Update: This very popular deal is still available.
Dell Technologies has
Dell Alienware Aurora Desktop (ACT1250) on sale for
$2299.99 when you
follow directions below.
Shipping is free.
Thanks community member
9594 for sharing this deal
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Deal Instructions:
- Click here for Dell Alienware Aurora Desktop
- Under Customize, select the following upgrades
- Under Graphics, select NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 (+$750)
- Under Chassis, select 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel (+$200)
- Add to cart.
- Your total will be $2299.99 + Free Shipping
- Note: New customers may receive an additional 10% off via email sign up; this email sign up offer is only good for new Dell customers.
Specs:
- Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 265F (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 1.8GHz to 5.3GHz)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
- 16GB Dual Channel DDR5 Memory (2x 8GB - Green) 5200 MT/s
- 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
- 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, Air-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel
- Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless LAN and Bluetooth
- Dell Wired Keyboard (KB216, Black) + Dell Wired Mouse (MS116, Black)
- Inputs:
- Front:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) ports
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) port with PowerShare technology
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-C port with PowerShare technology
- Rear:
- 1x USB4 (20 Gbps) Type-C port with Power Delivery
- 2x 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) ports
- 2x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) ports with SmartPower
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-C port
- RJ45 Ethernet port
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my 2 cents the 5080 is better for sure. According to benchmarks the i9-14900KF is WAY better than the Ultra 7.
in my eyes, this isnt slick. just a deal if you need one now. Now an i9 with a 5080 @ this price point... thats slick.
I use CineBench R23 multi-core 10min test for stress testing, and normalize in two ways. One is with fixed watts and see the peak temp. I use 182 watts which is the turbo power for 265f and 285. For reference i7 14700f and i9 14900f in the previous deal has PL2 of 219w, 14700kf and 14900kf has PL2 of 253w, and 265kf and 285k 250w.
The other is with fixed temp and see how much watts the cooler can handle. My room temp is 20c, and I am using 80c as the recommended load temp. You typically don't want to run it over 80c for long, and ideally no more than 70c. All test are done in default AWCC Performance mode and with Windows Performance power profile. Note that it is not normalized by noise, but I found the noise levels are comparable and the ACT1250 liquid cooler is slightly more quiet under the same load.
Results for four coolers:
1. The stock air cooler cannot handle 182 watts obviously, and at 80c (delta of 60c) it can handle about 80watts load. To be fair, the stock cooler is sufficient for a 65watts TDP cpu such as 265f and 285, unless your ambient temp is really high (e.g. 30c plus) or you want the full performance in turbo.
2. The R16 stock liquid cooler is a much smaller cooler than the ACT1250 liquid cooler. It reaches 94c under 182w load, and can handle around 150w load at 80c.
3.The ACT1250 stock liquid cooler is an upgrade over R16 with a larger chamber and pump. It reaches 80c under 182w load so can handle exactly the turbo power of a 265f at 80c.
4.Peerless Assassin 120 SE reaches 75c under 182w load and is better than both liquid coolers. It can handle around 200w at 80c.
So what does it mean? First, Core Ultra CPUs are significantly more efficient than 14th gen Intel CPUs, and in an OEM build such as Aurora where thermal is the limiting factor, efficiency is key. Even that a 14900kf has a lot more power than a 265f, you won't be able to reach that level as the cooling cannot handle it. A 100w 265f is actually more powerful than a 100w 14900kf, let alone the risk of longevity with the 14th gen CPU.
Second, the stock 240mm liquid cooler in R16 is inferior to the new liquid cooler, which means it cannot handle the same watts as the new Aurora. One should compare a 150w load 14th gen to a 182w load Core Ultra if normalized by thermals, which gives even more edge to the new CPUs.
Third, one should replace the stock air cooler with something like PA120 or PS120 if using this for any CPU heavy tasks. Those can provide similar or slightly better thermals than the stock liquid cooler and is cheaper. One caveat is you will need to use software to bypass the PL1 power limit.
I would say go for 40 series deals but there really aren't any. Just helped someone buy a 4070 rig and those are still $1300 and up (one with an I7). The new Intel chips sucking and the new 50 series being a minor step up (performance not performance per dollar) over the 40 series is really hurting the market right now.
Can you do 4k gaming on a 4070 desktop or a 4090 laptop?
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Black Friday is super far away. But I figured providing this information wouldn't hurt anyone 😆
Edit: just checked MC stock again (they are not open yet so a good time to check supply). Across the different models they have 19 5080, 13 5070ti, and 28 5070 including a bunch of the lowest priced ones ($549). The cheapest 5080 is $1379. This is a lot more stock than yesterday morning. Hopefully the lower end models of the 5080 will be available soon, as well as 5090 although I think those will be last to show up in quantities. They had a few 5090 the other day but they were all 3k+ which is ridiculous.
4070 is a 1440p card, it will def struggle with 4k especially in more recent/AAA games. 4k starts at 4070ti or 4070ti super. The laptop 4090 is basically an underpowered desktop 4080, so it will do 4k. Both of these are unlikely to be able to play at high frames at ultra settings though, especially with any raytracing.
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