Dell is offering its only GeForce RTX 4080 equipped gaming PC, the latest Alienware Aurora R15, for $3299.99 today after a $200 off coupon code “200OFF“. Alternatively, you can upgrade to an RTX 4090 for $3779.99 after the same code. The RTX 40 series video cards are only half of the story; the Alienware Aurora R15 is also equipped with the new 13th generation Intel Core i7-13700KF 16-core Raptor Lake CPU.
Alienware Aurora R15 i7 Raptor Lake RTX 4080 Gaming PC for $3300 (or RTX 4090 for $3780)
with Liquid Cooling and 1350W Power Supply
The Alienware Aurora R15 is the most recent iteration of Alienware’s Aurora lineup of gaming PCs. This is the first ever Dell PC equipped with both the 13th generation Intel Raptor Lake processor and the RTX 40 series GPU. It’s priced well above the budget for most gamers, but that’s because Dell picked out the latest and greatest components. The Intel Core i7-13700KF boasts a turbo-boosted clock speed of 5.4GHz and a whopping 16 cores and 24 threads. It’s more powerful than the i7 Alder Lake, and it gives AMD’s flagship AMD Ryzen 9 7700X a run for its money.
The RTX 4080 and 4090 are the most powerful video card you can get right now, even better than AMD’s latest AMD Radeon RX 9700 XTX. They are significantly more powerful than the RTX 30 series cards: the 4080 is 50% faster than the 3080 Ti and the 4090 is 90% faster. They are really the only viable solutions to ray-traced 4K gaming at 60+fps. If you’re still not convinced, check out our RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 reviews.
The R15 upgrades the cooling on the processor big time. Whereas the older models used a 120mm AIO cooler to handle the CPU temps, the R15 uses a 240mm AIO cooler. Double the surface area and double the fans should equate to lower and more stable CPU temps. For an extra $50 you can upgrade to “Crytech ” cooling, which gives you a slightly thicker radiator, RGB lighting, and better fans. There are three additional 120mm fans in the chassis to provide ample airflow for the video card as well. The R15 is powered by a massive 1350W PSU that should handle anything you can throw at it. The configs mentioned included 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 512GB of SSD storage, although they can be customized.
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