Dell (Alienware) is kicking off its Back to School Sale with some strong deals on Alienware and Dell gaming laptops and desktops. Some of these deals are already better than the prices we saw during their Black Friday in July Sale. Computers aren't the only items on sale, though. Current generation gaming consoles, monitors, and other electronics hvae also been marked down starting today.
The Best Dell Back To School Gaming Deals
Alienware Aurora RTX 3070 Gaming PC From $1099.99
There are three different Alienware Aurora RTX 3070 configs that are on sale right now. They all feature liquid-cooled Intel or AMD CPUs, GeForce RTX 3070 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The RTX 3070 might be a generation old but it's still no slouch. It's faster than RTX 2080 Ti. Compared to the new RTX 40 series GPUs, the 3070 is neck and neck with the RTX 4060 Ti. This is a great card for running games at at up to 1440p. It's also great for running games at 1080p but with higher refresh rates that so many gaming monitors support these days, like 144Hz or even 240Hz.
Alienware Aurora R13 RTX 3080 PC for $1499
Do you want a rig that can handle 4K gaming but don't want to spend over $2K on a gaming PC? Then this might be a good pick for you. The RTX 3080 is a great pick for up to 4K gaming without spending an egregious sum of money. I myself currently run an RTX 3080 equipped system paired with a 4K display and I can run Elden Ring, Genshin Impact, and Hogwarts Legacy just fine at a steady 60fps. The liquid cooled Intel Core i9-1200F is an excellent gaming and workstation processor that pairs very well with the RTX 3080 and won't bottleneck your gaming.
Alienware x17 R2 17" Intel Core i9-12900H RTX 3080 Ti Laptop for $1750
The Alienware X-series gaming laptops are newer, thinner, and lighter redesigns of the traditional M-series laptops. These are the thinnest Alienware laptops ever and they compete in build quality, dimensions, and performance to other high-end ultra-thin laptops like the Razer Blade. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is still an awesome GPU that ample amounts of power to easily handle games on the display's 1080p resolution. That's great since the display can handle refresh rates of up to 480Hz. Compared to the newer generation RTX 4000 series GPUs, it's closest in performance to the RTX 4070.
Alienware m17 R5 15" AMD Ryzen 9 RTX 3080 Ti Laptop for $1799.99
Right now Dell has an Alienware m17 R5 15" gaming laptop with RTX 3080 Ti GPU for only $1799.99. That's a great price for a GPU that's a little more powerful than the RTX 4070 GPU and sells for a lot less. In fact, to find a laptop GPU that's significantly more powerful, you'd have to pay about $800 more for an RTX 4080 laptop. It will easily run any game on the laptop's native 1080p display. The other specs are solid as well, like the AMD Ryzen 9 CPU and the massive 32GB of RAM.
Alienware Aurora R15 RTX 4080 Gaming PC for $2399.99
This Alienware Aurora R15 desktop features an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 GPU with 240mm AIO liquid cooling, GeForce RTX 4080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM, and dual storage (1TB SSD and 1TB HDD). The RTX 4080 is the second most powerful card on the market. It's much more powerful than previous generation cards, performing about 50% faster than an RTX 3080 Ti. This card also excels at 4K gaming. If you don't want to spend hundreds more for the 4090, then I'd recommend you get this GPU if you want to play games at 4K and 120fps with pretty much every setting turned to the max.
Dell Back to School Gaming PC Deals
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Dell Back to School Monitors and Electronics Deals
34" Alienware AW3423DWF QD OLED Gaming Monitor for $899.99
The Alienware AW3423DWF is Dell's flagship QD OLED gaming monitor. This 34" monitor sports a 3440x1440 WQHD resolution with a 1ms response time and 165Hz refresh rate. It uses a Samsung quantum dot OLED panel; quantum dot technology produces higher peak brightness levels compared to traditional OLED TVs without losing the color accuracy and range and wide viewing angles that OLEDs are known for. The QD-OLED panel also boasts a 99.3% DCI-P3 color range and is factory calibrated with a Delta E less than 2. It is HDR True Black 400 certified (which, by the way, is a higher rating than even HDR1400) and boasts up to 1,000nits of peak brightness.
10% Off Xbox Series X
This deal has returned! Dell is offering the Xbox Series X gaming console for only $449.99. That's 10% off the normal $500 cost. The Xbox Series X is a current generation system able to drive 4K games at up to a glorious 120fps. It is technically a more powerful system than the PS5 and games that are compatible with both consoles usually perform better on the Xbox console. Compared to the $300 Xbox Series S, the X features more powerful hardware to enable it to run games in 4K (the Xbox Series S runs games at 1440p). The Xbox Series X also has a disc drive that can play 4K Blu-ray movies and physical game media.
