Starting this week, Dell has dropped the price of the Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4080 SUPER gaming PC to only $2199.99 after a $600 instant discount. It's also equipped with the newest Intel Core i9 processor and a generous amount of DDR5 RAM. This is a very powerful gaming PC that can run any game you can throw at it, even at 4k resolution with high framerates and ray tracing enabled.
Alienware RTX 4080 SUPER Gaming PC for $2199.99
The Alienware Aurora R16 is equipped with an Intel Core i9-14900F CPU, GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB GPU, 32GB of DDR5-5600MHz RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD. The 14th-gen Intel Core i9-14900F Raptor Lake Refresh CPU boasts a max clock of 5.8GHz with 24 cores, 32 threads, and a 36MB cache. This is Intel's newest i9 chip and it boasts a higher clock speed, more cores, more threads, and more cache than the 13th-gen i9-13900 CPU. The "F" in 14900F simply means that the chip doesn't have onboard graphics (iGPU). That won't matter if you have a discrete GPU, which in this case is the RTX 4080 SUPER.
The new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is 5%-10% faster in performance than its predecessor thanks to its higher base clock speed, higher CUDA core count, and higher memory bandwidth. It still has a long way to go to compete with the $1600 RTX 4090 GPU, but this card gives you more than enough horsepower to handle any game in 4K at high framerates, even with max settings and ray tracing enabled. Check out our RTX 4080 SUPER review for benchmarks and a deeper dive into its upgrades over the RTX 4080.
The R16 is the most current Alienware Aurora gaming desktop. The R16 chassis is 40% smaller in volume compared to previous iterations. It features a simple yet proven airflow design; air is drawn in through the side intake vents over the GPU area as well as a 120mm rear fan drawing air in and a generously sized 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler exhausts air out through the top. A side benefit is that the GPU is supplied with fresh air from the outside instead of recirculating hot internal air.
Why Pick a Dell or Alienware Gaming PC?
The Alienware Aurora R16 was one of our picks for best prebuilt gaming PCs of 2024. Not everyone is the DIY type, and these days prebuilt gaming PC aren't that much more expensive than building your own computer. In fact, depending on the demand of certain components like the GPU, it might even be cheaper. Alienware gaming laptops and desktops offer a staggering array of options, all built into a custom chassis that's both easy on the eyes and easy on the wallet. The newest Alienware gaming PCs have significantly improved their cooling performance, especially when paired with a liquid cooling solution. Alienware gaming laptops in recent years have been redesigned to be thinner and lighter while still offering the same immense power under the hood. Consistent build quality, available inventory, frequent sales, and solid customer service are the main reasons why Dell is at the top of our buying list.
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