**SAVE10 extra 10% off coupon expired this weekend**
Part of Dell's 4th of July sale has this Aurora R10 desktop which I think is a good starter gaming system, use SAVE10 to get price to $934.92
Ryzen 5 3500
8GB RAM
RX 5700 XT 8GB/2060 Super 6GB
1TB SATA
550W PSU
https://www.dell.com/en-us/member...63045a1b8c
This would be good for someone who doesn't want to build their own PC, have mid-level gaming needs. This isn't the "best" desktop deal and sure you can assemble better branded parts for cheaper, but for an Alienware desktop with a warranty, I think this is a pretty good deal.
$120 AMEX promo and if you have the Dell 15% coupon (which some may have received via a physical mailer) can get this down under $800.
Worthwhile upgrades to consider (these 3 total up $1067)
$49 for Ryzen 5 - 3600x cpu
$49 for dual drive (128GB SSD + 1TB HDD)
$49 for liquid cooling
Alternatively for you can get this build for $1137 [dell.com]
Ryzen 5 - 3600x
2060 Super 6GB
16GB HyperX Fury RAM
256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
Liquid Cooled 850W PSU
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And I just tried, the SAVE10 coupon is valid...
Didn't know a PC and a gaming console were mutually exclusive, either.
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However, yes, once you start upgrading components, then it destroys the value and becomes exorbitantly priced. Some of the deals floating around with GTX 2080s though are very cheap, and basically on par (or even cheaper) than what you'd pay buying the pieces from Amazon/NewEgg.
Can't see why anyone would buy this primarily for gaming when the next gen consoles will blow it away.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $160.82)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler (Purchased For $45.30)
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (Purchased For $148.03)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $69.54)
Storage: Western Digital SN750 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (Purchased For $74.50)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC III Ultra Video Card (Purchased For $380.58)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II-X ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $106.66)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $85.20)
Total: $1070.63 (after shipping+taxes)
This is a build I made last week, all things purchased new, some of the items had a 10% discount code applied.
I would prob sell the RAM from the alienware build for like $25 and get 3200MHz 16GB RAM for like $60 and then get at least an 120GB SSD for $25 then you are looking at $1083.12 before tax for the alienware system that has 5700xt + 3600x + liquid cooler. You also get a mouse and keyboard and 1 year warranty support included in price for the whole system, which you can upgrade.
The value is pretty good for this deal (after you do some changes after you buy it) and compared to my build, it has a 3600x (better boost clocks) and a liquid cooler and the case looks pretty dope. You also get a keyboard and mouse, and 1TB HDD + 120GB SSD vs my 500GB NVMe SSD.
If you play at 1080p, you can get a good monitor for around $195 after tax (AOC 24G2, etc).
And I just tried, the SAVE10 coupon is valid...