The Alienware Aurora Gaming PC Is One of the Least Expensive RTX 5080 Prebuilts You Can Buy Right Now
Currently available for $2,250 when other configs are $2,700 or higher.
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The GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card will allow you to easily run the latest games in 4K at framerates of 60fps and beyond and will likely keep you satisfied for years. Unfortunately, a standalone RTX 5080 GPU costs least $1,400 nowadays. Why not just get a complete, warrantied prebuilt system that also includes DDR5 memory for not much more than that?
For this week only, Dell has dropped the price of its Alienware Aurora RTX 5080 gaming PC down to $2,249.99 after a $580 instant discount. This is one of the most affordable RTX 5080 prebuilts, which is impressive since Alienware is usually more expensive compared to other brands. Other RTX 5080 prebuilts are currently priced at $2,700 and up.
Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core Ultra 7 265F RTX 5080 Gaming PC (16GB/1TB)
This configuration is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is a 20-core processor with a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz. It’s cooled by a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooling system. 16GB of system RAM is perfectly fine for gaming and buying a 16GB stick yourself would run you over $200. You could upgrade to 32GB for an extra $250, but I’d recommend upgrading down the road when memory prices drop. The 1,000W 80Plus Platinum power supply gives you headroom for upgrades.
The GeForce RTX 5080 GPU will run any game in 4K
Performance-wise, the RTX 5080 is no slouch. It’s one of the fastest cards on the market, bested only by the $2,000 RTX 5090 and the discontinued $1,600 RTX 4090. This is a phenomenal card for playing the latest, most demanding games in 4K resolution at high settings and ray tracing enabled. The recent DLSS 4.5 update has further optimized multi-frame gen and upscaling so you can push really high framerates even in 4K. It is fully capable of running any game in 4K at 60fps, including Death Stranding 2 and Crimson Desert (which is an extremely well optimized game). Check out our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE review for our hands-on impressions.
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