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Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop: Ultra 9 285, RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD Expired

$2500 or less
$2,899.99
+ Free Shipping
+43 Deal Score
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Dell Technologies has Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (ACT1250) on sale for $2499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.

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. Select American Express Cardholders may be eligible for Cashback offer via statement credit (e.g. $50 back on $250+ spend; offer will vary by account).

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 285 (24-Core, 76MB Total Cache, 1.9Ghz to 5.6GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Graphics
  • 32GB Dual Channel DDR5 (2x 16GB - Green) 5200 MT/s Memory
  • 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, 240mm Liquid-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)
  • Windows 11 Home

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$2249.99 $2899.99 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 Desktop [dell.com]
  • Add item to cart
  • Proceed to cart
  • Enter your unique 10% off coupon code from email
  • Your total will be $2249.99 (excluding tax) + shipping is free
Additional Savings:
$2499.99 without the above discounts.

SPECS:
  • Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 285 (24-Core, 76MB Total Cache, 1.9Ghz to 5.6GHz)
  • Windows 11 Home
  • (Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7
  • 32GB Dual Channel DDR5 (2x 16GB - Green) 5200 MT/s
  • 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
  • 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, 240mm Liquid-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...1250wcto06
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For gaming specifically I don't think anyone wants this particular processor. Think of this build as a $1500 GPU with a computer thrown in. Is the computer worth $750? Yup. Therein lies the deal.
You can't just drop that without explaining, haha.
My ex girlfriend was not a sane person.

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rogi43
04-27-2025 at 11:20 AM.
04-27-2025 at 11:20 AM.
What did people use for cash back? I am only seeing 5%
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Shimakaze
04-28-2025 at 12:11 AM.
04-28-2025 at 12:11 AM.
So for anyone checking out this thread, the deal showed up the best for me as of today. I actually ended up buying the Best Buy CyberPowerPC with the 5070 TI earlier this week because I could not get the CB or Amex deal to work for this Alienware. Fast forward to today, and my Amex card (Amex Blue Cash Everyday) just added a "spend $500 or more at Dell.com, get $100 back" deal to the rewards section (which wasn't there days ago), so added that. MAKE SURE YOU ADD IT TO YOUR CARD FIRST. Then the popular CB site (R...ten) upped the CB for dell.com to 12%. The 10% Dell subscription also coupon still worked, and there is the "Dell cash" reward for purchases as well. So here was my cost breakdown:

Initial Price: $2500
w/ Sub Coupon: $2250
w/ Tax: $2392.88

Expected CB: $270
Dell cash: $117
Amex offer: $100

Expected Adjusted Total Cost: $1905.88

I actually save $95 over what I had spent for the other Best Buy build, since Best Buy CB excludes desktops.
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rbraden
04-28-2025 at 05:44 AM.
04-28-2025 at 05:44 AM.
Quote from rogi43 :
What did people use for cash back? I am only seeing 5%
One of the "top" sites I'm seeing is back to 13% cash back as of this morning. Combining a 10% coupon with cash back and possible credit card offers to bring this (potentially significantly) under $2K I think makes this the best deal there has been on a high end desktop of any that I've seen by a good bit.
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LovelyWater5490
04-28-2025 at 06:01 AM.
04-28-2025 at 06:01 AM.
Did the deal just die? I went to use the cb site and now the discount isn't reflecting
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PurpleTable1564
04-28-2025 at 06:15 AM.
04-28-2025 at 06:15 AM.
Quote from LovelyWater5490 :
Did the deal just die? I went to use the cb site and now the discount isn't reflecting
Quote from rbraden :
One of the "top" sites I'm seeing is back to 13% cash back as of this morning. Combining a 10% coupon with cash back and possible credit card offers to bring this (potentially significantly) under $2K I think makes this the best deal there has been on a high end desktop of any that I've seen by a good bit.
Doesn't the coupon negate the cash back? Has anyone ever received the cash back using a coupon in combination with the *Top site?
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rbraden
04-28-2025 at 06:16 AM.
04-28-2025 at 06:16 AM.
Quote from PurpleTable1564 :
Doesn't the coupon negate the cash back? Has anyone ever received the cash back using a coupon in combination with the *Top site?
No, definitely not. I've combined coupons with cash back at Dell many times, including on this deal (though granted in this case the CB is pending - I haven't received it yet.
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rbraden
04-28-2025 at 06:19 AM.
04-28-2025 at 06:19 AM.
Quote from LovelyWater5490 :
Did the deal just die? I went to use the cb site and now the discount isn't reflecting
Wow, you're right. Looks like the computer config is no longer on sale, so back up from $2500 base price to $2900.
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LovelyWater5490
04-28-2025 at 06:23 AM.
04-28-2025 at 06:23 AM.
Quote from rbraden :
Wow, you're right. Looks like the computer config is no longer on sale, so back up from $2500 base price to $2900.
Yeah I talked to a rep, seems dell updates sales every 7:00 AM CST Monday, the only thing up is a weaker system and this

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/d...1250wcto05

Which is significantly pricer, comes out to about 2,700 with CB and an amex discount on my end.

If anyone can tell me if those Specs would be worth the price I might consider it though, I'm bummed about missing this one
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