Alienware Aurora Gaming PC: Intel Ultra 9 285, RTX 5070Ti, 32GB DDR5-5200, 1TB SSD $1999.99 at Micro Center

su13_zero

Jul 5, 2026 7:02 PM

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su13_zeroJul 5, 2026 7:02 PM

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How good is this?

su13_zero

Jul 5, 2026 7:04 PM

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su13_zeroJul 5, 2026 7:04 PM

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Quote from Kuds

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it's not bad. still better to part a PC together for better performance for cost. that's what I'm currently doing

I think building the ap3c will be over 2000, its cheaper for the proprietary part right?

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Geisterbahn

Jul 5, 2026 7:23 PM

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GeisterbahnJul 5, 2026 7:23 PM

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How come this Alienware is always $1000-$2000 off? Different variants, but I see it every few months. On sale at Dell or Micro Center

incarnate

Jul 5, 2026 8:25 PM

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incarnateJul 5, 2026 8:25 PM

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Quote from Kuds

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it's not bad. still better to part a PC together for better performance for cost. that's what I'm currently doing

You aren't building your own pc at the same specs with a lower price these days due to gpu, ram, and ssd costs because of AI demand.

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Kuds

Jul 5, 2026 8:29 PM

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KudsJul 5, 2026 8:29 PM

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Quote from incarnate

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You aren't building your own pc at the same specs with a lower price these days due to gpu, ram, and ssd costs because of AI demand.

Better specs similar pricing. it's called looking for deals where you can , buy used if you need to and DIY. Not sure why I got downvoted for what I said. it's a mid tier PC and a not great one at that for the price is all.

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dhodson

Jul 5, 2026 9:29 PM

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dhodsonJul 5, 2026 9:29 PM

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Quote from Kuds

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Better specs similar pricing. it's called looking for deals where you can , buy used if you need to and DIY. Not sure why I got downvoted for what I said. it's a mid tier PC and a not great one at that for the price is all.

I'm not downvoting you personally

Buying used isn't considered "similar " in these threads.

This isn't mid tier.

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0ard

Jul 5, 2026 10:10 PM

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0ardJul 5, 2026 10:10 PM

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Quote from Kuds

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Better specs similar pricing. it's called looking for deals where you can , buy used if you need to and DIY. Not sure why I got downvoted for what I said. it's a mid tier PC and a not great one at that for the price is all.

There's an inherent value add for buying a new assembled PC with a warranty over assembling one from used parts. Yes you can score better deals on used parts but you're completely out that money if they fail on you, and personally I consider my labor to be worth a significant amount of money besides.

Anyway, this has one of the most powerful modern processors and graphics cards for gaming so unless your goal is running some 95B LLM model then this is objectively not mid-tier.

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NervousSparrow787

Jul 5, 2026 10:27 PM

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NervousSparrow787Jul 5, 2026 10:27 PM

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I got this when it was 2100. No complaints except fan getting a bit loud when playing some latest games

Elon69

Jul 5, 2026 10:44 PM

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Elon69Jul 5, 2026 10:44 PM

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Quote from 0ard

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There's an inherent value add for buying a new assembled PC with a warranty over assembling one from used parts. Yes you can score better deals on used parts but you're completely out that money if they fail on you, and personally I consider my labor to be worth a significant amount of money besides. Anyway, this has one of the most powerful modern processors and graphics cards for gaming so unless your goal is running some 95B LLM model then this is objectively not mid-tier.

Yes, and most often the parts are more expensive than the discounted prebuilt these days. But people don't like prebuilt either.

5070 TI is a great value considering it's only like 7-10% slower than the 5080 and it's a lot more than 10% cheaper than the 5080

Local AI...too small to run very smart models but good enough. No one should be running anything prime time with local models yet at home.

You have a great point about your labor cost as many people think it's cheaper (if they can find the parts) and build their own but not factoring their time unless they just really enjoy building something which is possible too. I am hunting for a project case build to make a nice looking machine now.

Last edited by Elon69 July 5, 2026 at 07:15 PM.

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jefflins

Jul 6, 2026 3:29 AM

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jefflinsJul 6, 2026 3:29 AM

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Quote from Kuds

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Better specs similar pricing. it's called looking for deals where you can , buy used if you need to and DIY. Not sure why I got downvoted for what I said. it's a mid tier PC and a not great one at that for the price is all.

Mid tier? Lol...it is not.

IlikeDeals2000

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Jul 6, 2026 4:16 AM

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IlikeDeals2000

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Jul 6, 2026 4:16 AM

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Price just keep going up and up hum

Elon69

Jul 6, 2026 4:29 AM

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Elon69Jul 6, 2026 4:29 AM

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Quote from IlikeDeals2000

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Price just keep going up and up hum

Samsung said to seek up to 20% DRAM price hike as AI demand tightens supply

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a2...7#cxrecs_s

"Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices for commodity DRAM by as much as 20% in the third quarter of 2026 from the prior quarter, according to ZDNet Korea, which cited industry sources.
"

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IlikeDeals2000

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Jul 6, 2026 4:30 AM

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IlikeDeals2000

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Samsung said to seek up to 20% DRAM price hike as AI demand tightens supplyhttps://www.digitimes.com/news/a2...7#cxrecs_s"Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices for commodity DRAM by as much as 20% in the third quarter of 2026 from the prior quarter, according to ZDNet Korea, which cited industry sources."

Damn fuk, pure monopoly

Elon69

Jul 6, 2026 4:31 AM

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Damn fuk, pure monopoly

Buy now, sell later

(the real good deals)

and the gear is basically free rental when you sell it, or you make pocket change for a nice dinner

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