You can save hundreds on this Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 5080 in the back to school sales

Powerhouse performance at a discount.

Dell’s back-to-school deals have a whole host of laptop savings, but look a little deeper and there’s another Alienware deal.

If you weren’t keen on the Alienware Aurora 16X with an NVIDIA RTX 5070 we found last week, then maybe this desktop deal will be better. Dell’s prebuilt Alienware Aurora R16, with an RTX 5080 inside, is reduced by a few hundred dollars.

Save on this RTX 5080 rig right now

Alienware Aurora R16 with RTX 5080

From $2,149.99 (14% off)

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Whether you want high refresh rates or 4K resolution, this machine can do it all, and there are multiple versions available.

You can buy a model with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage for $2,149.99, a saving of 14% off the $2,500 MSRP, or double the RAM and push the processor from an Intel Core Ultra 7 to a Core Ultra 9 for $2,649.99 (down from $3,099.99).

If you want to go even further, there’s a model with 2TB of storage and 64GB of RAM, which would be ideal for creative projects (or huge game libraries).

The Core Ultra 7 is a solid all-rounder of a processor for whatever you’re doing, but the Core Ultra 9 will improve your workflows despite not making huge differences when playing games on the system.

As for the GPU, the RTX 5080 is the second-best NVIDIA card around right now, and while it’s only a little faster than last generation’s RTX 4080 Super, it has multi-frame generation capabilities thanks to DLSS 4.

Looking for a monitor to pair with it? We’ve got you covered, whether you’re looking for 4K or Ultrawide.