Alienware Aurora R14 Ryzen | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | 2TB SSD | 32GB DDR4-3466 | $2,729.99$1,699.99 at Dell (save $1,030)(opens in new tab)It's not often that an Alienware gaming rig will pop up with a lot of tech inside it for a surprisingly competitive price, but here we are. This Ryzen Edition R14 comes with what was once the pinnacle of AMD graphics, the RX 6900 XT. It's an RTX 3080-beating card with 16GB VRAM, though without the latent power of DLSS or the RTX 4070's Frame Generation power. The six-core Ryzen 5000-series CPU is a little weak if you're talking about productivity, but you do get 32GB of speedy DDR4 and a full 2TB SSD.
Dell has an Alienware Aurora Ryzen R14 desktop deal with a Radeon RX 6900 XT for $1,699(opens in new tab), $1000 off its regular price. It's often a rarity that we spot a deal on exclusively AMD-powered desktops, so when one comes up, it'll always grab our attention.
This Alienware battle station has an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU and a Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU combo with 32GB of DDR4 RAM. It’s a solid PC if you're looking to top out at 1440p on high settings but also want to give 4K gaming a shot.
Radeon RX 6900 XT sits between the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 in terms of performance but has more power efficiency and easier overclocking. Our biggest problem with the GPU is its mediocre ray tracing performance(opens in new tab), which felt overpriced at launch. Thankfully with this big of a discount, that's not really the case anymore.
The Ryzen 5 5600X is on the weaker side as it's the more affordable entry in the Zen 3 lineup. That said, it has good gaming performance and decent overclocking potential. Though if you're looking for a workstation and a gaming desktop, you'll have
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