The best high-end prebuilt PCs command premium prices, but that doesn't mean you can't find great deals that will still save you a lot of money. The Alienware Black Friday Sale is well underway, and one of the best deals we've seen is this Alienware Aurora R16 GeForce RTX 4090 gaming PC for $1,999.99 after a $1,000 off instant discount. I rarely see an Alienware RTX 4080 Super config drop to under $2000, so this is a good deal to get if you decide not to wait around for Black Friday. The RTX 4080 Super is Nvidia's second most powerful GPU on the market and can pretty much handle any game at any resolution and at any graphic setting.
Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4080 Super Gaming PC
The Alienware Aurora R16 is equipped with a 13th-gen Intel Core i9-13900F 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 still one of the most powerful CPUs out there, and gaming performance compared to the newer i9-14900 is negligilbe, especially at higher resolutions.
The 4080 Super is a second generation card. It's about 5%-10% faster in performance than its 4080 predecessor thanks to its higher base clock speed, higher CUDA core count, and higher memory bandwidth. It's a superior GPU to AMD's Radeon RX 7900 RTX if you factor in DLSS and ray tracing performance. In our RTX 4080 Super review, Jacqueline Thomas writes, "If you're in the market for a 4K graphics card around $1,000, it's hard to think of any GPU that's a better purchase right now. This is the RTX 4080 that should have launched in 2022."
The 2024 Alienware "R16" desktop chassis is a major improvement.
The R16 is Alienware's current 2024 desktop PC design. It's 40% smaller in volume compared to previous iterations. It features a simple yet proven airflow pattern; air is drawn in through the side intake vents over the GPU area and a 120mm fan at the front of the case, and exhausts by way of a 120mm rear fan and two 120mm top fans. A 240mm radiator for the all-in-one liquid cooling system is mounted to these top fans. Some configurations don't actually include the liquid cooling system, but we rarely include them in any of our articles. That's because Alienware's liquid cooling solution is far superior to their stock air cooling and is easily worth the price premium.
Why Pick a Dell or Alienware Gaming PC?
The Alienware Aurora R16 is 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 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. Consistent build quality, frequent sales, and solid customer service are the main reasons why Dell is at the top of our buying list.
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Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
