Holiday deals are now firmly in the rear view mirror, but that doesn’t mean that retailers aren’t still competing to offer the biggest discounts as January sales have arrived — and when it comes to savings on powerful gaming PCs, Dell is the retailer to beat.
Case in point, right now you can score an Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Gaming Desktop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for $1,799 at Dell. That’s a sizeable saving of $400 compared to its regular retail price of $2,199. And if you want even stronger specs this Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 Gaming Desktop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is on sale for $2,199 at Dell. That’s an even larger discount of $580 for this beastly rig.
Let’s not mince words, even with a $400 discount this Alienware Aurora R14 Gaming Desktop is still eye-wateringly expensive — even more so if you opt for the RTX 3080 Ti model. But the best gaming PCs don’t come cheap, and this saving does at least help make entering the world of gaming on a desktop (or upgrading your current setup) sting your bank balance a little bit less.
The Alienware Aurora R14 is overall an extremely attractive piece of gaming equipment, both inside and out. For starters its slick Dark Side of the Moon chassis sports eye-catching RGB lighting, but as you’d expect you’re really paying for what’s underneath the angular plastic casing. You’ll find an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card, 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD paired with a 1TB HDD for storing dozens of the best PC games — although we advise running games off the SSD and using the HDD for storage.
If you’re looking for a more portable gaming machine, make sure to check out our roundup of the best laptop deals. This includes savings on several entry-level gaming options. Alternatively, if you’d rather invest in a next-gen console, PS5 restock has been in healthy supply in recent months and buying Sony's flagship gaming machine no longer requires weeks of diligently checking retailers on a daily basis.
