Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4090 Gaming PC Now $1,000 Off

The best high-end prebuilt PCs often come with premium price tags, but savvy shoppers can still snag fantastic deals that significantly reduce costs. Currently, Dell is slashing $1,000 off the Alienware Aurora R16 equipped with a GeForce RTX 4090, bringing the price down to $3,699.99. With the prices of standalone RTX 4090 graphics cards on the rise—now costing upwards of $2,000 from reputable sellers—building your own PC might not be as economical as you'd expect. Moreover, opting for a prebuilt PC like this one comes with the added benefit of an all-inclusive warranty, providing peace of mind alongside top-tier performance.

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4090 Gaming PC

Alienware Aurora R16 i9-14900KF RTX 4090 Gaming PC

$4,694.99 save 21% $3,699.99 at Alienware

This Alienware Aurora R16 gaming PC boasts an Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, a GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, 64GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a spacious 4TB NVMe SSD. The 14th gen Intel Core i9-14900KF is not only the top choice for gaming but also excels in productivity tasks. Known for running hot, this CPU is effectively cooled by a robust 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler. The system is powered by a reliable 1,000W 80PLUS Platinum power supply.

The RTX 4090 stands as the most powerful GPU available today, outpacing all competitors from both NVIDIA and AMD. As Chris Coke notes in his review, "The RTX 4090 may be huge and expensive, but holy smokes if it doesn’t blow the competition out of the water... Until the rest of the pack can catch up, between its impressive hardware specs and its DLSS 3 AI wizardry, even the $1,599 price doesn’t seem unreasonable for the unrivaled frame rates that this card can crank out." With this GPU, you can enjoy any game at 4K resolution with ultra settings and ray tracing enabled, achieving high framerates even in the latest, most demanding titles like Black Myth: Wukong or Warhammer Space Marine 2. It's also the go-to card for AI applications, thanks to its 24GB of GDDR6X VRAM.

A Note on RTX 5000 Series GPUs

NVIDIA is gearing up to release its next-generation GPUs starting at the end of January. The RTX 5090 is expected to be more powerful but at a significantly higher cost, with the Founder's Edition launching at $2,000. Availability could be a challenge. The RTX 5080 is set to retail at $999, but it might also face supply issues. While we plan to benchmark this card soon, it will come with less VRAM than the 4090 (16GB vs 24GB) and may not fully dethrone the 4090 as the leading GPU.

A Note on Alienware's Newest "R16" Desktop Chassis

The R16 marks Alienware's 2024 desktop PC design, which is 40% smaller in volume than its predecessors. It features an efficient airflow system, drawing air through side intake vents over the GPU and a front 120mm fan, then exhausting it via a rear 120mm fan and two top 120mm fans. The 240mm radiator for the all-in-one liquid cooling system is mounted to these top fans. Although some configurations might not include liquid cooling, we typically recommend those that do, as Alienware's liquid cooling solution outperforms their stock air cooling and justifies the additional cost. Note that Dell unveiled a new Area 51 chassis at CES 2025, but it closely resembles the R16 in appearance and design.

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