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forum threadDonnieD1913 posted Yesterday 05:03 AM
forum threadDonnieD1913 posted Yesterday 05:03 AM

Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Gaming PC Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.2GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drive $2199

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Yesterday 05:09 AM
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DonnieD1913
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Back Live - Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Gaming PC @ $2199. Best Buy will price match if in stock!

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc

SKU: 926055
Mfr Part #: DACT1250-9338BL
UPC: 884116651338

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.2GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drive
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.2GHz Processor
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7
32GB DDR5-5200 RAM
2TB Solid State Drive
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Killer E3100G Network
2x2 Intel Wi-Fi 7 802.11be
Bluetooth 5.4
Liquid Cooler

Optimized for all gamers. The Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop features incredible performance boosts and focuses on reducing acoustics while maintaining airflow. Making it a perfect gaming system for any setting with purpose-built legend 3 design.
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chris431Yesterday 07:34 AM
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The ram alone is worth it
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DJ3xclusiveYesterday 06:19 PM
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Link needs to be updated.

What's the thoughts? The only thing that troubles me is the proprietary motherboard which I hate. Was thinking CyberPower, MSI or iBuyPower. Think Lenovo is the same as Alienware for their motherboards
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flatlightYesterday 06:30 PM
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Quote from DJ3xclusive :
Link needs to be updated.

What's the thoughts? The only thing that troubles me is the proprietary motherboard which I hate. Was thinking CyberPower, MSI or iBuyPower. Think Lenovo is the same as Alienware for their motherboards
Proprietary motherboard, headers, and PSU. They also may intentionally underclock/underpower to keep temperature and noise down
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DJ3xclusiveYesterday 06:46 PM
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Quote from flatlight :
Proprietary motherboard, headers, and PSU. They also may intentionally underclock/underpower to keep temperature and noise down
What do you think? Wait for another similar spec deal? Or the limited motherboard & PSU is worth the troubles or deal breaker?
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flatlightYesterday 07:04 PM
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Quote from DJ3xclusive :
What do you think? Wait for another similar spec deal? Or the limited motherboard & PSU is worth the troubles or deal breaker?
You're already limited by Arrow Lake and nobody buying an Alienware swaps the motherboard so its not really a deal breaker. But if you already have access to Microcenter I would just wait a few days/weeks til another non-Alienware goes on sale.
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DJ3xclusiveYesterday 07:08 PM
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Quote from flatlight :
You're already limited by Arrow Lake and nobody buying an Alienware swaps the motherboard so its not really a deal breaker. But if you already have access to Microcenter I would just wait a few days/weeks til another non-Alienware goes on sale.
I heard of the bottlenecks of Arrow. Should I wait for the next Intel CPU announced? Or what other CPU from AMD is better than the Ultra 9?

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TwinPrimeYesterday 11:08 PM
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Quote from DJ3xclusive :
What do you think? Wait for another similar spec deal? Or the limited motherboard & PSU is worth the troubles or deal breaker?
If you find one buy it asap. Prices are increasing on new stock and will only get more expensive as Nvidia and AMD gimp GPU supply.
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DJ3xclusiveToday 05:49 PM
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Quote from TwinPrime :
If you find one buy it asap. Prices are increasing on new stock and will only get more expensive as Nvidia and AMD gimp GPU supply.
Best Buy can price match and deciding to purchase or not. If I should wait for another deal with more customizable desktop
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