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
Note: New customers may receive an additional 10% off via
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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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Obviously some luck involved but there are a couple ways to try to get a msrp card like bestbuy drops, microcenter someone will stock in store, nvidia vpa program
Obviously some luck involved but there are a couple ways to try to get a msrp card like bestbuy drops, microcenter someone will stock in store, nvidia vpa program
And besides 5080/5090, what are your other current options to be able game at 4k raytraced on demanding games now and thinking of the next few (at least 5) years into the future?
9070xt/9800x3d I'm gaming highest settings full rt 4k steady 60 fps fsr set to quality no frame gen on AC Shadows. Indiana Jones I do have to turn the rt down.
60 frames is ok for true 4k
Rt. I'd argue neither card is a true 4k rt card.
You can get pretty close to stock 5080 performance with an Undervolt/overclock. Of course you can also do the same to a 5080. IMHO the 5080 isn't worth the price difference. I spent 800 total on my gigabyte 9070 xt. What's the cheapest(non fe) 5080? Zotac/pny ~1400?
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I can't get quite that on my specific card but it definitely closes the gap.
As for the "at least 5 years into the future"… let's be honest, the "enthusiast" population here only cares about what's now and new.
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I have played with both for a while now and I think the upgrade is well worth the $500 difference even if you ignore the inflated GPU market as of now.
For GPUs, dell OEM ones are quite nice and they are similar to the MSI Gaming Trio models and quite a bit better than MSRP models such as FE and Ventus. 5080 is about 30-35% faster than 4070 Ti Super in raw performance, but it has better OC and UV potential which add another 5-10% performance lead. It also has latest MFG and the AI cores handle DLSS4 more efficiently, and it also supports many new non-gaming features only available to 5000 series. More importantly, it does all these with only about 20w more power consumption so it is a lot more efficient.
For CPUs, in theory i7 14700F is on par with Ultra 7 265F at full power which you see in all the reviews. However, the R16 has a PL1 of 100w and PL2 of 219w for the 14700f and the new ACT1250 has a PL1 of 182w same as PL2 which makes a huge difference in real world performance. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is like 50% higher with 265F (33000 vs. 22000 for 14700f). The reason is because the new model has a better liquid cooler with a more efficient chip which suits the small form factor of Aurora much better.
There are other minor improvement such as Wifi7 and higher memory support, but in term of performance, this deal is leaps and bounds ahead of the last deal.
I used the 10% off deal coupon, along with my two Amex cards that have 5% off on each and my $200 credit on each and then 12% cash back
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I have blue cash Amex Is there a specific offer to add? I checked all their specific stores offers and no dells deals