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Alienware Aurora Desktop (ACT1250): Ultra 7 265F, RTX 5080 16GB, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 1000W PSU - $1694.99 + Free S/H @ Dell

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  • Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 265F (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 1.8GHz to 5.3GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
  • 16GB (2x 8GB - Green) Dual Channel 5200 MT/s DDR5 Memory / RAM
  • 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 + Dell Wired Mouse included
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  • Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 265F (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 1.8GHz to 5.3GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
  • 16GB (2x 8GB - Green) Dual Channel 5200 MT/s DDR5 Memory / RAM
  • 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 + Dell Wired Mouse included

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Today 07:15 PM
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LennyM4178Today 07:15 PM
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can you at least upgrade ram or memory on Alienware desktop?
Today 07:38 PM
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itank2Today 07:38 PM
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Quote from LennyM4178 :
can you at least upgrade ram or memory on Alienware desktop?
It's not a laptop, you can upgrade this all that you want. Just be aware to keep the old components in case you need warranty service.
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Today 07:38 PM
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LennyM4178Today 07:38 PM
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Quote from itank2 :
It's not a laptop, you can upgrade this all that you want. Just be aware to keep the old components in case you need warranty service.
well from googling you cannot upgrade the processor cuz it's soldered in
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Today 07:45 PM
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itank2Today 07:45 PM
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Quote from LennyM4178 :
well from googling you cannot upgrade the processor cuz it's soldered in
Oh wow, I haven't looked closely at Alienware in over a decade. You're correct, a lot of CPUs come soldered on Alienware. Other components like RAM and drives are still upgradeable. Such an awful choice to solder on the CPUs, so if the motherboard fails, you're out two major components instead of one. What a shame. Otherwise this is a solid deal.
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Today 07:46 PM
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LennyM4178Today 07:46 PM
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Quote from itank2 :
Oh wow, I haven't looked closely at Alienware in over a decade. You're correct, a lot of CPUs come soldered on Alienware. Other components like RAM and drives are still upgradeable. Such an awful choice to solder on the CPUs, so if the motherboard fails, you're out two major components instead of one. What a shame. Otherwise this is a solid deal.
yeah I believe that's why it's so cheap because people aren't buying them.
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Today 07:50 PM
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BrianB2442Today 07:50 PM
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Is the processor or memory worth the extra cost to upgrade?
Today 07:57 PM
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itank2Today 07:57 PM
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Quote from BrianB2442 :
Is the processor or memory worth the extra cost to upgrade?
Processor is fine but the RAM is pretty slow for DDR5. It would be worth it to upgrade the RAM to a larger and faster kit

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Today 08:01 PM
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BrianB2442Today 08:01 PM
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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.
Today 08:12 PM
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LennyM4178Today 08:12 PM
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Quote from BrianB2442 :
Is the processor or memory worth the extra cost to upgrade?
you can only upgrade the RAM and hard drive
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Today 08:27 PM
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MooseJamalToday 08:27 PM
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Is the MB a proprietary form factor or a standard one like ATX, mATX, etc?
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newnewyToday 08:42 PM
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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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Today 08:49 PM
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ChristophorusToday 08:49 PM
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Too bad not amd cpu
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Today 08:50 PM
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dealmashugunaToday 08:50 PM
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"The Processor (125W) requires PSU with 240mm Liquid Cooler with AlienFX lighting"

wanted to upgrade for $100 to Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 processor 265KF (20-Core, 66MB Total Cache, 3.3GHz to 5.5GHz)

What a bummer Frown
Today 08:52 PM
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dealmashugunaToday 08:52 PM
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Quote from newnewy :
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!
Which RAM did you upgrade to ?

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Today 08:54 PM
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hubernomiddlesngToday 08:54 PM
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Quote from itank2 :
Oh wow, I haven't looked closely at Alienware in over a decade. You're correct, a lot of CPUs come soldered on Alienware. Other components like RAM and drives are still upgradeable. Such an awful choice to solder on the CPUs, so if the motherboard fails, you're out two major components instead of one. What a shame. Otherwise this is a solid deal.
And you're most likely also out of a case, PSU, and cooler. It's so heavily proprietary that I'm not sure if you can get replacement parts and even if you can, not sure if you'd want to. The new Area 51 is marginally better but I would still call aspects of it proprietary as the PSU is using a standard but a standard I think that has no consumer motherboards for. The fan hub relies on that specific motherboard and the gpu support bracket relies on that specific GPU.

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