Save $800 on this RTX 3080-powered gaming desktop

R10 in front of a green backdrop.
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The Lego Star Wars as early as next week. 

The Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 includes an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X backed up by 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and, of course, the star of the show, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. It's currently the all-around best GPU out there, and it's cheaper to buy the system than a 3080 on its own right now

On the storage front, you get a 1TB NVMe SSD for your money, which gives you a decent amount of space to start with. NVMe SSDs are pretty pricey, so it's nice to see this instead of 512GB SSD, which we've seen in a lot in recent laptop and desktop deals. 

The Aurora R10 comes in the 'love it or hate it' Dark Side of the Moon chassis, which runs a bit loud, so invest in a good gaming headset. We like that the Ryzen Edition of the R10 uses quad 10mm copper heat pipes for better overall cooling, though.

There are a bunch of USB ports (3 x USB 3.2, 6 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB Type-C), so you shouldn't have to unplug a webcam or controller or VR headset sensor to find a spot for your phone charging cable.

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 | RTX 3080 |AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | $2,769 $1,960 at Dell (save $810)
was £2,769.99 now £1,959.99 at Dell

Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 | RTX 3080 |AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | $2,769 $1,960 at Dell (save $810)
This Ryzen Edition Aurora R10 will give you the speed and power you want in a gaming desktop. This is assuming you're okay with the spaceship design and the fact that these things can get loud.

This sale at Dell is going to end in about a day. For more, check out the review of an all-AMD version of the R10 we checked out last year. 

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Jorge Jimenez
Hardware writer, Human Pop-Tart

Jorge is a hardware writer from the enchanted lands of New Jersey. When he's not filling the office with the smell of Pop-Tarts, he's reviewing all sorts of gaming hardware, from laptops with the latest mobile GPUs to gaming chairs with built-in back massagers. He's been covering games and tech for over ten years and has written for Dualshockers, WCCFtech, Tom's Guide, and a bunch of other places on the world wide web.