at 100% for long periods on end (which the air cooled CPU might be a bottleneck) and the default case fans are good at moving lot of air, albeit maybe a bit noisy.  Replacing fans only help with noise, not reducing temps.  Replacing with AIO water cooler will help with CPU but your workload will be more on your graphics card than on your CPU. TLDR version: don't worry about it
Hello folks, first time posting.  I mustered up my courage and ordered the Alienware R10 from the deal given in dell website: [URL] Now I am not tech savvy and I’m buying the PC for some light gaming (I normally play Genshin Impact 2-3hrs a day) as well as for my work which will normally be drawing 3D models using CAD software and mostly using some remote labs through browsers.   I however saw several posts in YouTube and also dell website complaining about the thermal problems of this PC with air cooler. Most of the solutions was to replace the stock fans given with this machine. Obviously I never opened a desktop myself and the last time I had a desktop was back in 2000. What do you folks suggest I should do? : 1) Buy fans and install them? (p.s. I would need advice at what to do) 2) Leave them as it is.  3) Cancel the deal (even though I really need a machine right now to continue working)  Please help since I am getting anxiety due to this issue. I have never used machine such as this and I don’t know how it will perform. The machine is scheduled to arrive in Jan 13 2022 and it is currently shown to be in production. Thank you.   
Aurora R10, upgrade from air cooling