Dell is currently offering one of the best deals on a prebuilt desktop equipped with an RTX 5080, making it an excellent choice for gamers looking to dive into 4K gaming without breaking the bank. You can snag an Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 gaming PC starting at just $2,349.99, including shipping. This price point is particularly attractive for a well-engineered and warrantied system capable of delivering high frame rates at 4K resolution. In today's market, opting for a prebuilt gaming PC is the most cost-effective way to get your hands on an RTX 5080 GPU, as standalone cards often come with a hefty markup. Attempting to build your own PC with an RTX 5080 GPU could end up costing nearly as much as purchasing a complete system.
Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core Ultra 7 265F RTX 5080 Gaming PC (16GB/1TB)
$2,349.99 at Alienware
This Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC comes packed with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F, part of the Meteor Lake series, features a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz, 20 cores, and a 30MB cache. The system is cooled efficiently by a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler and powered by a robust 1,000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.
Upgrade to an Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor for $100 More
Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core Ultra 9 285 RTX 5080 Gaming PC (32GB/1TB)
$2,849.99 save 14% $2,449.99 at Alienware
Starting this week, Dell introduces another RTX 5080 configuration featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 285 processor. This CPU boasts a max turbo frequency of 5.6GHz and 24 cores, offering similar gaming performance to the Ultra 7 but with enhanced capabilities for rendering and productivity applications that benefit from additional cores.
The GeForce RTX 5080 GPU Will Run Any Game in 4K
The RTX 5080 stands as the second-best Blackwell graphics card, only outclassed by the $2,000 RTX 5090. It offers a performance boost of about 5%-10% over the now-discontinued RTX 4080 Super. In games that support the new DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, exclusive to Blackwell cards, the performance gap becomes even more significant.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 FE Review, by Jacqueline Thomas
"If you already have a high-end graphics card from the last couple of years, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 doesn’t make a lot of sense – it just doesn’t have much of a performance lead over the RTX 4080, though the extra frames from DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation do make things look better in games that support it. However, for gamers with an older graphics card who want a significant performance boost, the RTX 5080 absolutely provides – doubly so if you’re comfortable with Nvidia’s AI goodies."
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