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Oct 6, 2025 7:03 PM

Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop: Ultra 7 265F, RTX 5080, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD

$1,695

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Dell Technologies has Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (ACT1250) on sale for $1694.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor RevOne for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 1.8GHz to 5.3GHz) Processor
  • 16GB Dual Channel DDR5 Memory (2x 8GB - Green) 5200 MT/s
  • 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Graphics
  • 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, Clear Door & 240mm Liquid Cooler
  • 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
  • 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

Editor's Notes

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  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars based on over 500 customer reviews.
  • Additional notes:

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Dell Technologies has Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (ACT1250) on sale for $1694.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor RevOne for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265F (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 1.8GHz to 5.3GHz) Processor
  • 16GB Dual Channel DDR5 Memory (2x 8GB - Green) 5200 MT/s
  • 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Graphics
  • 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, Clear Door & 240mm Liquid Cooler
  • 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
  • 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

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars based on over 500 customer reviews.
  • Additional notes:

Original Post

Written by RevOne | Staff

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PadmeAmidala
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No brainer at this price! Got an extra 10% student discount and came out to $1624.66 with tax. While the CPU may / may not be an issue to upgrade. (Haven't tried it myself). The other components are easily upgradable. Have had past Alienware machines and have all have been great except when intel had the instability issues with the 13th and 14th gen chips, and I was unfortunately affected and it pretty much killed my PC. Dell resolved that for me.
For $1624.66 you literally you can't find anything better at this price. I would get this before it sells out!
Tip : You will get a minimum $45.76 in rewards, once your order is shipped and delivered. Use those rewards and apply it towards a NVME SSD or whatever you'd like! Have done this multiple times. Dell Rewards Program is great!
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LennyM4178
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well from googling you cannot upgrade the processor cuz it's soldered in.
after chatting with Dell I have found out that the CPU and GPU are not soldered
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newnewy
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Just bought this except I upgraded to 32GB, 2TB and i9 285K process. Came out to be $2069 before tax after 10% employee discount. Didn't want to deal with the upgrade by myself plus CB offering 10% back so figure cuts cost of upgrade.

I also had two business platinum cards with $150 credit each, 5% Amex Offer and 1 extra Amex points. Plus the 10% from cash back sites.

After everything, will be ~1658 plus 20K MR points.

Not slickdeals and have feeling BF will offer better deals, but best I can get now for 5080 system!
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Oct 6, 2025 8:57 PM
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LennyM4178Oct 6, 2025 8:57 PM
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Quote from Christophorus View quoted comment :
Too bad not amd cpu
this processor smokes AMD from everything I've seen
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Oct 6, 2025 8:57 PM
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LennyM4178Oct 6, 2025 8:57 PM
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Quote from newnewy View quoted comment :
Just bought this except I upgraded to 32GB, 2TB and i9 285K process. Came out to be $2069 before tax after 10% employee discount. Didn't want to deal with the upgrade by myself plus CB offering 10% back so figure cuts cost of upgrade. I also had two business platinum cards with $150 credit each, 5% Amex Offer and 1 extra Amex points. Plus the 10% from cash back sites.After everything, will be ~1658 plus 20K MR points. Not slickdeals and have feeling BF will offer better deals, but best I can get now for 5080 system!
how did you get 10% discount do you work for dell?
Oct 6, 2025 9:26 PM
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BrianB2442Oct 6, 2025 9:26 PM
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is air or liquid cooled more worth it?
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Oct 6, 2025 9:31 PM
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SplendidStove200Oct 6, 2025 9:31 PM
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Quote from LennyM4178 View quoted comment :
Quote from Christophorus


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Too bad not amd cpu
this processor smokes AMD from everything I've seen
Multicore-wise, yes, this is the best HEDT without the huge price jump into xeon/epyc/etc. The latency in 265/285k hurts too much for gaming though. To mitigate it you need expensive 8000+ speed cudimm, and a motherboard that supports those speeds as well as tuning ram timings, neither is gonna be available with an alienware desktop. Or you could just buy x3d with bargain bin 6000 ram, or raptor lake with a-die. All the platforms since after comet lake require tuning now with gears on memory controllers switching, default single core boosting pushing transient voltages too high, memory compatibility worsening in the transition from ddr4 to ddr5, and chiplets introducing latency, with single ccd x3d chips requiring the least tuning, their latency being mitigated by a huge cache. If you want strictly multi core productivity and don't care about gaming, then just get arrow lake and not worry about tuning i guess. That still leaves the question of "Why alienware with a 5080?" though...
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Oct 6, 2025 9:47 PM
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dpchristOct 6, 2025 9:47 PM
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Quote from newnewy View quoted comment :
Just bought this except I upgraded to 32GB, 2TB and i9 285K process. Came out to be $2069 before tax after 10% employee discount. Didn't want to deal with the upgrade by myself plus CB offering 10% back so figure cuts cost of upgrade.

I also had two business platinum cards with $150 credit each, 5% Amex Offer and 1 extra Amex points. Plus the 10% from cash back sites.

After everything, will be ~1658 plus 20K MR points.

Not slickdeals and have feeling BF will offer better deals, but best I can get now for 5080 system!
The Dell employee discount isn't 17% for Alienware?
Oct 6, 2025 9:52 PM
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9594Oct 6, 2025 9:52 PM
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(From an older post for the same system)

Tested and working Memory Kits in the non-K CPU versions:


1. TEAMGROUP Elite DDR5 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 5600Mhz PC5-44800 CL46 Non-ECC Unbuffered UDIMM 288 Pin PC Computer Desktop Memory Module Ram TED532G5600C46DC01

Detects at the correct 5600 MT/s out of the box.

2. Crucial Pro RAM 48GB Kit (2x24GB) DDR5 6000MHz XMP-3.0 Desktop Memory CP2K24G60C48U5

Detected and running at 6000 MT/s in Task Manager and CPU-Z, XMP-3.0 profile, timings of 48, 48, 48, 96

3. Crucial Pro 128GB Kit (2 x 64GB) DDR5-5600 PC5-44800 CL46 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit CP2K64G56C46U5

Detects at the correct 5600 MT/s out of the box.
Oct 6, 2025 10:13 PM
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newnewyOct 6, 2025 10:13 PM
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Quote from dealmashuguna View quoted comment :
Which RAM did you upgrade to ?
the 5200 one.

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Oct 6, 2025 10:14 PM
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newnewyOct 6, 2025 10:14 PM
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Quote from LennyM4178 View quoted comment :
how did you get 10% discount do you work for dell?
Sorry correction, student account.

However, I'm pretty sure you can sign up for their newsletter with a spare email and get a 10% code.
Oct 6, 2025 10:15 PM
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newnewyOct 6, 2025 10:15 PM
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Quote from BrianB2442 View quoted comment :
is air or liquid cooled more worth it?
Liquid.

Some say air cooled is good enough unless you overclock.

But with Dell, it was just $50 more so no brainer.
Oct 6, 2025 10:19 PM
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sabryOct 6, 2025 10:19 PM
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I have had mine since May. The liquid cooling is awesome, making it super quiet
added 64GB ram with 4tb SSD and 24TB HDD
Oct 6, 2025 10:36 PM
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DoctorAwesomeOct 6, 2025 10:36 PM
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This would be a much better deal with an ultra 9
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Oct 6, 2025 10:46 PM
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treepopOct 6, 2025 10:46 PM
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Wow...this is stupid cheap! @ 4k the CPU wont matter either...freaking tempting.
Oct 6, 2025 10:50 PM
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LennyM4178Oct 6, 2025 10:50 PM
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Quote from DoctorAwesome View quoted comment :
This would be a much better deal with an ultra 9
1900 with the 9
Oct 6, 2025 10:58 PM
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treepopOct 6, 2025 10:58 PM
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Quote from BrianB2442 View quoted comment :
If you have an employee discount, it's an extra 5% off. Amex gives $100 off $500 but could be ymmv. Also a certain CB website gives 10% off.
How do I get the AMEX discount?
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Oct 6, 2025 11:03 PM
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PadmeAmidalaOct 6, 2025 11:03 PM
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No brainer at this price! Got an extra 10% student discount and came out to $1624.66 with tax. While the CPU may / may not be an issue to upgrade. (Haven't tried it myself). The other components are easily upgradable. Have had past Alienware machines and have all have been great except when intel had the instability issues with the 13th and 14th gen chips, and I was unfortunately affected and it pretty much killed my PC. Dell resolved that for me.
For $1624.66 you literally you can't find anything better at this price. I would get this before it sells out!
Tip : You will get a minimum $45.76 in rewards, once your order is shipped and delivered. Use those rewards and apply it towards a NVME SSD or whatever you'd like! Have done this multiple times. Dell Rewards Program is great!
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