Starting today, Dell is offering an incredible deal on the Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC, now equipped with the cutting-edge GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, priced at just $2,399.99 shipped. This is one of the most competitive prices available for an RTX 5080-equipped prebuilt system, especially considering the steady price increases seen from other brands since the RTX 50 series launch in January. At Dell, the next cheapest option with an RTX 5080 GPU is listed over $4,000. If you're considering building your own PC, good luck finding a standalone RTX 5080 GPU; it would likely cost as much as this entire prebuilt system.
Update: Tariffs have impacted Dell as well, similar to other companies. Given the ongoing stock issues with the Blackwell cards, we can expect prices on Alienware gaming desktops with RTX 50 series GPUs to rise in the near future.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC for $2,400
Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core Ultra 7 265F RTX 5080 Gaming PC
$2,399.99 at Alienware
This Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC comes loaded with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F Meteor Lake CPU features a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz, 20 cores, and a 30MB cache. It's cooled by an efficient 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler, and the system is powered by a robust 1,000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.
The RTX 5080 is one of the new Blackwell graphics cards that have been in high demand since their release. In our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE review, Jackie notes, "If you already have a high-end graphics card from the last couple of years, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 might not be the best upgrade – it doesn't significantly outperform the RTX 4080, though the extra frames from DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation do enhance gameplay in supported titles. However, for gamers with older graphics cards looking for a substantial performance boost, the RTX 5080 is a solid choice, especially if you're interested in Nvidia’s AI enhancements."
RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs Are Sold Out Everywhere
The initial wave of Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards sold out within the first hour of preorders. The highest-end models, the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, were released first, followed by the RTX 5070 Ti in February. Unfortunately, prebuilt gaming PCs equipped with these new GPUs have also faced similar issues, with systems either sold out, increased in price, or experiencing long delivery delays.
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