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Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop: i9 14900F, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 4090 Expired

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Dell has Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop on sale for $2399.99 or less. Shipping is free.
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Specs:
  • Intel Core i9 14900F 24-core, 32-thread (4.3GHz Base / 5.8GHz Boost) Processor
  • 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 5600 MT/s RAM
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 24 GB GDDR6X Graphics
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax MU-MIMO + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare technology
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (20Gbps)
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type-A with Smart Power Technology
    • 1x RJ-45 Killer E3100 Gigabit Ethernet
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Now better than the previous FP deal (Price match if you can with Dell chat)
Get 10% extra off with new email sign up!

Good breakdown from Just!N Tech [youtube.com].


Specs:
Intel Core i9 14900F 24-core, 32-thread (4.3GHz Base / 5.8GHz Boost) Processor
32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 5600 MT/s RAM
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 24 GB GDDR6X Graphics
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax MU-MIMO + Bluetooth
Windows 11 Home
Ports:
2x USB 2.0 Type-A
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare technology
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (10Gbps)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (20Gbps)
2x USB 2.0 Type-A with Smart Power Technology
1x RJ-45 Killer E3100 Gigabit Ethernet


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Components most changed/upgraded are RAM, SSD and GPU. All of them can be upgraded in this Dell. Comes with a 4090 and a 1000W PS. Why change power supply? 5600 DDR5 is bad? Just looking at a $2800 Lenovo Tower 7i with same CPU and they use DDR5 5200. Your unsureness on the cooling doesn't instill confidence you know what you're talking about.

This is a tired conversation. You want to build from scratch, feel free. You think there is better pre-builts, then LINK THEM to them if you truly want to help people.
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WallEworld
05-21-2024 at 07:00 PM.
05-21-2024 at 07:00 PM.
I also removed the factory installed 1TB SK hynix in favor of a 4tb 990 pro. Couldn't get the drive to show up to freshly install windows. Turns out in the BIOS, sata/nvme operation mode was "disabled". Once I enabled "nvme/achi" the drive showed up.
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ZeeOhhSix
05-21-2024 at 07:01 PM.
05-21-2024 at 07:01 PM.
Quote from WallEworld :
I also removed the factory installed 1TB SK hynix in favor of a 4tb 990 pro. Couldn't get the drive to show up to freshly install windows. Turns out in the BIOS, sata/nvme operation mode was "disabled". Once I enabled "nvme/achi" the drive showed up.
well that's bizarre, right? How did it ever boot the original 1TB SK hynix if nvme was disabled? "Technology."
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tenchi0001
05-22-2024 at 01:12 PM.
05-22-2024 at 01:12 PM.
I had the problem with no CB showing and submitted the missing CB issue the next day,
Just got this email and CB is showing on my account now $324.00.

"Great news! We were able to verify your order from Dell Technologies and have added Cash Back to your account. It will be reflected within 24 hours."
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hodr
05-22-2024 at 01:50 PM.
05-22-2024 at 01:50 PM.
Quote from tenchi0001 :
I had the problem with no CB showing and submitted the missing CB issue the next day,
Just got this email and CB is showing on my account now $324.00.

"Great news! We were able to verify your order from Dell Technologies and have added Cash Back to your account. It will be reflected within 24 hours."
Got mine too!
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Catalyst
05-22-2024 at 03:36 PM.
05-22-2024 at 03:36 PM.
Quote from tenchi0001 :
I had the problem with no CB showing and submitted the missing CB issue the next day,
Just got this email and CB is showing on my account now $324.00.

"Great news! We were able to verify your order from Dell Technologies and have added Cash Back to your account. It will be reflected within 24 hours."
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Got mine too!
Holy crap mine is there too!!! YAY! woot
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ZeeOhhSix
05-22-2024 at 04:21 PM.
05-22-2024 at 04:21 PM.
Quote from Catalyst :
Holy crap mine is there too!!! YAY! https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima.../emot-woot.gif
MINE IS THERE TOOOOOO! I can't believe it. $1,836 net for a i9 4090 system with another $70 of dell rewards to boot!

so since they waited until After May 15 to confirm the cashback, does that mean Dell bought itself 6 months (minus 7 days) until we actually can get the cash out?
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05-22-2024 at 04:29 PM.
05-22-2024 at 04:29 PM.
Just got my CB confirmed today also. I admit I had lost a bit of faith in that part so I'm glad it came through.
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mgfa
05-22-2024 at 05:36 PM.
05-22-2024 at 05:36 PM.
Same for my cb
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mgfa
05-22-2024 at 08:27 PM.
05-22-2024 at 08:27 PM.
Quote from ZeeOhhSix :
MINE IS THERE TOOOOOO! I can't believe it. $1,836 net for a i9 4090 system with another $70 of dell rewards to boot!

so since they waited until After May 15 to confirm the cashback, does that mean Dell bought itself 6 months (minus 7 days) until we actually can get the cash out?

After tax in Nj and citi cash back net to 1900 holy moly
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zablon
05-23-2024 at 09:38 AM.
05-23-2024 at 09:38 AM.
Mine showed up too! Awesome deal. BTW, this system is crazy compared to what I came from. I usually build, but I hadn't been able to find a price I liked. I realize this system is pretty locked for upgrading, but I don't anticipate it is going to need replaced for awhile as I don't usually worry about bleeding edge until the next time I upgrade.

on top of that i also did a referall for an extra $40 back, so yay. I don't know if this was a pricing mistake or not, but if it was I'm glad everyone came through.

I came from a [email protected] with a 290x lol. I was way past due for an upgrade.
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05-23-2024 at 10:07 AM.
05-23-2024 at 10:07 AM.
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Weird thing happened. I walked away for a few minutes. When I came back it was booted to what looked like a BIOS recovery and it said "No Hard Drive Detected". Ctrl+Alt+Del and it ended up trying to PXE boot so I thought woah, did my 990 Pro already die? Got into BIOS and somehow my boot order had switched to network boot for options 1 and 2 and Windows Boot Manager for option 3. Moved Windows Boot Manager to 1 and booted back up just fine. HWINFO64 shows temps look good and Samsung Magician shows a good temp as well as a successful diag test. Weird!!

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Oh wow, apparently my computer initiated a support ticket without my even knowing about it. Dell support already emailed me about it with suggestions. They even know about the drive swap!! Adding in a picture. The link to the BIOS they are providing 2.7.0 (a little newer than what we have now) is https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER1148434....0_x64.exe in case anyone else needs it. I updated to it without issue.
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So, just some updates on my experience.

I was noticing some weird issues where my monitor would not wake up after a reboot. I also noticed some weird cutting out of the display once in a while that I didn't see when I first got the system. For me, I narrowed it down to the BIOS version. My system did not like being on 2.7 so I downgraded the BIOS back to 2.6 and she is happy again. Reboots are fixed.
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Quote from SupacatNV :
So, just some updates on my experience.

I was noticing some weird issues where my monitor would not wake up after a reboot. I also noticed some weird cutting out of the display once in a while that I didn't see when I first got the system. For me, I narrowed it down to the BIOS version. My system did not like being on 2.7 so I downgraded the BIOS back to 2.6 and she is happy again. Reboots are fixed.
Looking at the update page https://www.dell.com/support/home...16-desktop looks like that version solved 4 security issues. The first two are out of bounds write vulnerabilities, 3rd some JRE updates and the 4th remediates an input validation issue. Guessing there are probably a bunch of other unspecified fixes in there. I wish BIOS updates were more transparent about what is fixed. Pretty much always been that way Frown

At least you're ok for now!! I'm driving 3 screens (one 4k, two 2k) on Displayport and haven't seen any visual issues to date.
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skynet007
05-25-2024 at 10:58 PM.
05-25-2024 at 10:58 PM.
Dell current deal for Intel 14900KF CPU and 4090 GPU and with new dell account 10% off, 12% cash back , 5% from BoA or Chase ($100 max) and split with American Express $50 off $250. This would be better system for similar price
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05-25-2024 at 11:07 PM.
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Quote from skynet007 :
Dell current deal for Intel 14900KF CPU and 4090 GPU and with new dell account 10% off, 12% cash back , 5% from BoA or Chase ($100 max) and split with American Express $50 off $250. This would be better system for similar price
the current offer is $600 more and cashback is 3% less. Not really comparable
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05-26-2024 at 02:02 PM.
05-26-2024 at 02:02 PM.
Quote from WallEworld :
the current offer is $600 more and cashback is 3% less. Not really comparable

If you minus the upgraded CPU, SSD 2TB and killer wifi then it get closer to $300 difference
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