Save $900 on a pre-built Alienware rig thats ready to play right out of the box
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Published on March 9, 2026
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The Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (Model: ACT1250) is on sale for $1,249.99 at Dell.
Credit: Mashable Photo Composite | Alienware
SAVE 42 %
As of March 9, you can get the Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop (Intel Core Ultra 7 265F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD) for $1,249.99, down from $2,149.99 – a 42 % discount (‑$900).
Price at Dell:
- $1,249.99 (sale)
- $2,149.99 (regular) – Save $900.00
Building your own gaming PC can be a fun weekend project, but it often involves stressful cable management and meticulous thermal‑paste application. I’m a huge advocate for buying a solid, ready‑to‑go pre‑built rig so you can skip straight to the gaming—especially when a deal this good is on the table.
Our sister site, PCMag, reviewed the 2025 Aurora lineup and gave it a 4.0 “Excellent” rating. Reviewers praised its “space‑age” design and noted that it runs “nearly silent” even under heavy gaming loads.
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