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Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop on sale for
$2025.94 when you
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Follow Directions Below for Price:
- Click here and Select BASE Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop (priced at $1077.99), and Click "Customize & Buy"
- On following Page, Upgrade Processor to: to 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700F (8-Core, 16MB Cache) (priced at +$147)
- Upgrade Graphics to: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X (priced at +$852.60)
- Upgrade Hard Drive to: 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (priced at +$29.40)
- Under Chassis Options: Under Liquid Cooling: Upgrade to: Dark Side of the Moon chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply (priced at +$147)
- Under Mouse: Select No Mouse (for -$2.94)
- Add to cart for Pre-Coupon total of $2253.99
- Click here to Subscribe to emails for Unique 10% Off Code
- Check your inbox or spam folder for email w/ coupon code; may take 30 minutes or more to arrive
- Once Unique Code arrives via email, apply in cart
- Apply $50 Off promo code 50OFF699 in cart
- Your total should be $2025.94 (BUT may vary slightly) with free shipping.
Specs:
- 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700F Processor (8-Core, 16MB Cache, 2.5GHz to 4.9GHz w/Intel Turbo Boost Max)
- 8GB DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz RAM
- 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X Graphics
- Dark Side of the Moon Chassis with High-Performance CPU Liquid Cooling and 1000W Power Supply
- Dell Wireless DW1810 (1x1) 802.11ac with Wi-Fi, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 5.0
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- Front Ports:
- 2x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1
- 1x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 Ports with Powershare Technology
- Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port with Powershare Technology
- Headphone/Line Out
- Microphone/Line In
- Rear Ports:
- SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)
- SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
- RJ-45 Killer E3100G Gigabit Ethernet
- 6x Type-A USB 2.0 Ports
- Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 with Powershare Technology (up to 15W)
- Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2
- Microphone In
- 3x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1
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Top Comments
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I'm not a youtuber, simply created this video for your benefit to maximize the performance of the unit. Here is a link:
https://youtu.be/YklybEdoKIM
"Dell Aurora R12 RTX 3080 Repaste and Fan optimization - Easy 30 degree temp difference fix!"
Enjoy.
I've done it twice now. Both times they delayed my shipment every month. My first order took 5 months of delays before they finally cancelled and gave me a crappy 10% coupon that expires in June. Everyone on reddit knows not to bother posting these dell builds because dell doesn't ship. They simply take your payment information, add you to their mailer list, sell your information to other companies, cancel your order and enjoy the profits of their farmed mailer list of people who want the latest technology.
Dell is trash tier right now, hell I'd even trust Newegg over Dell when it comes to 3080 products, and that's embarrassing to say.
https://www.ign.com/articles/dell...-hot-price <- IGN did an article on this already. It was full of $1500 3080 builds and links.
Trust me, these guys aren't shipping. Feel free to reply here with a picture of it actually arriving if you think you can prove me wrong.
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How'd you get it so low?
Given they've still got the 3080 listed as an option, I'm getting the feel they're confident in fulfilling orders.
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Purchased On:
Mar. 20, 2021
Subtotal (USD):
$1,879.99
Mine had $98 upgrade for 16gb memory.
Operating System:Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English
Video Card:NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 10GB GDDR6X
Memory:16GB DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive:512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Chassis Options
Color Choice
Wireless:Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
Keyboard:Add an Alienware Gaming Keyboard to your setup in Accessories below or no keyboard
Mouse:Add an Alienware Gaming Mouse to your setup in Accessories below or no mouse
1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
No Microsoft Office License Included 30 day Trial Offer Only
No Anti-virus Requested
$1,947.99+taxes
After 2 hour chat with 4 different CS, finally got the offer I want...
Have the spec link ready, send to chat and ask for their best price quote.
They said the warranty was a glitch which could be removed in mobile browser, they have to add it back, but somehow quote me with the same price...quite a surprise...
Not to mention there are extra perks adding to this deal:
4% Rebate $70+
3% Dell reward $50+
10% Amex offer $200
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I have seen one of these in person, inside and out. I got it handle it a bit, too. The thermals are absolutely middle of the road. Even though it's cramped, the airflow over the GPU and CPU are not bad. For gaming your temps will be reasonable. If you're heating up that GDDR6X or pushing the overclocks, you'll want to do whatever you can to improve the thermals. Some options:
1. Better fans
2. Thermal pads on GPU
3. Upgrade to the liquid CPU cooling option or add a liquid cooler yourself.
These custom 3080s aren't bad, but they're not great either. The reports of high temps are accurate, but they aren't any hotter than say, your average Gigabyte or Zotac.
The stock fans are noisy when they ramp up to compensate for thermals at heavy loads.
The case is plasticky and not attractive at all. The very front of the case looks decent, but the sides look like plastic toys up close, and the whole computer feels cheap.
The inside looks straight outta the year 2000 Dell build. Typical plain, thick metal insides, unlike the Omen that HP feels comfortable putting a tempered glass panel on.
I ordered one, and I don't expect a cancellation. It's actually a pretty solid PC for the money. I plan to replace the thermal pads on the 3080, as I want it to last. The plan is for this to be my primary gaming PC for some time.
This is WAY easier and more doable than trying to personally aquire all these parts, especially the GPU, and assemble it yourself.
My biggest gripe is honestly the green PCB on the 3080 if I decide to put it into a prettier case with tempered glass. 🙁
The junction temps hover around 106. I opened the card and applied thermal paste. Now the temps are around 86. But I'm surprised with the 3070's. The 3070's stay really cool hovering around 40. Change the fans immediately they get crazzzzy loud like a rocket blasting off.
Amazon has them. Try to get pads with at least this much thermal conductivity. I accidentally ordered some with only 6, and that's not going to make as big of a difference.
Then google some well-rated videos on YouTube about how to replace the thermal pads on a 3080. There are lots of resources out there. Be warned, many manufacturers will void your warranty for doing this, even though it actually makes it less hot.
https://www.techradar.c
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I have seen one of these in person, inside and out. I got it handle it a bit, too. The thermals are absolutely middle of the road. Even though it's cramped, the airflow over the GPU and CPU are not bad. For gaming your temps will be reasonable. If you're heating up that GDDR6X or pushing the overclocks, you'll want to do whatever you can to improve the thermals. Some options:
1. Better fans
2. Thermal pads on GPU
3. Upgrade to the liquid CPU cooling option or add a liquid cooler yourself.
These custom 3080s aren't bad, but they're not great either. The reports of high temps are accurate, but they aren't any hotter than say, your average Gigabyte or Zotac.
The stock fans are noisy when they ramp up to compensate for thermals at heavy loads.
The case is plasticky and not attractive at all. The very front of the case looks decent, but the sides look like plastic toys up close, and the whole computer feels cheap.
The inside looks straight outta the year 2000 Dell build. Typical plain, thick metal insides, unlike the Omen that HP feels comfortable putting a tempered glass panel on.
I ordered one, and I don't expect a cancellation. It's actually a pretty solid PC for the money. I plan to replace the thermal pads on the 3080, as I want it to last. The plan is for this to be my primary gaming PC for some time.
This is WAY easier and more doable than trying to personally aquire all these parts, especially the GPU, and assemble it yourself.
My biggest gripe is honestly the green PCB on the 3080 if I decide to put it into a prettier case with tempered glass. 🙁