For this week only, Dell is offering a steep discount on its most powerful desktop computer. The Alienware Area-51 gaming PC equipped with a GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 4TB SSD has dropped to $5,999.99 shipped after a $2,500 instant discount. No, it’s still not even remotely affordable for most people, but if you’ve got deep pockets, this is a substantial discount on a beastly Alienware system. If you look at the prices of the individual components in today’s market, it’s (sadly) not as ridiculous as your initial sticker shock might lead you to believe.
Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC With 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD
Alienware Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 285K RTX 5090 Gaming PC (64GB/4TB)
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The Alienware Area-51 is Dell’s flagship gaming PC. The product photos don’t give it due justice; this is a big chassis that towers over the Aurora R16 model with superior build quality and a redesigned cooling system with even greater airflow.
This $5,999 config is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GPU, 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, and a 4TB SSD. Additional system details include a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooling system for the CPU and a massive 1,500W 80Plus Platinum power supply that allows plenty of headroom for future upgrades.
The Area-51 is much more imposing than the Aurora R16.
The 4TB SSD and 64GB of RAM are easily $1,400+ upgrades
A quick check on Amazon and Newegg reveals that 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM currently sells for at least $800, with most options closer to $900-$1000. Likewise, a 4TB PCIe Gen 4×4 NVMe SSD starts at $600. If you were to add them yourself, you’d be paying at least $1,400 for these two upgrades alone.
The RTX 5090 is the most powerful graphics card ever and costs $4,000+ by itself
If you thought GPUs were going down in price, guess again. Although some of the mid-range cards (particularly on the AMD side) have indeed seen recent discounts, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU is actually even more expensive that it was at the beginning of the year. The cost to acquire one of these golden eggs standalone is now north of $4,000.
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is still far and away the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. Although with this generation Nvidia has prioritized software updates, AI features, and DLSS 4 technology to improve gameplay performance, the 5090 still boasts an impressive 25%-30% uplift over the RTX 4090 in hardware-based raster performance. If you want the absolute best performance for your gaming PC, there is literally no other option from any other brand.
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