Starting today, Dell is offering an incredible deal on the Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC, equipped with the latest GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, for just $2,399.99 shipped. This price point is one of the most competitive you'll find for an RTX 5080 prebuilt system, especially considering the steady price hikes from other brands since the RTX 50 series launched in January. At Dell, the next cheapest option with an RTX 5080 GPU is over $4,000. If you're considering building your own PC, finding a standalone RTX 5080 GPU might cost you as much as this entire system.
Update: Tariffs have impacted Dell as well, and with the Blackwell cards still in short supply, prices on Alienware gaming desktops featuring RTX 50 series GPUs are expected to rise soon.
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 is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The current-gen Intel Core Ultra 7 265F Meteor Lake CPU offers a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz, 20 cores, and a 30MB cache. It's cooled efficiently by a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler, and the system is supported by a robust 1,000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.
The RTX 5080 is one of the three new Blackwell graphics cards released, which are incredibly hard to find. 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 upgrade you're looking for – its performance lead over the RTX 4080 is minimal, though the additional frames from DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation do enhance supported games. However, for gamers with older graphics cards seeking a significant performance boost, the RTX 5080 delivers, especially if you're keen on Nvidia's AI enhancements."
RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs Are Sold Out Everywhere
The first wave of Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards sold out within an hour of preorders opening. The initial release included the top-tier RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, followed by the RTX 5070 Ti in February. Similarly, prebuilt gaming PCs with these new GPUs are either out of stock, have increased in price, or are facing extended delivery delays.
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