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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 $2199.99

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

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Jan 20, 2026 12:14 AM
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Elon69Jan 20, 2026 12:14 AM
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How is the relative price to other deals. Hard to tell based on the discount % since they could have higher price to begin with.
Jan 20, 2026 12:16 AM
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jcgomJan 20, 2026 12:16 AM
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Quote from Elon69 :
How is the relative price to other deals. Hard to tell based on the discount % since they could have higher price to begin with.
That's a great price but the memory is too slow.
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Jan 20, 2026 12:21 AM
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Elon69Jan 20, 2026 12:21 AM
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Quote from jcgom :
That's a great price but the memory is too slow.
I looked on micro center another similar computer was $2500 same ram and GPU. Yes wish it was 64gb. 3 free slots. Micro center has 5080 for about $1400 so the rest of this PC is $800.


Was comparing it to a $2600 machine also at micro center to get a feel or relative discount. PowerSpec G757 Gaming PC
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drive


Best Buy $2450 for similar build (cpu a lot weaker ?). https://www.bestbuy.com/product/i...c=pdp_page



So far so good on the comparison. This dell is 1000
Watt power supply so you cannot use 5090 at all
Last edited by Elon69 January 19, 2026 at 05:26 PM.
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Jan 20, 2026 12:22 AM
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jcgomJan 20, 2026 12:22 AM
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also I don't think it supports XMP memory profiles
Jan 20, 2026 12:27 AM
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OrangeRecess770Jan 20, 2026 12:27 AM
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Nice deal, but no Micro Center around me. Was not able to get price match on dell.com as Micro Center does not ship it.
Jan 20, 2026 12:29 AM
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Elon69Jan 20, 2026 12:29 AM
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Quote from jcgom :
also I don't think it supports XMP memory profiles
What does this mean? I am not versed in PC. I do know I cannot upgrade to 5090 in the future and Alienware is not DIY upgrade friendly but price is good
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Jan 20, 2026 12:40 AM
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eduardmcJan 20, 2026 12:40 AM
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Good price but Dont like the dell reference version of the 5080 but still is a 5080. Ram stick u will get those ugly green stick with no heatsink. Case, Mobo and psu are proprietary.
i would rather pay a little more and get a powerspec microcenter with the same spec. If you ever thinking on upgrading in the future.
dell alienware warranty is great if you just keeping this system.

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Jan 20, 2026 02:33 AM
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Elon69Jan 20, 2026 02:33 AM
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in for one.
Jan 20, 2026 03:30 AM
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DonnieD1913Jan 20, 2026 03:30 AM
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Quote from jcgom :
also I don't think it supports XMP memory profiles
It shows option for oc1 and oc2 in the bios how can I confirm for you? Also states only available with dell memory. I made purchase last week and wanted an affordable prebuilt.
Jan 20, 2026 03:46 AM
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smartsellerzJan 20, 2026 03:46 AM
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purchased one from microcenter, they were low in stock but i was able to snag it.
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Jan 20, 2026 02:31 PM
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Jan 20, 2026 02:31 PM
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Not a deal. This has been as low as $1999.99.
Jan 20, 2026 03:21 PM
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YourMothersRoomMateJan 20, 2026 03:21 PM
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decent deal if you're ok with an intel cpu
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Jan 20, 2026 03:22 PM
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YourMothersRoomMateJan 20, 2026 03:22 PM
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Quote from Elon69 :
What does this mean? I am not versed in PC. I do know I cannot upgrade to 5090 in the future and Alienware is not DIY upgrade friendly but price is good
doesn't know anything about computers or games
huh wow it might actually be elon, good luck 'playing' poe dude
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Jan 20, 2026 03:24 PM
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YourMothersRoomMateJan 20, 2026 03:24 PM
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Quote from Dr.W :
Not a deal. This has been as low as $1999.99.
the real question is with inflation is this a deal in the current moment not whether or not it's been lower in the past.
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Jan 20, 2026 03:29 PM
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Jan 20, 2026 03:29 PM
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Quote from YourMothersRoomMate :
the real question is with inflation is this a deal in the current moment not whether or not it's been lower in the past.
It was lower hardly a month ago, not half a year ago. There's been not much inflation in the past month. It's a simple search in SD bar that you can do yourself.
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