Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC Hits Market at $2,399

Today, Dell unveils the Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC, featuring the cutting-edge GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, priced at an attractive $2,399.99 with free shipping. This deal stands out as one of the most competitive for an RTX 5080-powered prebuilt system, especially as other brands have steadily increased prices since the RTX 50 series debuted in January. Comparable RTX 5080 prebuilts at Dell exceed $4,000. Finding a standalone RTX 5080 GPU for a custom build is challenging and often costs as much as this entire rig.

Update: Tariffs are impacting Dell, like many others. With limited stock of Blackwell GPUs, prices for Alienware desktops with RTX 50 series GPUs are expected to rise soon.

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC Priced at $2,400

Alienware Aurora R16 with Intel Core Ultra 7 265F and RTX 5080

The Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC comes loaded with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The Meteor Lake Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU delivers a 5.3GHz max turbo frequency, 20 cores, and a 30MB cache. A 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler keeps it running smoothly, backed by a robust 1,000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.

The RTX 5080 is one of three newly released Blackwell graphics cards, which are nearly impossible to find. In our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE review, Jackie notes, "For those with recent high-end graphics cards, the RTX 5080 offers minimal performance gains over the RTX 4080, though DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation enhances visuals in supported games. For gamers upgrading from older cards, the RTX 5080 delivers a substantial performance leap, especially for those leveraging Nvidia’s AI features."

RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs Vanish from Shelves

The initial batch of Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards hit preorders and sold out within an hour. The top-tier RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 led the release, followed by the RTX 5070 Ti in February. Prebuilt gaming PCs with these GPUs face similar challenges, with systems either out of stock, pricier, or delayed in delivery.

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