Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen 5 3500/RX 5700 XT or RTX 2060 Super gaming desktop $934.92

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The 3500 is a 3600 without multi threading, an interesting choice. This thing doesn't seem to have an SSD, and for this price, well it doesn't seem very good. 8 gigs is pretty good,. The PSU is a PSU, most likely nothing special. Yes the graphics are very good, but without a SSD this will still feel kinda slow.

Agreed wish they had the Ryzen 5 3600...the Ryzen 7 3700x is an extra $100 which I think is a worthwhile upgrade.

And I just tried, the SAVE10 coupon is valid...

These are so overpriced. Especially the RAM. SSD is extra too. You also need a monitor which is at least $300-400 for a good one. A nice keyboard and mouse will cost $100-200 more. You need speakers. A 2060 is also an entry level card. I'd say a 2070 Super is what you need minimum to be set for the next 4+ years.

Can't see why anyone would buy this primarily for gaming when the next gen consoles will blow it away.

I hesitated a few weeks ago when they were on sale. For comparison, I had the 3600x and 5700xt. I already have an NVME and would add more RAM later because Dell charges like $200 for 16GB 2933 RAM. That's ridiculous. My final price would have been near $900. That is with the sale 10% and AMeX deal worked in.

If your looking for a budget gaming PC option:
Dell 7010 from SD $112 shipped
8GB 5500 XT $177 shipped
Gaming Keyboard Groupon $10
Gaming Mouse Amazon $15
Asus Monitor 22 inch $70

Roughly $400 for maxed out 1080p gaming, I believe this Alienware PC would be good for 1440p but $1000 + $200-$300 (monitor) , it adds up.

You can even do a SFF gaming build for less than $150 and that can handle 1080p pretty well too, FYI for people thinking about PC gaming. You don't need a $1000 PC to run Fortnite.

SFF via fleabay $60-$100
some sort of Nvidia GT Ti card half height $30-70

Quote from Mr_Dude_Bro : These are so overpriced. Especially the RAM. SSD is extra too. You also need a monitor which is at least $300-400 for a good one. A nice keyboard and mouse will cost $100-200 more. You need speakers. A 2060 is also an entry level card. I'd say a 2070 Super is what you need minimum to be set for the next 4+ years.

I already have a monitor. And a keyboard. And a mouse. Even a mousepad! Don't need speakers either. I have a headset.

Quote : Can't see why anyone would buy this primarily for gaming when the next gen consoles will blow it away.

Well, then you need a decent TV at $800, and a couch for $800, and then a coffee table to set your drink on.

Didn't know a PC and a gaming console were mutually exclusive, either.

Fair warning, Dell is having major delivery delays at the moment. A PC that should have arrived in early June is now slated for August. Do not use this if you want the product you paid for in an expedient manner.

Quote from PastyDave : I hesitated a few weeks ago when they were on sale. For comparison, I had the 3600x and 5700xt. I already have an NVME and would add more RAM later because Dell charges like $200 for 16GB 2933 RAM. That's ridiculous. My final price would have been near $900. That is with the sale 10% and AMeX deal worked in.

Some of the Dell builds are extremely good value. Especially because you don't have to put it together yourself. When I was younger I loved putting together computers, but now I despise it and find it to be a waste of time - it's like assembling furniture from a box, it sucks.

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.

There's no such thing as a RTX 2600 super in 6GB - they are an 8GB card.

Quote from incarnate : I already have a monitor. And a keyboard. And a mouse. Even a mousepad! Don't need speakers either. I have a headset. Well, then you need a decent TV at $800, and a couch for $800, and then a coffee table to set your drink on. Didn't know a PC and a gaming console were mutually exclusive, either.

Everyone has a TV. You don't have to spend 800 either. 500 will get you a Vizio M8 or TCL 6 series which is more than enough for console gaming. So $1000 for TV + console and you're all set. Not everyone has a monitor. Especially a monitor that won't be terrible for gaming. I'd imagine most people looking at a prebuilt entry level gaming PC don't have a monitor or peripherals.

To get a PC with Xbox Series X specs you're looking at close to 2 grand before monitor or peripherals.

Quote from Mr_Dude_Bro : These are so overpriced. Especially the RAM. SSD is extra too. You also need a monitor which is at least $300-400 for a good one. A nice keyboard and mouse will cost $100-200 more. You need speakers. A 2060 is also an entry level card. I'd say a 2070 Super is what you need minimum to be set for the next 4+ years. Can't see why anyone would buy this primarily for gaming when the next gen consoles will blow it away.

This is not a bad deal. RAM and SSD would prob need some modifications.

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).

Quote from wandl : Agreed wish they had the Ryzen 5 3600...the Ryzen 7 3700x is an extra $100 which I think is a worthwhile upgrade. And I just tried, the SAVE10 coupon is valid...

they have 3600x, +$49 add on. But then they require you to get a liquid cooler +$49. Still not bad deal, look at my comment at the bottom about what changes you can do.

Liquid cooled PSU? Will this arrive in time for 4th of July?