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Dell Alienware Aurora R15 Desktop: Ryzen 9 7900, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RX 7900 XTX Expired

$2050 or less
$2,999.99
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Dell Technologies has Dell Alienware Aurora R15 Desktop on sale for $2049.99 (or less for new customers). Shipping is free.

Thanks community member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.

Offer Notes:
  • New customers may receive an additional 10% off via email sign up; this email sign up offer is only good for new Dell customers, making the price $1,844.99.
  • American Express cardholders may be eligible for select Amex Offers for Dell. Check your Amex Offers to see if you're eligible.
Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core / 24-Thread (4.7GHz Base / 5.60GHz Boost) Processor
  • 64GB (2x 32GB) DDR5 4800 MT/s RAM
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • Qualcomm WCN6856, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5Gbps)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with PowerShare technology
    • 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 On
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type A
    • 1x RJ-45 Realtek RTL8125BD 2.5G Ethernet

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$1899.99 $2999.9 after the following steps:
  • Click here [dell.com] 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
  • Go to Alienware Aurora R16 Desktop [dell.com]
  • Add item to cart
  • Proceed to cart
  • Enter your unique 10% off coupon code from email
  • Your total will be $1889.99 (excluding tax) + shipping is free
Additional Savings:$2099.99 without any above discounts.

SPECS:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (76 MB total cache, 12 cores, 24 threads, up to 5.60 GHz Max Boost Clock)
  • AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 24 GB GDDR6
  • 64 GB: 2 x 32 GB, DDR5, 4800 MT/s
  • 1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD
  • Dark Side of the Moon 1350W PSU, Alienware Cryo-tech Edition CPU Liquid Cooling & Clear Side Panel
  • Qualcomm WCN6856, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth
  • Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English)
  • Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 (Black)
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...aur15amd04
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Great specs and price!
64GB RAM is enough for anybody
Honestly, if you don't know if you need to upgrade then you probably don't. This is a good price and I'm tempted but I just don't play enough demanding games for it to be worth it for me. Depending on what components you got, 4 years is not very old. If there is something specific that is throttling in your setup then just upgrade that component and save the money.

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05-19-2024 at 03:40 PM.
05-19-2024 at 03:40 PM.
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Which is why I put 128GB in mineSmilie

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05-19-2024 at 07:24 PM.
05-19-2024 at 07:24 PM.
Quote from Tsudanosh :
This. The driver issues that have been plaguing the 7000-series AMD cards utilizing DX12 since Nov '23 is shockingly bad.

I managed to get it stable for a day but then it returned to driver crash. Play World of Warcraft? Crash. Helldivers 2? Crash. Minecraft? Crash.

You can downgrade to DX11 but that cuts gaming performance nearly in half.

AMD GPUs are a mess and you couldn't pay me to buy one right now. Returned my brand new 7900 XTX and bought an Nvidia 4080 Super instead. Not one single issue in days. Finally!

Will these driver issues also affect LLM-related tasks?
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johnishere22
05-20-2024 at 08:59 AM.
05-20-2024 at 08:59 AM.
good price but AMD GPU is a dealbreaker for me. If you're going to spend this much money, you want to be safe and just go with the Nvidia brand instead. I have had so many issues with AMD cards that I don't even want to discuss.
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05-20-2024 at 10:33 AM.
05-20-2024 at 10:33 AM.
Quote from jbrownski :
Will these driver issues also affect LLM-related tasks?

What kinds of LLM related tasks? If you mean running small or quantized models locally then NVDA cards are currently much better. If you mean using ChatGPT or calling some hosted LLM API then it doesn't matter.
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05-20-2024 at 10:46 AM.
05-20-2024 at 10:46 AM.
Is the nVidia graphics card version better because it works better with local chatgpt / large language models?
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05-20-2024 at 10:50 AM.
05-20-2024 at 10:50 AM.
Quote from scdiamond :
i have an oldier alienware
do i need to upgrade? it's like 4 years old
New graphic cards are expected early next year such as nVidia 5090. Might be a good time to upgrade then, or wait 6 months after that for discounts.
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05-20-2024 at 12:02 PM.
05-20-2024 at 12:02 PM.
Assuming this is air cooling, any comments on the temperatures or comparison to intel?
Been a while since I've bought a computer, and haven't owned an AMD since 2003. TIA and repp for assistance!
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05-20-2024 at 05:35 PM.
05-20-2024 at 05:35 PM.
Would this be a good buy for a teen playing COD, Fortnite, Truck Simulator? Also some photo editng and videography? I'm clueless
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05-20-2024 at 06:05 PM.
05-20-2024 at 06:05 PM.
Quote from stephanie2368 :
Would this be a good buy for a teen playing COD, Fortnite, Truck Simulator? Also some photo editng and videography? I'm clueless
This is way more than what you need for any of that, but if I was a teenager and someone bought this for me, I would be ecstatic
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05-21-2024 at 02:15 AM.
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Quote from stephanie2368 :
Would this be a good buy for a teen playing COD, Fortnite, Truck Simulator? Also some photo editng and videography? I'm clueless

This will play any game and most at ultra settings and 4k. If you get them this buy them Red Dead Redemption 2 which is absolutely beautiful at 4k with settings cranked and has amazing replay value. It's also much more appropriate in terms of content for a teen than Rockstar's other big franchise (GTA). In terms of explicit content and the overall morality of the storyline. It's not PG but the game rewards you for having a moral compass.

The storyline is movie quality, but you can spend 100 hours in Chapter 2 just exploring and doing a million side missions and tasks.
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05-21-2024 at 02:18 PM.
05-21-2024 at 02:18 PM.
There was a now-expired RX 7900 XTX + Ryzen 9 7900X earlier today for only $1745 (https://slickdeals.net/f/17504685-alienware-aurora-r15-ryzen-9-7900x-rx-7900-xtx-24gb-64gb-ddr5-1tb-ssd-w-dell-pay-1744-99).

Now, that one was a real deal. This one, not so much, IMO.
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05-21-2024 at 02:34 PM.
05-21-2024 at 02:34 PM.
Quote from Tsudanosh :
This. The driver issues that have been plaguing the 7000-series AMD cards utilizing DX12 since Nov '23 is shockingly bad.

I managed to get it stable for a day but then it returned to driver crash. Play World of Warcraft? Crash. Helldivers 2? Crash. Minecraft? Crash.

You can downgrade to DX11 but that cuts gaming performance nearly in half.

AMD GPUs are a mess and you couldn't pay me to buy one right now. Returned my brand new 7900 XTX and bought an Nvidia 4080 Super instead. Not one single issue in days. Finally!

Sounds like user error to me...
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05-21-2024 at 03:43 PM.
05-21-2024 at 03:43 PM.
Quote from mihscr :
There was a now-expired RX 7900 XTX + Ryzen 9 7900X earlier today for only $1745 (https://slickdeals.net/f/17504685-alienware-aurora-r15-ryzen-9-7900x-rx-7900-xtx-24gb-64gb-ddr5-1tb-ssd-w-dell-pay-1744-99).

Now, that one was a real deal. This one, not so much, IMO.
I don't think it was ever legit

Not a single confirmed purchade
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05-21-2024 at 09:14 PM.
05-21-2024 at 09:14 PM.
Quote from ergardne :
I don't think it was ever legit

Not a single confirmed purchade
Not everyone is going to come and comment on the thread about a verified purchase. The deal had been available for several hours and then got expired just like every other deal. If it was not legit it wouldn't have gotten the upvotes it got. So, it's your fault that you were late.
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