Dell Technologies has
Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (ACT1250) as configured below for
$3099.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
SnehalSury 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 285K (24-Core, 76MB Total Cache, 3.7GHz to 5.7GHz)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X Graphics
- 32GB Dual Channel DDR5 (2x 16GB - Green) 5200 MT/s Memory
- 2TB 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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I just looked on eBay and the literal cheapest current listing for a new RTX 4090 is $2600 + tax. With just a single CB site, you could get this entire system for almost $175 less than that. If you have additional offers through Chase, C1, AMEX, etc., it could be potentially a hundred (or more) cheaper than that.
It would cost you at least close to $4k to build something similar to this desktop that can be had here well under $2500. While upgradeability is nice, for the most part by the time people want to upgrade something other than an SSD or ram, they're going to want a new CPU which in 4 or 5 years will probably also mean a new socket (so a new mobo) and a new GPU. At that point, who cares if you have to buy a whole new computer?
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Edit: looks like OEM, Dell outsources to partners like PNY and MSI. Might be the cheapest path to a new 4090.
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If you want to build a computer, go for it. That said, I find these conversations hilarious when we're talking about a desktop that has an RTX 4090 and costs the same price as just a 4090 on the secondary market. Buy vs. build discussions make sense when you can build something cheaper than you can buy it pre-built and/or pick your parts and get exactly what you want for about the same money as a pre-built and end up with something that's more upgradeable and/or higher quality parts. I have built a computer from scratch before. It can be fun, and it can be a cool project to do with your kid. I get it - I really do. But with pricing what it currently is, anyone looking at these recent Alienware deals - especially if you have 1 or more significant cash back offers - and thinking that ANY other deals (or going the BYO route) make sense is just not thinking rationally.
I just looked on eBay and the literal cheapest current listing for a new RTX 4090 is $2600 + tax. With just a single CB site, you could get this entire system for almost $175 less than that. If you have additional offers through Chase, C1, AMEX, etc., it could be potentially a hundred (or more) cheaper than that.
It would cost you at least close to $4k to build something similar to this desktop that can be had here well under $2500. While upgradeability is nice, for the most part by the time people want to upgrade something other than an SSD or ram, they're going to want a new CPU which in 4 or 5 years will probably also mean a new socket (so a new mobo) and a new GPU. At that point, who cares if you have to buy a whole new computer?
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